§ 25-23.6-10.5-5 — Addiction counselor educational requirements

Indiana § 25-23.6-10.5-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 23.6: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN
• Ch. 10.5: Addiction Counselor and Clinical Addiction

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(a) An applicant under section 1 of this
chapter must complete the following educational requirements:
(1) Course work from an eligible postsecondary educational
institution that includes the following content areas:
(A) Addictions theory.
(B) Psychoactive drugs.
(C) Addictions counseling skills.
(D) Theories of personality.
(E) Developmental psychology.
(F) Abnormal psychology.
(G) Group work.
(H) Cultural competency.
(I) Ethics and professional development.
(J) Family education.
(K) Areas of content as approved by the board.
(2) At least one (1) supervised practicum, internship, or field
experience in an addiction counseling setting that requires the
applicant to provide at least three hundred fifty (350) hours of
addiction counseling services.
(b) The content areas under subsection (a)(1) may be combined into
any one (1) college level course.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.122-2009, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.49-2019, SEC.9; P.L.149-2022, SEC.9.