What qualifies as work experience hours for certification?
See the Addiction Counselor Certification and Licensure Rule 14.230. Work experience is defined as paid or unpaid, clinically supervised, alcohol and drug specific counseling and related activities. This experience does not have to be from a DBH licensed program, but the nature of your work experience must fit the description of addiction counselor duties and you must receive the required number of hours per month of direct clinical supervision. In cases where your position was not specifically in an addiction treatment setting, yet a significant percentage of your work dealt with substance abuse issues, that percentage of your hours may count towards the work requirement, providing it meets the above criteria.
