AODA Study Guide & Flash Cards

The IC&RA is a voluntary organization and is a collection of several certifying agencies that are responsible for the licensing and credentialing of counselors, specialists and clinical supervisors with respect to drugs and other alcohol abuse. IC&RA has approximately 37000 certified professional AODA’s that are approved by 73 IC&RA certification boards.

Eligibility Requirements for the Exam

The individual looking to appear for the exam needs to have had 6000 hours of work that’s been supervised and that is related to Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse.
Based on ones educational qualifications the supervisory work hours can be reduced; e.g. (1000 hours subsidy) for an associate’s degree, (2000 hours subsidy) with a bachelor’s degree and (4000 hours subsidy) for masters. All the above degrees are in association to Behavioral Science degrees.
The individual should have completed at least 270 hours of AODA education of which 6 hours are used for counselor ethics.
Apart from these, the individual should possess 300 hours of supervision in the IC&RC domain. 10 hours are however essential to be dedicated to the 12 main functions. ?

Exam details

The test is conducted by the board members of IC&RC and is held at SMT test centers.
The test is held 4 times a year; March, June, September and December.
The certification needs to be renewed every 2 years by means of continuing education.
To obtain ones credentials, the code of ethics or statement of affirmation needs to be duly signed.

Exam Format and duration

The exam is a written test of 150 questions in the multiple-choice format.
The questions aim at testing ones practical knowledge in the specific area.

The minimum score required to pass the test is 500

The test duration is three and a half hours.

Exam Contents

Clinical Evaluation - 21 questions
Treatment Planning- 15 questions
Referral - 9 questions
Service Coordination - 6 questions
Counseling - 39 questions
Client Family & Community Education - 15 questions
Documentation - 15 questions
Professional and Ethical Responsibilities - 30 questions

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AODA Flash Cards

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Concepts Review Includes:

Addictive Behaviors
Addictive Substances
Alcohol
Alcoholics Anonymous
Axis I Disorders
Behavioral Modification Theory
Benzodiazepines
Cannabis
Chemical Dependence
CNS Depressants
Codependency
Competence Principle
Control Theory/Reality Theory
Counselor Practice
Domestic Violence
Dr. Blume
Effects of Cocaine
Effects of PCP
Ethical Decision Making
Federal Controlled Substance Act
Gestalt Therapy
Gorski and Miller
Hallucinogens
Individual Therapy principles

Methamphetamines
Motivational Enhancement Therapy
National Drug Control Strategy
Non-verbal Responses
Opiate Narcotics
Person-Centered Therapy
Peter Bell
Prescription Drugs
Professional Issues
Professional Issues
Psychoactive Chemicals
Psychoanalytical Therapy
Rational-Emotive-Behavioral Theory
Recovery/Relapse Grid
Recreational Use
Self-disclosure
Self-referral Process
Self-Referral Process
Sequential Treatment
Stage Theory of Addiction model
Suicide Assessment
Tranquilizers
Withdrawal Symptoms


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