




MAKE YOUR PASSION YOUR PROFESSION
2023 Substance Abuse Education Classes
To Register Click on Class Title.
6 contact hours per class approved for ADACBGa and NAADAC.
September 23
Addressing Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
October 7
Clinical Evaluation: Intake and Assessment
October 21
Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders
November 11
Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues
December 9
Ethics: Addressing Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
Location:
Empowered Recovery Center
3651 Canton Rd
Marietta GA 30066
Class Time:
9:00am - 5:00pm
Fee: $55.00 per class
Marcia Loudermilk, CAC
Getting certified increased my salary by one-third.
Your model was very doable for me with working and being a stay at home mom.
Jan Nerud, CADC
Classes involved information and how I can use it - I took what I learned to work and then back in supervision we would discuss the results.

WELCOME.
I am SO excited you are here!
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So you want to be an Addiction Counselor?
You want to give back?
You're excited to start your Addiction Counselor process -
but maybe don't know where to start?
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You have landed in the right place,
with the right person.
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I mentor recovery minded persons (just like you) to fulfill your passion to become
an addiction counselor. I offer the education, supervision, and guidance to get certified as an addiction counselor.
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Since 2008, I have offered education and supervision to hundreds of students
to help them launch into their certified addiction counselor career.

School of Addiction Counseling
We offer different ways to get your classes:
In person,
Zoom classroom
and
Online School of Addiction Studies
(Virtual Classroom).
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We offer the necessary education and supervision
to apply for
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor - T,
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
CADC-I and CADC-II
and
Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) in Georgia.
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All courses are approved by
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification
Board of Georgia,
and
NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals.