INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION & RECIPROCITY CONSORTIUM
Leading the World in Credentialing
For Prevention, Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Professionals
Empowering Professionals and Setting Global Standards in the Prevention, Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Profession.
Our credentials and examinations use the latest research on evidence-based practices, are updated every five years, and subjected to an extensive process of peer review.
IC&RC by the Numbers
Standards developed for credentialing in:
- Alcohol and Drug
- Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- Clinical Supervisor
- Criminal Justice Addictions Professional
- Entry Level Peer Recovery
- Harm Reduction
- Peer Recovery
- Prevention Specialist
Member certification and licensing boards across 50 U.S. states and territories, three Native American regions, all branches of the U.S. military and 11 international regions.
Representing more than 50,000 prevention, substance use disorder and recovery professionals.
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IC&RC’s Newest Certification
Introducing the Harm Reduction Specialist (HRS) Training
Harm Reduction Specialist (HRS) Objectives of the IC&RC’s Harm Reduction Certification:
- Increase knowledge around harm reduction and how it can be used in the recovery processes
- Apply skills within a harm reduction framework to current practice
- Feel comfortable having conversations around harm reduction with clients and the community
- Identify obstacles in applying harm reduction and develop strategies to overcome these obstacles
- Learn to engage people who are continuing to use substances into harm reduction recovery practices
- Build the foundation for clinical and non-clinical communication around harm reduction strategies
Always Looking at the Road Ahead
Globally Recognized for Credentialing Prevention, Substance Use Disorder and Recovery Professionals
IC&RC, the largest credentialing organization in the world, began with a vision of a unified field of alcohol and drug counselors, regardless of location. A small group found a way to bridge the differences between states, then nations.