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ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST 2026 PDF
UPDATED
Who Appoints the members of the DC Board Of Professional Counseling
- CORRECT ANSWER = The Mayor
Who Makes up the Board of professional Counselors - CORRECT
ANSWER = Consumers, Professional counselors and Addiction
Counselors
Who must course work be approved by - CORRECT ANSWER = The
National Association of alcohol and drug abuse counselors ,NAADAC
(CW)
How many hours are needed to become certified Addictions Counselor
1 - CORRECT ANSWER = 500 hours are needed
How many hours are needed to become certified Addictions counselor
2 - CORRECT ANSWER = 500 plus 180 is 680 hours for addictions
counselor 2
In order to obtain an addictions counselor level 1 or 2 what test must
you pass - CORRECT ANSWER = National Association of Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Counselors NAADAC (L1orL2)
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How many times is the jurisprudence exam given a year - CORRECT
ANSWER = three times a year
who determines the passing score - CORRECT ANSWER = The DC Board
of Professional Counselors
What is the exam based on - CORRECT ANSWER = NAADAC code of
ethics
what happens if you fail the test 3 times - CORRECT ANSWER =
Applicant will have to take a board approved refresher course
How many principles are there - CORRECT ANSWER = There are 9
principles addressed in the NAADAC code of ethics
The board will wave the educational requirements if Addiction
counselor 1 - CORRECT ANSWER = The applicant is currently registered
as an addiction counselor or has a minimum of 2 years continued
documented supervised experience of at least 35 Hours per week
The board will wave the educational requirements if Addiction
counselor 2 - CORRECT ANSWER = The applicant is currently registered
as an addiction counselor or has a minimum of 5 years continued
documented supervised experience of at least 35 Hours per week
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A student from a foreign country who want to apply for cerfitication -
CORRECT ANSWER = Must complete 40 hours of approved continued
education credit during a 2 year period preceding the date of
certification expires. 6 credits must be Ethics, 3 Trauma Counseling, 31
may be online classes
In order to renew a certification - CORRECT ANSWER = 40 hours of
approved CEU classes over a 2 year period and 20 hours over a one year
period
Two of the subject that must be covered for certification renewal are -
CORRECT ANSWER = Ethics and Trauma Counseling
A counselor in inactive status that want to qualify for renewal must
show proof of what? - CORRECT ANSWER = They have completed 40
hours of approved CEU class
it is the applicants responsibility to - CORRECT ANSWER = verify that
CEU classes taken are approved by the Board
Name the professional bodies whose courses are accepted by the Board
are - CORRECT ANSWER = National Association of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Counselors, American Psychology Association, American
Counseling Association, National Association of Social Workers, National
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ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST 2026 PDF
UPDATED
Who Appoints the members of the DC Board Of Professional Counseling
- CORRECT ANSWER = The Mayor
Who Makes up the Board of professional Counselors - CORRECT
ANSWER = Consumers, Professional counselors and Addiction
Counselors
Who must course work be approved by - CORRECT ANSWER = The
National Association of alcohol and drug abuse counselors ,NAADAC
(CW)
How many hours are needed to become certified Addictions Counselor
1 - CORRECT ANSWER = 500 hours are needed
How many hours are needed to become certified Addictions counselor
2 - CORRECT ANSWER = 500 plus 180 is 680 hours for addictions
counselor 2
In order to obtain an addictions counselor level 1 or 2 what test must
you pass - CORRECT ANSWER = National Association of Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Counselors NAADAC (L1orL2)
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How many times is the jurisprudence exam given a year - CORRECT
ANSWER = three times a year
who determines the passing score - CORRECT ANSWER = The DC Board
of Professional Counselors
What is the exam based on - CORRECT ANSWER = NAADAC code of
ethics
what happens if you fail the test 3 times - CORRECT ANSWER =
Applicant will have to take a board approved refresher course
How many principles are there - CORRECT ANSWER = There are 9
principles addressed in the NAADAC code of ethics
The board will wave the educational requirements if Addiction
counselor 1 - CORRECT ANSWER = The applicant is currently registered
as an addiction counselor or has a minimum of 2 years continued
documented supervised experience of at least 35 Hours per week
The board will wave the educational requirements if Addiction
counselor 2 - CORRECT ANSWER = The applicant is currently registered
as an addiction counselor or has a minimum of 5 years continued
documented supervised experience of at least 35 Hours per week
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A student from a foreign country who want to apply for cerfitication -
CORRECT ANSWER = Must complete 40 hours of approved continued
education credit during a 2 year period preceding the date of
certification expires. 6 credits must be Ethics, 3 Trauma Counseling, 31
may be online classes
In order to renew a certification - CORRECT ANSWER = 40 hours of
approved CEU classes over a 2 year period and 20 hours over a one year
period
Two of the subject that must be covered for certification renewal are -
CORRECT ANSWER = Ethics and Trauma Counseling
A counselor in inactive status that want to qualify for renewal must
show proof of what? - CORRECT ANSWER = They have completed 40
hours of approved CEU class
it is the applicants responsibility to - CORRECT ANSWER = verify that
CEU classes taken are approved by the Board
Name the professional bodies whose courses are accepted by the Board
are - CORRECT ANSWER = National Association of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Counselors, American Psychology Association, American
Counseling Association, National Association of Social Workers, National
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