FDAP QUALIFICATIONS :: NCAC

Standard Route

Criteria

Under the standard route to accreditation, applicants must demonstrate:

• Competence in the full range of ‘core functions’ of drug & alcohol counselling.
• A clear personal philosophy and approach to counselling.
• An on-going commitment to professional development.

 In addition, they must have:

• Four years work experience as a counsellor - at least 2.5 yrs in the drugs & alcohol field.
• 600 hours of supervised face-to-face individual, couples or group counselling - at least 400 hours of this in the drugs & alcohol field. 
• A further 300 hours of supervised experience related to other ‘core functions’ - at least 200 hours of this in the drugs & alcohol field.
• 450 hours of training relevant to the counsellor's role in the drug & alcohol field.

Notes on supervision

In line with FDAP's Code of Practice, to be eligible for Accreditation, counsellors must have been in receipt of regular on-going supervision.

For those providing ten or more hours of counselling per week the requirement is at least one hour of supervision per week. For those providing less than ten hours of counselling per week, at least one hour of supervision is required for every ten hours of counselling, or at least one and a half hours of supervision per month, whichever is the greater.

Up to one third of the supervision requirement may be met through supervision in groups of up to six supervisees.

Applications

To apply for NCAC accreditation under the standard route applicants must supply three copies of each of the following:

• Application form [pdf / word]
• Supervisor report [pdf / word]
• Work experience report [pdf / word]
• Philosophy & approach to counselling report [pdf / word]
• Training portfolio [pdf / word]
• Case study [pdf / word]
• Proposer statement [pdf / word]
• Insurance form [pdf / word]

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