Criminal Justice Addictions Professionals fill a unique role among health, human service, and justice professionals. Such practitioners work in a variety of settings and utilize numerous treatment approaches. They recognize the need to assure quality care to consumers. Toward that end, ICB, Inc. has designed this voluntary credentialing system for criminal justice professionals who provide treatment services to adult and juvenile drug involved offenders.

The demonstrated link between drug abuse and criminal behavior has resulted in the development of this credentialing process. Individuals seeking this certification must be knowledgeable of both the criminal justice and substance abuse treatment systems.

ICB, Inc. realizes that criminal justice treatment professionals are educated in a wide range of disciplines including criminal justice, addictions, social work, health, psychology, and other human service disciplines. The Criminal Justice Addictions Professional Certification is designed to assess an individual's ability to provide treatment and case management services to drug involved offenders. It defines a criminal justice treatment professional's role and function, thus distinguishing these individuals among other health and human service providers.

The certification process is designed to accommodate and evaluate those who are both experientially trained, as well as those who are academically trained. The certification process defines core knowledge and skill bases needed by all criminal justice addiction professionals regardless of their professional training, orientation or occupation.

This process sets a baseline standard for treatment professionals working in criminal justice settings when providing an array of services to drug involved offenders. Such professionals are given recognition for meeting specific predetermined criteria. The purpose is to assure that quality addiction services are available to adult and juvenile drug involved offenders. Certification provides a professional credential that can guide employers in selecting competent staff and sets the direction for further professional growth.

Definition & Setting
This certification process was developed for treatment professionals working with criminal justice populations. The setting in which the required number of work and supervised hours must be met is defined as: Any setting which provides counseling, service coordination, behavior management, or behavior shaping to drug involved adult or juvenile offenders.

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