The Criminal Justice Addictions Professional Certification is the result of the combined efforts of major national groups from the fields of addiction and criminal justice. Representatives from the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (ICRC), the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI), the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA), the American Correctional Association (ACA), the National Treatment Alternatives to Safer Communities (TASC), the Certification Board for Addiction Professionals of Florida (CBAPF), the Florida and Ohio Departments of Corrections, the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD), and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice comprise the Board of Directors, which received input from the President's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) when establishing standards. The interest and efforts of these Board members led to the development of this national credential for treatment professionals working with criminal justice populations.

This document defines the role, purpose, functions and responsibilities of criminal justice addictions professionals, and establishes a fair methodology for evaluation of competency. The credential defines minimum acceptable standards for counselor knowledge and skills, thereby assuring that criminal justice addictions professionals meet an acceptable standard of competency.

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