Mission: To protect the public by providing competency based credentialing of Human Service professionals.
IAODAPCA is a private, non-profit organization that promotes standards for professionals in the alcohol and other drug abuse field. IAODAPCA shall protect the welfare of the public through the improvement of quality health care service being provided to the alcohol and other drug abusing individual, his/her family, and/or significant others. IAODAPCA does this by writing and publishing standards, evaluating experience and education, reviewing each application for the perspective credential, and maintaining and upgrading those standards. IAODAPCA’s professional standards meet or exceed all international standards for practitioners.
IAODAPCA also encourages the highest ethical standards for all practitioners. Towards this end, the Board has established a Code of Ethics for the alcohol and other drug abuse professional in Illinois. IAODAPCA also investigates and may take disciplinary action on reports of ethical violations.
Since knowledgeable and skilled professionals are the goal of the Board’s efforts, IAODAPCA has taken on the task of recognizing and promoting educational opportunities for alcohol and other drug abuse professionals.
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