Become a Certified Alcohol and
​Drug Counselor

Christian Institute is approved through CCAPP and CADTP to offer the seven online courses needed to qualify to become ​a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Courses are self-paced and online.

Alcohol & Drug Certification Courses in California

Christian Institute has been successfully offering online courses over twenty years to those wanting to become certified as an alcohol and drug counselor. Below are links to California state boards that will accept Christian Institute’s courses that will qualify for the education to become a certified alcohol and drug counselor.

California - CCAPP
California CADTP 

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80 Hour Core Competency Course

This course provides the essential training required under AB 2473 (see section titled background for more info) for new SUD Counselor registrants.  This course builds the foundational skills needed to begin your careers as a Registered Alcohol and Drug Trainee I (RADT-1) or a Substance Use Disorder Registered Counselor (SUDRC-I).  Students must complete this 80 hour core competency course in the first 6 months of registration with CCAPP or CADTP. 
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Bible Study and
​Meditations​

Christian Institute offers resources for enlightenment, spiritual comfort and meditation through readings and Bible study.  Enjoy our weekly blog. 
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The Change


The Lord is good. He has turned me from my life of sin and destruction. I was sold under sin, turning to every whim of sin because I found pleasure in doing the things of the flesh. I lived only to make myself happy. I had become totally selfish, wanting only to fulfill my desires. I did whatever was needed to fulfill them.  It did not matter who was involved or got hurt. As long as my needs were met was all that mattered.
 
Living life this way fails to produce any amount of sustainable joy. Because of the crooked way, and the drugs and alcohol involved, I felt many times depressed. My soul wasn’t satisfied.
 
Jesus came into my life, and everything changed. I found purpose. I had a different perspective.  Many paths that I had gone down, I now saw them as being wrong.  I found a soft heart in myself.  I found a person that I knew only as a child. The rains of life had beat down on me. Jesus lifted this burden. I now could find meaning, joy and a way for me that I never knew before.  Now, that I have my way established in the Lord, I must trust only Him to establish my steps.