Florida Certification Board - Certified Addiction Professional (CAP)

Designed for the Tier II applicant, these courses provide the comprehensive foundational and clinical training necessary to bridge your degree into the addiction field. Our coursework covers the full spectrum of the addiction care continuum, satisfying the 250-hour educational requirement while preparing professionals with advanced education to apply their knowledge within the specialized context of addiction treatment and recovery services. Participants build understanding of addiction and treatment knowledge through exploration of the physiological and psychological aspects of substance use, examining how addiction affects brain chemistry, cognitive functioning, emotional regulation, and physical health while learning the evidence-based interventions that address these multifaceted impacts. The curriculum develops counseling and clinical evaluation competencies, teaching professionals to select appropriate therapeutic strategies based on client presentation, assess safety concerns including suicide risk and withdrawal complications, and implement relapse prevention planning that identifies triggers, builds coping skills, and creates sustainable recovery support systems. Through ethical and professional responsibilities training, including mandatory instruction on professional ethics, participants gain understanding of the values, principles, and regulatory frameworks that guide addiction counseling practice, learning to navigate confidentiality requirements, manage professional boundaries, address conflicts of interest, and make sound ethical decisions in complex clinical situations. The training integrates case management and documentation skills, preparing professionals to facilitate resource linkage across healthcare, social service, and community support systems while maintaining clinical records that meet legal, regulatory, and best practice standards for accuracy, completeness, and confidentiality protection.