Upper Midwest Indian
Council on Addictive Disorders
UMICAD'S MISSION:
Quality within the continuum of recovery services available to American Indian Communities.
Upper Midwest Indian Council on Addictive Disorders (UMICAD) is a Bemidji, Minnesota-based 501(c)(3) reciprocity-level certification board.
We certify individuals as Alcohol & Drug Counselors and Peer Recovery Support Specialists within American-Indian SUD programs across Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. We adhere to the best practices and standards set forth by the states as well as the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC).
Our Alcohol & Drug Counselor certification pathways can lead to licensure (Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor - LADC) without having to hold a bachelor’s or baccalaureate degree. Our levels of counseling certifications build upon one another with experiential (on-the-job) experience, which takes the place of formal classroom education.
This is called reciprocity and can translate into state, national, and internationally recognized A&D counseling certifications!
Contact us today for more information. We look forward to hearing from you!
CERTIFICATIONS
Alcohol & Drug Counselor
ADC-I
This credential demonstrates knowledge that is minimally required to work as a counselor with American Indian people in an SUD settings.
Alcohol & Drug Counselor
ADC-II
This credential demonstrates knowledge that is equivalent to ~6,000 hours of experience in the field. That roughly translates to about 2.5 years of experience, which is built upon with ADC I as a starting point.
Alcohol & Drug Counselor
ADC-III
This credential demonstrates knowledge that is equivalent to ~10,000 hours of experience in the field. That roughly translates to about 5 years of experience, which is built upon with ADC I as a starting point.