HISTORY IN PERSPECTIVE

1. Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Professional Counselor Credentialing Process Initiated First Written & Oral Testing December 1978 following 3 years of study and preparation.
2. 1982 National Certification Reciprocity Consortium acceptance of Oklahoma alcohol credential (state no. 6)

3. 1982-1983 National training in the Oral Case Presentation process for all state board evaluators, trainers and board members. This is a standardized and mandatory process in all 41 Reciprocity states, the Air Force, Canada, Sweden and the Navy and the Army.

4. 1983 Filed legal case in court against the bureaucracy and won the case to maintain that the Alcohol/Drug profession and that peers administer and be in charge of the peer Professional credentialing system.

5. 1983-1988 Oklahoma has National elected officer Alcohol/Drug Counselor in National Association.

6. 1984 National Certification Reciprocity Consortium recognition of the alcohol/drug combined credential CADC. National recognizes only one board per state!!! Oklahoma sixth (6th) in the Nation.

7. 1985-1988 Oklahoma has National Officer on National Certification Reciprocity Board
8. 1986 Voted CAP (Certified Assessment Professional) Credential
9. 1987 Developed model (to other states) of Native American Division to exemplify Cultural Diversity.

10. 1987 One of 11 states receiving National Accreditation by National Alcohol/Drug Counselor Accreditation Commission (NIAAA, NIDA, Birch-Davis Studies and Standards.

11. 1985-1996 Have consulted with 8 Universities/Colleges for the development/maintenance of alcohol/drug curriculum.

12. Reviews and cooperates annually with 25 to 30 Alcohol/Drug Agencies and Organizations in reviewing and recognizing seminars and training for alcohol/drug counselors and other counseling professionals.

13. 1987-1988 Specific consultation with University of Central Oklahoma in developing their Alcohol/Drug Counselor Baccalaureate Degree-opened 1989.

14. 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 6- Oklahoman CADC's awarded National Counselor of the Year

15. 1989 Oklahoma awarded National Alcohol/Drug Professional of the Year
16. 1989-1990 Active participation in development of the Rogers State Alcohol/Drug Associate Degree Program.

17. 1986-1987, 1989-1991, and 1994-1996 Training of the new international (legally defensible) Oral Exam-Statewide Certified Counselors (National Case
Presentation Method) for Certification Board Member Pool.

18. 1989 Worked with Counselor and State Judge to access the State of Oklahoma Employees Insurance System for both alcohol and alcohol/drug counselors for third party insurance coverage.

19. 1989 The first national CADC credential issued by ICRC, to Oklahoma eligible CADC's & Credentialed Alcohol/Drug counselors now 48 states. Canada. Air Force; Army; Navy; Sweden; Bermuda; I. H. S. and International Federation of Therapeutic Communities.

20. 1990 Again defended against take over of the Oklahoma peer directed Counselor Credentialing (HB 2349 MH committee)
21. 1990 & 1991 Voted and implemented the Certified Supervisor Credential (CSC and CCS)
22. 1990 Voted Certified Prevention Specialist Credential (CPS)

23. 1993 Sponsored research and writing by International Experts of the international Supervisors Exam & Program Directors National Exam. Oklahoma Alcohol/Drug Counselors and Directors were the first qualified under the exam. these exams internationally, CADDPA and CCS.

24. National Quality Assurance monitoring instituted for Testing; Oral Exams and Ethics processes.
25. Formally instituted the Prevention Specialist National Examination for Oklahoma Preventionists-(CPS)
26. 1994 (JAN) Instituted a mandated Baccalaureate Degree for CADC's.

27. 1995 Oklahoma Board Member recognized (from 41 states Canada; Sweden and Military) by International for service and leadership.

28. 1996-1998 State has ICRC Executive Board Officer; Southwest Regional Vice-President.
29. 1996 Hosted International Role Delineation Study and Test Writing (experts from 10 states) for an advanced (Masters PH.D.) Alcohol/Drug National Counselor Examination.

30. 1997 Administered first ICRC advanced examination to 31 (Masters and PH.D.)
Oklahoma Alcohol/Drug Counselors

31. 1998-2000 Continue ICRC committee leadership.

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