The Illinois Certification Board: A Resource Guide for Human Service Professionals
The mission of the Illinois Certification Board, Inc. (ICB) is to protect the public by providing competency-based credentialing of Human Service Professionals.
ICB is a private, non-profit organization that promotes standards for professionals in the addictions field. ICB shall protect the welfare of the public by improving quality health care services provided to the individual, their family and/or significant others. ICB does this by writing and publishing standards, evaluating experience and education, reviewing each application for the respective credential and upgrading those standards. ICB’s professional standards meet or exceed all international standards for practitioners.
ICB also encourages the highest ethical standards for all practitioners. Towards that end, the Board has established a Code of Ethics for its professionals in Illinois. ICB 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, ICB has taken the task of recognizing and promoting educational opportunities for its professionals.
For further information on the following areas, please visit the ICB website:
- Credentialing opportunities – Credential models, applications and accredited training programs information
- Recertification resources for members – Including the Continuing Education Bulletin
- Testing and exam study guides
- CADC Workforce funding opportunities – A workforce incentive program for certified alcohol and other drug counselors (CADCs) in Illinois. Under this program, individuals in an ICB Accredited Training Program (ATP) wishing to enter the substance use services field in Illinois can receive tuition payments, scholarships, internship stipends and certification-related payments to obtain their CADC credential. The program will also help with job placement, credential renewal, continuing education and other incentives to reduce barriers to education and increase workforce participation.
The ICB also has a job board focused on connecting CADCs, CRADCs, CSADCs and CAADCs to available positions posted by hiring employers.