CATC Exam Application and Approval Procedure

Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor CBT Exam

CAADE is proud to offer Computer-Based Testing for the CATC Exam at nearly 80 locations in California and in many locations throughout the United States.  If you have earned your certificate from a CAADE approved college program (or equivalent as approved by the Certification Chair), you are eligible to take the CATC exam. 

CATC CBT Exam procedure beginning February 1^st, 2012: Send in your Application/Approval form and required documents (see form link below). (Do not send payment with your application). When you are deemed eligible to take the CATC exam, CAADE will email and/or phone with the contact information for Comira, the company that facilitates our testing.  The fee for the exam is $125 for CAADE registrants/members, $200 for non-members.  Comira will collect the testing fee (credit card only) and you will be able to choose a convenient time and place to take your exam (Comira accepts money orders but payment by money order will delay your exam testing date). In the event a candidate does not pass the exam on the first attempt, there will be a 30 day waiting period before a retake may be attempted. The Certification Committee will contact these applicants with details regarding additional exam preparation assitance.

• Application/Approval Form (click to download pdf file)

• Click here for CBT locations and the number to schedule your exam AFTER you have been approved by CAADE.