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Clinical Training and Workforce Development
Work towards or advance your professional credentials in substance use disorder treatment.
Nurturing NJ’s Thriving Clinical Workforce
Advance Your Addiction Counseling Career
NJPN’s Clinical Training and Workforce Development program provides NJ-based professionals with certification, licensure, advanced credentialing, and renewal training that accelerate careers and help to build healthier communities statewide and beyond.
With access to the latest evidence-based trainings, internship assistance, professional guidance, resource access, and networking opportunities, program students have everything they need to make their mark on the world and create a lasting, positive impact on their local communities.
Professional Guidance
The NJPN team provides individualized support and professional guidance to every Invest in You student.
Clinical Professional Development
Advance Your Addiction Counseling Career
Prospective Students
Are you curious or just dipping your toes into an addiction counseling career? Learn more about how NJPN can help you become certified or licensed as a CDA, CADC, or LCADC.
New to Addiction Counseling
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Current Students
NJPN is committed to nurturing your success while you’re on the path to initial certification or licensure. Find tools, information, and resources that support your learning experience.
Initial Certification
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Licensed or Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LCADCs and CADCs)
NJPN offers trainings and other support opportunities for those that have already achieved certification or licensure and need renewal credits to maintain license/certification.
Skilled Practitioner
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Certified and Licensed Clinicians
Helping professionals across the continuum of care commonly encounter individuals with substance use and related disorders. We invite helping professionals across the continuum of care to come and expand their knowledge about substance use and related disorders. Helping professionals we serve include but are not limited to: LPC, LAC, LCSW, LSW, LMFT, LMFT-A, LRC, LPAT, and LAAT.
Skilled Practitioner
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Clinical Supervisors
You’ve invested in yourself and your community with a career in substance use disorder treatment. Now it’s time for something greater—supervising other substance use disorder counselor interns.
Senior Level Practitioner
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Addiction Course Trainers
Calling all LCADCs! Help expand the substance use disorder treatment and recovery workforce—join the NJPN Clinical Workforce team as an "Invest in You" course trainer for our CADC and LCADC students.
Specialized Consultant
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SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES
Resources for Success
Students have access to tools and guidance that support their addiction counseling training.