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Membership

We have a range of membership levels to suit Addiction Professionals throughout your careers. Our members come from a wide range of professional backgrounds including GPs, psychiatrists, counsellors, keyworkers, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, nurses and mentors. Our members come from diverse settings including primary care, specialist services, the third sector and the private sector.

Which membership is right for me?

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Premium CPD Membership

Premium CPD Membership provides a minimum of 15 hours per year additional high quality continuing professional development on relevant topics delivered by experts in the field. If you have Practitioner Membership or Advanced Practitioner Membership you are entitled to complimentary Premium CPD Membership. 

Registration body options

We are a voluntary registration body for the sector. We have a number of membership levels which require practitioners to adhere to our Standards of Conduct and Ethics, providing a quality mark for practitioners who wish to evidence a commitment to quality, standards and protection of the public.

Practitioner Membership

Practitioner Members are required to work, train or volunteer in the addiction sector and agree to adhere to our Standards of Conduct and Ethics, evidencing commitment to good quality practice to the public and organisations. Practitioner Members can choose to appear on the Practitioner Directory, use our logo on business cards, letterheads and online profiles, and receive complimentary Premium CPD Membership.

Advanced Practitioner Membership

Advanced Practitioner Members are required to work, train or volunteer in the addiction sector and agree to adhere to our Standards of Conduct and Ethics. Practitioner Members confirm a commitment to ongoing continuing professional development (CPD) by agreeing to our Standards of Conduct and Ethics. Advanced Practitioner Members make a further commitment to the type and amount of CPD they take part in, together with an agreement to be audited.  Advanced Practitioner Members can choose to appear on the Practitioner Directory, use our logo on business cards, letterheads and online profiles, and receive complimentary Premium CPD Membership.

Registered and Accredited Members

Registration and Accreditation is a quality status for experienced practitioners, evidencing the highest level of achievement. Registered and accredited members must first be Practitioner Members, or Advanced Practitioner members.

Registered members have evidenced high standards of competency in their practice. To become a registered member individuals have completed the Drug and Alcohol Professional Certificate, or the Drug and Alcohol Family Worker Professional Certificate. Registration involves a detailed application and the building of a portfolio of evidence.

Accredited Members have achieved the highest level of competency by completing either the Drug and Alcohol Professional Certificate or the National Counsellors Accreditation Certificate. Accreditation involves a detailed application including the building a portfolio of evidence, and completion of externally validated qualifications.

For more information on registration and accreditation, please click here.

Organisational Membership

There are two forms of organisational membership : Provider Affiliate Membership and Academic Affiliate Membership. Organisational membership evidences a commitment to quality, standards and the protection of the public.

For any questions please email [email protected]

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Published: 30th April, 2021

Updated: 5th September, 2022

Author: Sapphire Cullington

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