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Certifications and Memberships

Clinical Certifications        Non-Clinical Certifications        Addictions Certifications        Memberships

The following certifications and categories of membership are offered. All clinical certifications require passing a content valid and reliable written examination. All NAFC examinations are based on the knowledge and skills required of a minimally competent practitioner entering the profession of forensic counseling.

Memberships are not certifications and do not require passing a written examination.

All clinical certifications require a minimum of two years experience in the forensic specialty being applied for, a masters degree in counseling, social work, psychology, addictions or education and state licensure in your profession.

Non-clinical certifications are for practitioners with less than two (2) years experience and is awarded without examination. Non-clinical certifications can be upgraded to clinical once the practitioner completes two full years of full time experience in their specialty and passes a written examination.

Application Fee - $25.00
Clinical Examination Fee - $250.00
Annual Renewal Fee - $125.00

Application Fee - $25.00
Addiction Examination - $200.00
Annual Renewal Fee - $125.00

Application Fee - $25.00
Membership Annual Fee - $125.00
Student Membership - $20.00


CLINICAL CERTIFICATIONS

Clinically Certified Forensic Counselor

Clinically Certified Criminal Justice Specialist

Clinically Certified Domestic Violence Counselor

Clinically Certified Sex Offender Treatment Specialist

Clinically Certified Juvenile Treatment Specialist

Clinically Certified Forensic Examiner

Clinically Certified Sentence Mitigation Specialist

NON-CLINICAL CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Forensic Sociologist

Certified Child Custody Evaluator

Certified Domestic Violence Counselor

Certified Criminal Justice Specialist

Certified Forensic Counselor

Certified Sex Offender Treatment Specialist

Certified Juvenile Treatment Specialist

Certified Forensic Examiner

Certified Mitigation Specialist

ADDICTION SPECIALTIES CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor

Master Addictions Counselor

Master Social Work Addictions Counselor

Certified Forensic Addictions Examiner

Certified Forensic Addictions Specialist

Clinical Membership

Organizational Membership

Student Membership

MEMBERSHIPS

Clinical Membership (CM)

1. Masters Degree
2. Employed in a  capacity of working with offenders, i.e., criminal justice, mental health, addictions.
3. No examination required
 

Professional Membership (PM)

1. Reserved for criminal justice professionals involved in offender management, i.e., parole, probation, administrators, law enforcement, etc.
2. No examination required

Research Membership (RM)

1. Reserved for those professionals that are involved in offender research
2. No examination required

Student Membership (SM)

1. Must be a student in the field of criminal justice, counseling, psychology, social work, addictions, sociology, etc.
2. No examination required