New CDCA-Pre & CDCA Training Requirements Effective July 1st

As a reminder, new changes to CDCA-Pre and CDCA Requirements go into effect July 1st. The implementation date was pushed back from March 1st to support organizations in meeting the new requirements. These changes are intended to strengthen the foundation and ensure consistency of substance use disorder counseling education, and impact what education/trainings will be accepted to apply for initial CDCA Preliminary and CDCA certifications.

Effective July 1, 2026 – the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board (CDP) Board will no longer be accepting single CEU’s or CEU packages for initial applications and will only be accepting college courses OR a CDP Board approved continuing education CDCA Bundle.

These changes will also improve efficiency of CDCA application reviews.

For further information, please click here CDCA Certification Changes

Any questions about these changes or Educational Providers interested in submitting a Bundle, please contact Esha Thakar @ [email protected].