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    Prerequisite

    • A 60-credit hour master's degree in clinical mental health, clinical psychology, substance use treatment, social work, or human services. Master's degrees that are less than 60 credits must obtain additional credits in substance use and co-occurring disorders ]through graduate level courses to reach 60 total credits.

  • Step 1

    Complete hours of work experience

    • Without LADC or other mental health related licensure: Obtain 3000 hours of experience
    • With LADC or other mental health related license: Obtain 1500 hours of experience

  • Step 2

    Finish supervised, practical training

    • Gain 300 hours of supervised, practical training in alcohol and drug use counseling in the following 6 hrs - confidentiality 6 hrs - 12 core functions 6 hrs - ethics 6 hrs - HIV/ AIDS 6 hrs - supervision per month, and 270 hrs - 18 categories of competencies

  • Step 3

    Pass the LADC examination

  • Step 4

    Apply for License

  • Earn Master Alcohol and Drug Counselor License

    • Finish
      For renewal: You will need 48 clock hours of continuing education in the 18 categories of competence, which were obtained during the previous license period of 2 years. If you are a Licensed Clinical Supervisor (LCS) in addition to your MLADC license, please state which 6 of the 48 CEU hours you are documenting for your LCS renewal Find more details
      Please log in to your account on to the Online Licensing Portal to facilitate your renewal. Visit the New Hampshire Online Licensing homepage

Become a Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor

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Master Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors can be found working in hospitals, community health centers, residential programs, outpatient centers, and more. MLADCs can work independently with clinical supervision or peer collaboration, or as part of a care team. Their typical scope of work can include:


  • Clinical evaluation including the screening, assessment, and diagnosis of alcohol and other drug use disorders, the assessment and identification of symptoms of co-occurring mental health disorders, and differential diagnosis indicators.
  • Development of preliminary mental health disorder diagnoses for further assessment and confirmation by an appropriate professional.
  • The performance of treatment planning; referrals, including co-occurring mental health and medical conditions; case management and service coordination including implementation of treatment plans, consultation, coordination of care with mental health and other community providers, ongoing assessment of progress and needs, and client advocacy; education; and documentation.

    • This can include:
      • Individual, group, family, and significant other counseling.
      • Crisis prevention and intervention to include enlisting the support of trained personnel to manage risk of harm to self or others.
  • Co-occurring disorder counseling with the use of assessment, intervention, and counseling techniques.