Introduction
In the First CPDAP Focal Point Meeting held in Maldives on 8 to 10 June 2008, the member countries have recommended CPDAP to provide a wide range of technical assistance relating to the field of treatment and rehabilitation. In line with the main goal of the Colombo Plan, that is to enhance human resource development in member countries; and also due to the increasing number of training courses conducted each year by CPDAP, the CPDAP decided that it is timely to establish a training arm of the CPDAP, named the Asian Centre for Certification and Education of Addiction Professionals (ACCE).
ACCE was established on 16 February 2009. It is a part of the global initiative funded by the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of US Department of State and with a special collaboration with the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counsellors (NAADAC) of USA.
ACCE Objectives
The Colombo Plan Asian Centre for Certification and Education of Addiction Professionals is established for the following purposes:
- To create a cadre of addiction professionals in Asia by enhancing their knowledge, skills and competence thereby, enabling them to provide quality services and care for recovering individuals and families;
- To provide a regional standard that encourages addiction professionals to continue learning for the sake of providing quality services to their clients; and
- To focus on the individual counsellor and to provide a formal indicator of the current knowledge and competence at the national level.
LEVELS OF CREDENTIALS The Colombo Plan Asian Centre for Certification and Education of Addiction Professionals will offer three levels of credentials as follows:  |
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