Academic Accreditation

As the principal professional body responsible for individual accreditation in the addictions field, FDAP wishes to ensure that the addictions profession is fully prepared to meet the requirements and consequences of assured statutory registration, whilst recognising that universities and colleges have full responsibility for the teaching and supervision of their students during their training. However, it must be made clear that completion of a course accredited by FDAP means only that the formal training requirement for individual accreditation has been fulfilled.

Those courses currently training practitioners who may wish to work with clients who have problems with addiction are invited to apply for course accreditation by FDAP via two routes:

• Counselling addictions courses
• Theoretical addictions courses