↓ FREE CAT (Certified Addiction Technician) Training Courses Begin November 11, 2022
Interested in becoming a CAT? (Certified Addiction Technician). Full and partial scholarships are available through a generous Work Force Development Grant from the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration. Any individual earning less than $75,000/yr. (or household earning less than $125,000/yr.) qualifies for a full scholarship. Thanks to a Workforce Development Grant from Colorado's Behavioral Health Administration, we are now offering -- on-line -- the nine classes required to become a CAT (see below). To become a CAT, you must have a High School Diploma or GED and complete 1,000 hours of clinically supervised addiction work in no less than 6 months, while working under appropriate supervision.
There are also two higher levels of credentialling: CAS (Certified Addiction Specialist) and LAC (Licensed Addiction Counselor). CAS and LAC candidates must take ALL of the 9 CAT-level classes ... plus at least 9 additional courses not yet offered by the Marriage & Family Institute of Colorado. However, the Colorado School for Family Therapy offers all of the remaining classes. Please tell them we sent you.
DATES for Online CAT Classes : 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on Select Weekends
Please contact Susan Sandoval at [email protected] for questions or to register. Please do not use the link below.
Note: BHA (The Colorado Behavioral Health Administration) specifies the maximum and minimum number of students per class.
We may have to cancel and reschedule class if enrollment is too low. If enrollment exceeds BHA limits, we will put you on the waiting list.
Principles of Addiction Treatment (21 hours). November 11, 12 & 13, 2022. Normal fee: $225. After scholarship applied: $0.00.
Addiction Counseling Skills (21 hours): November 18, 19 & 20, 2022. Normal fee: $225. After scholarship applied: $0.00.
Case Conceptualization and Documentation (14 hours). December 3 & 4, 2022. Normal fee: $170.00. After scholarship applied: $0.00.
Trauma-informed Care for Diverse Populations (14 hours). December 17 & 18, 2022. Normal fee: $170.00. After scholarship applied: $0.00.
Culturally-informed Treatment (14 hours). January 7 & 8, 2022. Normal fee: $170.00. After scholarship applied: $0.00.
Ethical Practice in Addiction Treatment (14 hours). January 21 & 22, 2023. Normal fee: $170.00. After scholarship applied: $0.00.
Group Counseling Skills (21 hours). Prerequisite: Addiction Counseling Skills. February 3,4 & 5, 2023. Normal fee: $225. After scholarship applied: $0.00.
Motivational Interviewing (21 hours). Prerequisite: Addiction Counseling Skills. February 17, 18, 19, 2023. Normal fee: $225. After scholarship applied: $0.00.
Pharmacology I (14 hours). March 4 & 5, 2023. Normal fee: $170.00. After scholarship applied: $0.00.
Trainers have been approved by the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), within the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), to provide DORA-recognized addiction training classes.
These classes are recognized by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) for CAT credentialing.
Please contact Susan Sandoval at MFIOC.org or Dr. Reo Leslie, Jr. at [email protected] to register. We changed the process but have not yet deactivated the link below. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE LINK BELOW.
Please note that the course fee will be refunded to you -- or applied to the next class -- when you pass. And, you WILL pass if you attend the classes and pay attention. We are charging this "earnest money" fee because we want you to have some "skin in the game." Classes run 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on the weekends and it would be too easy to blow them off if there were no consequences.