. Certification marks the professional who are specialist in alcohol and other drug abuse field.

. Opportunity for peer networking, involvement and impact via the Board and Case Presentation Method Evaluators.

. Increases professionalism in the field.

. Employers use credential as a basis for advancement; request or require certification upon employment.

. Freedom to move to another State within the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC) and automatically be granted the State's via Reciprocity.

. Recourse for the client / consumer who may have ethics complaint against a certified professional.