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United We Heal CADC-I Counselor Apprenticeship

Sponsored by United We Heal Oregon · Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I

Program pathway BOLI lists accepting applications; current partner-employer work and approved supervision are required.

Employer-routed

This route explains how verified access begins; it does not guarantee selection, placement, employment, certification, or licensure.

What families should know

For current workers at Oregon partner employers who work in drug and alcohol treatment. Learn on the job for 12 months, with free classes. You need the right role and an approved supervisor.

Decision facts

What we could verify

These facts describe the reviewed pathway. Program registration and current availability are separate checks; neither confirms an open seat or a job offer.

Registration status: Oregon BOLI lists MA#1183 with approved standards.
Service area: Participating Oregon partner employers with qualifying substance-use-disorder roles.
Listed location: OR This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
Delivery mode: hybrid
Who the verified information describes: Current partner-employer employees in good standing working in a qualifying SUD role.
Eligibility: Age 18 or older with a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Active partner-employer worker in good standing, with a qualifying substance-use-disorder role.
A CADC-II-or-higher supervisor must be able to verify your hours.
Compensation: Paid workplace learning, free participant education, and unspecified stipends/support. Individual wage and stipend amounts are unknown. BOLI's $23.79 average wage, effective January 1, 2025, is not a starting-pay promise.
Duration: 12 months and 2,000 on-the-job hours, including 1,000 credentialing hours.
Credential: Training toward CADC-I certification; passing, completion, and independent clinical licensure are not guaranteed.

Next action

What happens next

Ask your partner employer and supervisor about eligibility. Use the sponsor's Apply route or contact info@unitedwehealoregon.com to confirm intake and hour verification.

BOLI lists accepting applications; current partner-employer work and approved supervision are required.: view official next step View the official program profile

Fit and tradeoffs

Questions to resolve before applying

Accepting applications does not remove the existing-employment requirement or guarantee a seat.
This CADC-I route is separate from CADC-II and QMHP programs.
No lived-experience requirement is published; confirm unpublished conditions privately with the sponsor.

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Sources and review details

Where these details came from

Quan Pathways keeps evidence for registered apprenticeships and other structured pathways separate from current availability sources and displays the date each source was checked.

United We Heal CADC-I apprenticeship

Supports: identity, eligibility, compensation, duration, credential, availability, applicant-action, applicant-scope. Observed Oct 12, 2026.

The state accepting-applications status does not establish a seat or outside-applicant access. The state wage is a January 1, 2025 average, not apprentice entry pay. Partner employment, qualifying SUD work, and CADC-II-or-higher supervision remain required.

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