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    Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS):
Tutorial for the RAS Exam
 
     
                             
 

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Breining Institute was the
first certification agency accredited and approved
by the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs

 


 

 

    The Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS) exam tutorial has been prepared for use with The Addiction Professional: Manual for Counselor Competency
 

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The tutorial is presented in nine Parts, which follows along in the same order as the Chapters in the Manual
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The tutorial will identify all of the subject matter that may be tested upon within the current multiple-choice RAS exam
 
   
The tutorial is divided into five sections of study:
Understanding Addiction
Treatment Knowledge Application to Practice
Professional Readiness
Counselor Competencies

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Watch the tutorial as you follow along with the Manual
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Highlight in your Manual the areas identified in the tutorial, and then go back and study those areas
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All of the questions on the RAS Exam are taken from the material included in the Manual
 
 
    If there is a conflict between the information that you have learned through your clinical experience or formal education and the information contained within the Manual, answer the exam questions based upon the information contained within the Manual
 
     
  Did you know?  
  The RAS exam is also the required exam for earning and being awarded the Advanced Level RAS II
(RAS II) and the Masters Level - RAS (M-RAS) credentials, as well as the CAODC certification from the California Association of Drinking Driver Treatment Programs, and the CDAAC certification from the Association of Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors.

 
 

 

   
All of the tutorial videos may be viewed by selecting the applicable video box below.
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We recommend that you start with Part 1, and continue in order through Part 9.
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You may stop and start any Part at any time, and you may return and review any Part any time.
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GOOD LUCK!
 
  Tutorial page references  
  2nd Edition Users  
  The Tutorial follows along with the Chapters of The Addiction Professional Manual, and all of the information referred to in the Tutorial is in the Manual. However, if you are using the Second Edition of the Manual, ignore the page references in the Tutorial, because they will be different.
 
 


 

 
 
PART 1: Chapters 1 - 2 (time 5:50)
 
 
PART 2: Chapters 3 - 6 (time 5:04)
 
     
PART 3: Chapters 7 - 10 (time 5:46)
 
 
PART 4: Chapters 11 - 14 (time 6:37)
 
     
PART 5: Chapters 15 - 17 (time 4:11)
 
 
PART 6: Chapters 18 - 22 (time 4:57)
 
     
PART 7: Chapters 23 - 28 (time 5:43)
 
 
PART 8: Chapters 29 - 34 (time 7:40)
 
     
PART 9: Chapter 35 (time 4:47)
   
     

Career Track for the RAS Addiction Professional

                         
 

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RAS
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RAS II
RAS II Credential
Advanced Level
RAS II Credential

 

M-RAS
M-RAS Credential
Masters Level
RAS Credential

 

CSC
CSC Credential

Clinical Supervisor Credential

 

Specialty
Specialties

Certified Co-occurring Disorders Specialist
(CCDS)

Certified Women's
Issues Specialist
(CWIS)
 

 
                         

 

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