California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals

What California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals does

California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) is a private California nonprofit professional association founded in the early 1970s and headquartered in Sacramento. It is described as the largest and longest-standing organization dedicated to supporting addiction programs and professionals in California, serving counselors, Registered Addiction Technicians, clinical staff, and licensed SUD treatment programs, recovery residences, and facilities across the state.

CCAPP operates a multi-brand service portfolio including CCAPP Credentialing, CCAPP Membership, CCAPP Education, CCAPP Recovery Residences, CCAPP Transfer, and CCAPP Academy (a BPPE-licensed postsecondary institution). Core offerings include professional credentialing and certification, online and in-person continuing education through ccappce.com, mental health career-ladder credentials, RADT pathways and handbook resources, and four annual events (the Addiction Leadership Conference, Multicultural Conference, California Addiction Conference, and Recovery Happens Rally). The organization also publishes Counselor Magazine and distributes weekly newsletters and PSAs across six social channels.

Revenue derives from recurring membership fees, credentialing and certification charges, continuing education course revenue, conference attendance and sponsorship, publication advertising, and recovery residence certification. The organization is privately held with no disclosed venture or private equity backing; Pete Nielsen appears to function as chief executive based on blog authorship. Technology infrastructure is limited to Certemy-based credentialing and standard web properties, with no proprietary AI or platform offering.

Name

California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals

Legal name

California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals, Inc.

Website

https://ccapp.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) is a Sacramento-based, 50-plus-year-old nonprofit professional association that provides credentialing, continuing education, advocacy, conferences, and recovery residence certification to addiction treatment professionals and programs across California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Credentialing Services: CCAPP generates revenue through membership fees, professional credentialing, and certification services for addiction treatment professionals and programs in California.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CCAPP is a California nonprofit professional association that delivers membership services, professional credentialing, continuing education, recovery residence certification, advocacy, and annual conferences to substance use disorder treatment professionals and programs. Its core revenue-generating lines are membership dues, credentialing fees (including Registered Addiction Technician pathways and Mental Health Credentials), continuing education tuition, BPPE-licensed postsecondary training via CCAPP Academy, and conference registrations.

Product overview

California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) is a membership and credentialing organization supporting addiction programs and professionals in California. The organization operates multiple sub-brands including CCAPP Credentialing, CCAPP Membership, CCAPP Education, CCAPP Recovery Residences, and CCAPP Academy (licensed by BPPE). Key offerings include Online Continuing Education, Mental Health Credentials, and various conferences (Addiction Leadership Conference, Multicultural Conference, California Addiction Conference). The organization also publishes Counselor Magazine and provides resources such as the RADT Handbook, RADT Pathways, and Safety Plan Postcard. CCAPP has been operational for over 50 years and is described as the largest and longest-standing organization dedicated to supporting addiction programs and professionals in California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CCAPP Credentialing: Credentialing services for addiction professionals
• CCAPP Membership
• CCAPP Education
• CCAPP Recovery Residences
• CCAPP Transfer
• CCAPP Academy
• Addiction Leadership Conference (ALC)
• Multicultural Conference (MCC)
• California Addiction Conference (CAC)
• Recovery Happens Rally
• Counselor Magazine

Products and services

• CCAPP Credentialing

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)minorOthersCCAPP Academy is licensed to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. This licensure indicates compliance with state standards set forth in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT): California statewide professional association for MFTs offering membership, CE, and advocacy. Comparable to CCAPP structurally (state-level professional association with credentialing-adjacent services), though serving a different licensure track.
• California Recovery Residences Alliance: California advocacy and standards body for recovery residences. Directly comparable to CCAPP Recovery Residences as a California-focused organization certifying/supporting sober living environments.

Direct peers

• California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP): California-focused association for DUI treatment programs and counselors. Directly comparable to CCAPP as a California-only membership/credentialing body serving addiction-treatment professionals with overlapping member population.
• International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC): Issues the standard addiction counselor credentials used across U.S. states, including California. Directly comparable as an addiction-counselor credentialing body and a key partner/competitor for CCAPP's Certified Addiction Counselor (CADC) pathway.
• NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals: National membership and credentialing body for addiction counselors. Directly comparable to CCAPP as a professional association offering credentials, CE, and advocacy for the SUD treatment workforce, but operating at national scope rather than California-only.
• National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP): National membership association for addiction treatment provider organizations. Comparable to CCAPP's program-level member base, focused on standards, advocacy, and professional resources for SUD treatment facilities rather than individual counselors.

Broad incumbents

• National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Major national counselor credentialing body issuing the NCC credential and approving CE providers. Comparable to CCAPP in the credentialing and continuing-education domain but broader in scope (counseling generally, not just addiction).
• American Counseling Association (ACA): Large national professional association for counselors across all specialties. Comparable to CCAPP in serving counselors with CE, publications, and advocacy, but with a broader, less addiction-specialized scope.

Others

• Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC): Federally funded training and workforce-development network for the SUD treatment field. Comparable as a CE/training provider for the same addiction professional audience CCAPP serves, though funded publicly rather than by membership fees.
• Faces & Voices of Recovery: National recovery advocacy organization promoting recovery-oriented systems of care. Comparable to CCAPP's advocacy pillar and Recovery Happens Rally, serving the same recovery ecosystem from an advocacy rather than credentialing angle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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