Since 1985, the PITA Group Inc. has served the alcohol and other drug profession with consulting specialist in the areas of administrative and clinical support, certification and program accreditation.  The PITA Group Inc. developed the Prevention Certification program for the State of Colorado and has bestowed the certificate of Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor to over two hundred professionals since 1996 in conjunction with the National Association of Forensic Counselors. 

In 2000, PITA Group Inc.’s board recognized that professionals who are trained and practice alternative or complementary forms of treatment do not have specific certification to demonstrate their levels of proficiency and professional accomplishments in these unique and specific areas of treatment.  Therefore, the board developed certification for alcohol and other drug counselors and administrators who practice within the Biophysical modality of treatment and other drug-free modalities outside of the disease model and the Therapeutic Community models of treatment.

The present PITA Group Inc. certification ensures the public that the bearers of their certification have passed:  (1) rigorous ethics investigation;  (2) exams covering all models of alcohol and other drug treatment and prevention; (3) a minimum of two years of supervised practice; (4) four letters of personal and professional ethics recommendations; (5) and, specific examinations, both written and oral, covering  basic knowledge of AOD prevention and treatment, as well as, alternative, drug-free modalities of treatment. 

The PITA Group Inc.’s awards a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor certificate, a Certified Alcohol and Drug Administrator’s certificate, as well as sub-specialties in Pastoral Alcohol and Drug Counseling and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Interventionist.  (The Interventionist certificate requires a qualified internship and references from treatment patients and their families documenting the professional ethics of the Interventionist and their ultimate success in the field.

All certificate holders are required to have a minimum of twenty hours of approved continuing education per year to renew their certifications.  The PITA Group Inc. provides ongoing ethics oversight on the professional practice of those granted professional certificates.  PITA Group Inc. also provides training in areas germane to its public as well as the opportunity of annual conferences for professional exchange and continuing education.

The Board of Directors

PITA Group, Inc.