Professional Certifications
| Certification Name | Certifying Organization | Type | In Demand |
| Academy of Certified Social Workers Credential | National Association of Social Workers | Advanced | |
| Accredited Retirement Plan Specialist | Society of Professional Asset Managers and Record Keepers | Specialty | |
| Approved Consultant in Clinical Hypnosis | American Society of Clinical Hypnosis | Advanced | |
| Associate Certified Coach | International Coach Federation | Core | |
| Associate Professional in Human Resources | Human Resource Certification Institute | Core | |
| Associate Professional in Human Resources | Human Resource Certification Institute | Advanced | |
| Associate Professional in Talent Development | ATD Certification Institute | Core | |
| Associate, Life Management Institute | LOMA | Core | |
| Board Certified Art Therapist | Art Therapy Credentials Board | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst | Behavior Analyst Certification Board | Advanced | Yes |
| Board Certified Behavior Analyst | Behavior Analyst Certification Board | Advanced | Yes |
| Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral | Behavior Analyst Certification Board | Advanced | Yes |
| Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist | American Dance Therapy Association | Advanced | |
| Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work | American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work | Advanced | |
| Board Certified in Biofeedback | Biofeedback Certification International Alliance | Specialty | |
| Board Certified in Neurofeedback | Biofeedback Certification International Alliance | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist Behavioral & Cognitive Psychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Clinical ChildAdol & Adolescent Psychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Clinical Health Psychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Clinical Neuropsychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Clinical Psychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Counseling Psychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Couple and Family Psychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Forensic Psychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Group Psychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Psychoanalysis | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Specialist in Rehabilitation Psychology | American Board of Professional Psychology | Specialty | |
| Board Certified Trainer | North American Drama Therapy Association | Core | |
| Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider | Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. | Advanced | |
| Career Coach | Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. | Specialty | |
| Career Management Associate | Institute of Career Certification International | Core | |
| Career Management Fellow | Institute of Career Certification International | Advanced | |
| Career Management Professional | Institute of Career Certification International | Advanced | |
| Case Manager Certification | Commission for Case Manager Certification | Core | Yes |
| Certification in Cognitive Therapy | Academy of Cognitive Therapy | Core | |
| Certification of Clinical Hypnosis | American Society of Clinical Hypnosis | Advanced | |
| Certified Addiction Specialist | American Academy of Health Care Providers in Addictive Disorders | Specialty | |
| Certified Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor | International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium | Advanced | |
| Certified Advanced Resume Writer | Career Directors International | Advanced | |
| Certified Advanced Social Work Case Manager | National Association of Social Workers | Advanced | |
| Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor | International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium | Advanced | Yes |
| Certified Alzheimer Educator | National Certification Board for Alzheimer Care | Specialty | |
| Certified Applied Poetry Facilitator | International Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy | Specialty | |
| Certified Career Counselor | National Career Development Association | Advanced | |
| Certified Career Counselor Educator | National Career Development Association | Specialty | |
| Certified Career Services Provider | National Career Development Association | Core | |
| Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Childbirth Educator Certification | International Childbirth Education Association | Core | |
| Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Social Worker | National Association of Social Workers | Advanced | |
| Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist | American College of Sports Medicine | Specialty | |
| Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist | National Board for Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists | Advanced | |
| Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist | American Council of Hypnotist Examiners | Specialty | |
| Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor | National Board for Certified Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Clinical Supervisor | International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium | Advanced | Yes |
| Certified Clinical Supervisor of Career Counseling | National Career Development Association | Advanced | |
| Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Co-Occurring Disorder Specialist | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Correctional Health Professional - Mental Health | National Commission on Correctional Health Care | Advanced | |
| Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Professional | International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium | Advanced | |
| Certified Criminal Justice Specialist | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Cruise Counsellor | Cruise Lines International Association | Core | |
| Certified Disability Management Specialist | Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission | Specialty | |
| Certified Domestic Violence Counselor | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Employee Assistance Professional | International Employee Assistance Professionals Association | Core | |
| Certified Employment Interview Consultant | Career Directors International | Core | |
| Certified Employment Interview Professional | Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches | Core | |
| Certified Employment Support Professional | Association of People Supporting Employment First | Core | |
| Certified Executive Resume Master | Career Directors International | Core | |
| Certified Forensic Addiction Specialist | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Forensic Interviewer | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Forensic Social Worker | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Group Psychotherapist | American Group Psycotherapy Association | Advanced | |
| Certified Hypnotherapist | American Council of Hypnotist Examiners | Specialty | |
| Certified Hypnotic Coach | American Council of Hypnotist Examiners | Specialty | |
| Certified Hypnotist | National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc. | Specialty | |
| Certified In Thanatology | Association for Death Education and Counseling | Advanced | |
| Certified Juvenile Sex Offender Treatment Specialist | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Juvenile Treatment Specialist | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Master Hypnotist | American Council of Hypnotist Examiners | Specialty | |
| Certified Master of Career Services | National Career Development Association | Advanced | |
| Certified Master Resume Writer | Career Directors International | Advanced | |
| Certified Meeting Professional | Events Industry Council | Core | |
| Certified Nutrition Coach | National Academy of Sports Medicine | Specialty | |
| Certified Outsourcing Professional | International Association of Outsourcing Professionals | Core | |
| Certified Prevention Specialist | International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium | Advanced | |
| Certified Prof.Online Job Search & Reputation Management | Career Directors International | Core | |
| Certified Professional in Talent Development | ATD Certification Institute | Core | Yes |
| Certified Professional Resume Writer | Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches | Core | |
| Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner | Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association | Specialty | |
| Certified Rehabilitation Counselor | Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification | Advanced | Yes |
| Certified Relocation and Transition Specialist | National Certification Board for Alzheimer Care | Advanced | |
| Certified Residential Underwriter | Mortgage Bankers Association of America | Core | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Accounting and Finance | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Administration and Clerical | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Challenging Transitions | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Education | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Emergency Services | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Engineering and Science | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Financial Services | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Healthcare and Medical | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Hospitality and Tourism | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Information Technology | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Legal/Law | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Military to Civilian Transition | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Mining and Energy | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Non-Profit | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Politics and Legislation | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist: Training &Human Resources | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist:PR &Marketing Communications | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist:Sales & Business Dev. | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Resume Specialist:Trades and Construction | Career Directors International | Specialty | |
| Certified Retirement Counselor | International Foundation for Retirement Education | Advanced | |
| Certified School Career Development Advisor | National Career Development Association | Advanced | |
| Certified Senior Advisor | Society of Certified Senior Advisors | Advanced | |
| Certified Sex Offender Treatment Specialist | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Certified Sex Therapist | American Assoc. of Sexuality Educators, Counselors &Therapists | Specialty | |
| Certified Sex Therapist Supervisor | American Assoc.of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists | Specialty | |
| Certified Sexuality Counselor | American Assoc. of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, Therapists | Specialty | |
| Certified Sexuality Counselor Supervisor | American Association of Sexuality Therapists | Advanced | |
| Certified Sexuality Educator | American Assoc.of Sexuality Educators Counselors &Therapists | Core | |
| Certified Sexuality Educator Supervisor | American Assoc. of Sexuality Educators, Counselors & Therapists | Specialty | |
| Certified Social Work Case Manager | National Association of Social Workers | Advanced | |
| Certified Social Worker in Health Care | National Association of Social Workers | Specialty | |
| Certified Substance Abuse Program Administrator | Certification Commission for Drug & Alcohol Program Professionals | Advanced | |
| Certified Tour Guide / Director | International Tour Management Institute | Specialty | |
| Certified Tour Professional | National Tour Association | Advanced | |
| Certified Tourism Ambassador | Tourism Ambassador Institute | Core | |
| Certified Travel Industry Executive | The Travel Institute | Advanced | |
| Certified Triathlon Coach | National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association | Core | |
| Certified Vocational Expert (Diplomate) | American Board of Vocational Experts | Advanced | |
| Certified Vocational Expert (Fellow) | American Board of Vocational Experts | Advanced | |
| Certified Wellness Practitioner | National Wellness Institute | Advanced | |
| Certified Workforce Professional | International Association of Workforce Professionals | Advanced | |
| Christian Drug, Alcohol & Addictions Counselor | Association of Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors | Core | |
| Christian Substance Abuse Counselor I | Association of Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors | Core | |
| Christian Substance Abuse Counselor II | Association of Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors | Core | |
| Cilincal Certified Domestic Violence Counselor | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Clinical Certified Criminal Justice Specialist | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Clinical Genetics and Genomics | American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics | Advanced | |
| Clinical Social Worker in Gerontology | National Association of Social Workers | Specialty | |
| Clinical Supervisor Credential | The Breining Institute | Advanced | |
| Clinically Certified Forensic Counselor | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Advanced | |
| Coaching | Brainbench | Skill | |
| Conditioning Specialist Certification | National Strength Professionals Association | Core | |
| Corrective Exercise Specialization | National Academy of Sports Medicine | Specialty | |
| Diplomate in Clinical Social Work | National Association of Social Workers | Advanced | |
| Elite Cruise Counsellor | Cruise Lines International Association | Advanced | |
| EMDRIA Certified Therapist | EMDR International Association | Advanced | |
| Executive/Corporate/Business/Leadership Coach | Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. | Specialty | |
| Exercise Physiologist Certification | American Society of Exercise Physiologists | Core | |
| Fellow in Thanatology | Association for Death Education and Counseling | Specialty | |
| Fitness Nutrition Coach | National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association | Core | |
| Forensic Addictions Counselor | The Breining Institute | Advanced | |
| Functional Training Specialist | National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association | Core | |
| Global Career Development Facilitator | Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. | Advanced | |
| Global Travel Professional | Global Business Travel Association Academy | Advanced | |
| Group Exercise Instructor | National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association | Core | Yes |
| Health and Wellness Coach | Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. | Specialty | |
| Master Addiction Counselor | Association for Addiction Professionals | Advanced | |
| Master Addictions Counselor | National Association of Forensic Counselors | Specialty | |
| Master Addictions Counselor | National Board for Certified Counselors | Specialty | |
| Master Career Director | Career Directors International | Advanced | |
| Master Certified Coach | International Coach Federation | Core | |
| Master Counselor in Addictions | The Breining Institute | Advanced | |
| Master Cruise Counsellor | Cruise Lines International Association | Advanced | |
| Master Journalism Educator | Journalism Education Association | Core | |
| Masters Drug Alcohol Addiction Counselor | Association of Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors | Specialty | |
| Medication-Assisted Treatment Counselor | The Breining Institute | Advanced | |
| Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist | The Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Adolescence and Young Adulthood - English Language Arts | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Adolescence and Young Adulthood - Science | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood - World Languages | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood - Literacy: Reading - Language Arts | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood - Music | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood - Physical Education | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood Certificate - Art | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood Certificate - English as a New Language | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Early Childhood through Young Adulthood - Exceptional Needs Specialist | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Early Childhood through Young Adulthood - Library Media | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification - Middle Childhood - Generalist | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Core | |
| National Board Certification Adolescence and Young Adulthood - Mathematics | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification Adolescence and Young Adulthood - Social Studies-History | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification Early Adolescence Mathematics | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification Early Adolescence Social Studies-History | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood - Art | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood - English as a New Language | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood - Music | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood - Physical Education | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification Early Adolescence-Science | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Board Certification Early Childhood through Young Adulthood - School Counseling | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| Natl Board Certification Early Adolescence English Language Arts | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | Specialty | |
| National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level I | Association for Addiction Professionals | Advanced | |
| National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level II | Association for Addiction Professionals | Advanced | |
| National Certified Adolescent Addictions Counselor | Association for Addiction Professionals | Specialty | |
| National Certified Counselor | National Board for Certified Counselors | Advanced | |
| National Certified Gambling Counselor | National Council on Problem Gambling | Advanced | |
| National Certified School Counselor | National Board for Certified Counselors | Specialty | |
| National Clinical Supervision Endorsement | Association for Addiction Professionals | Specialty | |
| Nationally Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist | Association for Addiction Professionals | Core | |
| Nationally Certified Resume Writer | National Resume Writers Association | Advanced | |
| Nicotine Dependence Specialist | Association for Addiction Professionals | Advanced | |
| Peer Recovery | International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium | Core | |
| Personal Fitness Trainer | Aerobics and Fitness Association of America | Core | |
| Personal Trainer Certification | National Strength Professionals Association | Core | |
| Personal/Life Coach | Center for Credentialing & Education, Inc. | Specialty | |
| Post Rehab Conditioning Specialist | American Academy of Health, Fitness, & Rehab Professionals | Specialty | |
| Professional Certified Coach | International Coach Federation | Advanced | |
| Professional in Human Resources - International | Human Resource Certification Institute | Advanced | |
| Qualified Clinical Social Worker Credential | National Association of Social Workers | Advanced | |
| Qualified Developmental Disability Professionals | The National Association of Qualified Developmental Disability | Advanced | |
| Registered Addiction Specialist | The Breining Institute | Advanced | |
| Registered Behavior Technician | Behavior Analyst Certification Board | Advanced | Yes |
| Registered Dance/Movement Therapist | American Dance Therapy Association | Specialty | |
| Registered Health Information Administrator | American Health Information Management Association | Core | Yes |
| Speed Agility & Quickness | National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association | Core | |
| Technician Certification in Biofeedback | Biofeedback Certification International Alliance | Specialty | |
| Technician Certification in Neurofeedback | Biofeedback Certification International Alliance | Specialty | |
| Trained Wedding Planner | American Association of Certified Wedding Planners | Core | |
| Travel Agent Executive | Cruise Lines International Association | Core | |
| Wellness Coach | National Exercise Trainers Association | Core |
Updated 5/2021
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