- NAADAC 192243
40 CE credit hours required every 2 years — 40 may be earned with Addiction Counselor CE.
Applies To:
- Washington Addiction Counselors
AddictionCounselorCE.com distant learning course credits are accepted, as set forth by the Washington State Department of Health.
Renewal
14 hours must be in one or more topics (a-w). See details at in the Special Requirements tab.
4 must be in professional ethics or law. Ten (10) may be in areas relating to various phases of one’s professional career.
28 of the 40 hours must be continuing education. The additional 12 may be continuing education or “professional development activities”.
6 credit hours must be in suicide assessment, treatment, and management
(1)(A) Each of the following professionals certified or licensed under Title 18 RCW shall, at least once every six years, complete training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management that is approved, in rule, by the relevant disciplining authority.
c) The training required by this subsection must be at least six hours in length, unless a disciplinary authority has determined, under subsection (8)(b) of this section, that training that includes only screening and referral elements is appropriate for the profession in question, in which case the training must be at least three hours in length.
Initial Certification
Our courses not allowed for initial certification hours
Addiction Counselor CE is a service of CE Learning Systems LLC. CE Learning Systems is approved to offer continuing educations courses by NAADAC and many ICRC certification boards. CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the courses.
Board Contact Info
Washington State Department of Health (AODA Counselors)
111 Israel Rd. S.E.
Tumwater, WA 98501
360-236-4700
Fax number: 360-236-4818
hsqa.csc@doh.wa.gov
https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-new-renew-or-update/substance-use-disorder-professional/continuing-education
CDP renewal-Ethics and Law requirement, 4.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 27 courses applicable to this requirement.
103386: Spirituality, Diversity, and Ethical Decision-Making: The Inclusive Wesleyan Quadrilateral Discernment Model, 1 CE credit hour - 103359: Reach Out and Shrink Someone-Clinical Practice in the Age of Technology, 3 CE credit hours
- 103340: Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services, 3 CE credit hours
- 103329: Ethical Humility in Social Work, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103321: Ethics and Risk Management Issues in Supervision, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 27 Courses
CDP renewal-14 hours in topic areas, 14.00 CE credit hours
At least 14 hours must be done in one or more of the following topic areas. For each topic area AddictionCounselorCE has courses that address the area. These can be found here: http://www.addictioncounselorce.com/courses. You may browse our Course Categories or do a keyword search.
• Understanding addiction;
• Pharmacological actions of alcohol and other drugs;
• Substance abuse and addiction treatment methods;
• Understanding addiction placement, continuing care, and discharge criteria, including American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria;
• Cultural diversity including people with disabilities and its implication for treatment;
• Chemical dependency clinical evaluation (screening and referral to include comorbidity);
• HIV/AIDS brief risk intervention for the chemically dependent;
• Chemical dependency treatment planning;
• Referral and use of community resources;
• Service coordination (implementing the treatment plan, consulting, continuing assessment and treatment planning);
• Individual counseling;
• Group counseling;
• Chemical dependency counseling for families, couples and significant others;
• Developmental psychology;
• Psychopathology/abnormal psychology;
• Documentation, to include, screening, intake, assessment, treatment plan, clinical reports, clinical progress notes, discharge summaries, and other client related data;
• Chemical dependency confidentiality;
• Professional and ethical responsibilities;
• Relapse prevention;
• Adolescent chemical dependency assessment and treatment;
• Chemical dependency case management; and
• Chemical dependency rules and regulations.
Suicide, 3.00 CE credit hours
A substance use disorder professional must complete a training in suicide assessment, including screening and referral. The training must be provided by a single provider and must be at least three hours in length. The training must be on the department’s model list for training programs in suicide assessment, treatment and management. (https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-healthcare-providers/healthcare-professions-and-facilities/suicide-prevention/training-programs/model-list)
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Course Description | Medium |
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Termination and Abandonment: Best Ethical Practices for Clinicians
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics |
Recorded Webinar |
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups Part 3:: Using group CBT to treat eating disorders, substance use disorders, borderline personality disorder, and psychosis/psychotic disorders.
8 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Group Counseling |
Book |
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups Part 2:: Using group CBT to treat anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, trauma, and mood disorders
8 CE credit hours
Group Counseling; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Book |
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups Part 1:: General Principles and Practice
8 CE credit hours
Group Counseling; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Book |
Rethinking Unhealthy Alcohol Use in the United States: A Structured Review
1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Cumulative Exposure to Traumatic Events and Craving Among Women in Residential Treatment for Substance Use Disorder:: The role of emotion dysregulation and mindfulness disposition
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Gender Issues; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Professional Readiness |
Reading-Based Online |
Brain Interrupted: Early Life Traumatic Brain Injury and Addiction Vulnerability
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Professional Readiness |
Reading-Based Online |
Treating Addiction A Guide for Professionals - Part 4
8 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness |
Book |
Treating Addiction A Guide for Professionals - Part 3
8 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Professional Readiness |
Book |
Character Strengths As Moderators of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Health Outcomes
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |