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Approval in Florida

Florida Certification Board CE Information

Provider
  • FCB 5069A

Applies To:

  • Florida Counselors
    • CMHP
    • CBHCM
    • CBHCMS
    • CRRA
    • CRSS
    • CMHP
    • CCHW
    • CDRS
  • Florida Addiction Counselors
    • CAP
    • CAC
    • CGAC
    • CTTS
    • CBHT
    • MCAP
    • CAP
    • ADC
    • ADC
    • ADC
  • Florida Prevention Specialists
    • CPP
    • CPS
  • Florida Peer Support Specialists
    • CRPS

Our distant learning courses are accepted for continuing education credit for addiction counselors, as set forth by the Florida Certification Board. Our courses may be used for renewal and initial certification.

All our distant learning courses are considered online, since exam questions are made available, scored, and certificates printed at our web site.

Addiction Counselor CE is a service of CE Learning Systems LLC. CE Learning Systems is approved to offer continuing educations courses by Florida Certification Board (FCB Provider # 5069A). CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the courses.

Board Contact Info

Florida Certification Board
1715 South Gadsden Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
P: 850.222.6314
F: 850.222.6247
https://flcertificationboard.org/certifications/certified-addiction-professional/

Select the relevant credential above for detailed info.

Certified Mental Health Professional with tier 1 degrees

Content Specific Training Applicants must complete and document content specific training. Hours and topics vary based on degree tier. Tier 1 Degrees: 150 hours of training, allocated as follows: • Understanding Mental Health Conditions - Treatment Knowledge = 80 hours; with 24 on trauma, suicide, and crisis intervention. (6 hrs each) • Application to Practice - Professional Readiness = 25 hours; 8 on psychopharmacology. • Documentation = 15 hours • Recovery-oriented Systems of Care/Person-Centered Counseling= 15 hours • Case Management/Care Coordination = 15 hours

Initial Credential

150 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CMHP initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CMHP credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CMHP credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CMHP credential.

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Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager

Initial: 50 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

  1. Engagement and Assessment (initial and ongoing): 9 hours
  2. Service Planning and Development (initial and ongoing): 8 hours
  3. Coordination, Linkage and Monitoring: 13 hours
  4. Documentation: 10 hours
  5. Professional, Legal and Ethical Responsibilities: 10 hours

Initial Credential

50 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CBHCM initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CBHCM credential.

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Credential Renewal

10 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CBHCM credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CBHCM credential.

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Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager Supervisor

Initial: Work experience is prorated depending on the applicant’s highest level of formal education. • 8,000 hours – Bachelor’s Degree or non-related Master’s Degree or higher • 4,000 hours – Master’s Degree or higher in a related field

50 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

  1. Engagement and Assessment (initial and ongoing): 9 hours
  2. Service Planning and Development (initial and ongoing): 8 hours
  3. Coordination, Linkage and Monitoring: 13 hours
  4. Documentation: 10 hours
  5. Professional, Legal and Ethical Responsibilities: 10 hours Renewal: 10 hours per year for a total of 20 due at each renewal period.

Initial Credential

50 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CBHCMS initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CBHCMS credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CBHCMS credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CBHCMS credential.

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Certified Recovery Residence Administrator

Initial: 100 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

  1. Recovery Residence Operations and Administration: 20 hours
  2. Maintaining the Physical Residence: 20 hours
  3. Resident Screening and Admission: 10 hours
  4. Resident Recovery Support: 30 hours
  5. Legal, Professional and Ethical Responsibilities: 20 hours

Initial Credential

100 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CRRA initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CRRA credential.

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Credential Renewal

10 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CRRA credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CRRA credential.

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Certified Recovery Support Specialist

Initial: 75 hours of content specific training, allocated as follows:

  1. Legal and Professional Responsibility: 22 hours a. Ethics – 6 hours b. HIPAA/Confidentiality – 2 hours c. Self-Care/Professional Development – 4 hours d. Cultural Competency – 4 hours e. Electives in above – 6 hours
  2. Re-engagement, Crisis Support and Safety: 13 hours a. Risk/Crisis Management – 6 hours b. Domestic Violence – 3 hours c. Electives in above – 4 hours
  3. Resource Linkage/Follow Up: 13 hours a. Active Care Coordination – 6 hours b. Documentation – 3 hours c. Electives in above – 4 hours
  4. Practical Living Skills/Social Development: 10 hours a. Social Development – 6 hours b. Electives in above – 4 hours
  5. Recovery Management: 17 hours a. Overview of Addiction/Stages of Recovery – 4 hours b. Addiction and Brain Chemistry/Pharmacology – 3 hours c. Recovery Management – 2 hours d. Co-occurring Disorders – 4 hours e. Relapse Prevention – 2 hours f. Motivational Enhancement – 2 hours

Initial Credential

75 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CRSS initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CRSS credential.

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Credential Renewal

10 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CRSS credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CRSS credential.

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Certified Mental Health Professional with tier 2 degrees

Tier 2 Degrees: 250 hours, as follows: • Understanding Mental Health Conditions/Treatment Knowledge = 80 hours; with 24 on trauma, suicide, and crisis intervention (6 hours each topic) • Application to Practice/Professional Readiness = 25 hours; with 6 on client-family- community education • Documentation = 15 hours • Recovery-oriented Systems of Care/Person-Centered Counseling = 15 hours • Case Management/Care Coordination = 15 hours • Clinical Evaluation = 25 hours • Treatment Planning = 15 hours • Counseling = 30 hours

Initial Credential

250 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CMHP initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CMHP credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CMHP credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CMHP credential.

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Certified Community Health Worker

Initial: 30 hours of content specific training, allocated as follows:

  1. Communication and Education: 4 hours
  2. Resources: 4 hours
  3. Advocacy: 4 hours
  4. Foundations of Health: 4 hours
  5. Professional Responsibility: 4 hours
  6. Electives: 10 hours

Renewal: 10 hours every two years

Initial Credential

30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CCHW initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CCHW credential.

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Credential Renewal

10 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CCHW credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CCHW credential.

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Certified Denial Recovery Specialist

Initial: 100 hours of training related to the CDRS core competencies. A minimum of 10 hours of training must be completed in each performance domain, the remaining hours may be used across any domain. CDRS Performance Domains: • Medical Billing Foundations • Hospital and Clinical Billing Cycle • Denied Claims Resolution • Information Systems • Professional Responsibility

Initial Credential

100 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CDRS initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CDRS credential.

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Credential Renewal

10 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CDRS credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CDRS credential.

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Certified Addiction Professional with Behaviorial Health degree

Initial: Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 60 Trauma-Informed Care 7 Suicide Prevention/Intervention 7 Crisis Management/Intervention 7 Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 35 Medication-Assisted Treatment/Harm Reduction 6 Documentation 15 Recovery Oriented Systems of Care/Person Centered Counseling 15 Case Management/Care Coordination 15 Professional Ethics/Ethics for Helping Professionals 6 Clinical Evaluation 26 Treatment Planning 15 Counseling 30 Total Training Hours 250

Initial Credential

250 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CAP initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CAP credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAP credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CAP credential.

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Certified Addiction Counselor

Initial: 270 total clock hours of training divided as follows

  1. Clinical Evaluation: 25 hours
  2. Treatment Planning: 15 hours
  3. Counseling: 30 hours
  4. Case Management and Referral: 10 hours
  5. Client, Family and Community Education: 10 hours
  6. Documentation: 10 hours
  7. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities: 30 hours
  8. Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge: 70 hours
  9. Application to Practice/Professional Readiness: 70 hours* *Must include at least 4 hours of HIV-AIDS and 2 hours of Domestic Violence

Initial Credential

270 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CAC initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CAC credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAC credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CAC credential.

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Certified Gambling Addiction Counselor

Initial: 85 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

  1. Addiction Theories: 10 hours
  2. Basic Knowledge of Problems and Pathological Gambling: 16 hours
  3. Gambling Counseling Practice: 20 hours
  4. Specific Issues in Gambling: 24 hours
  5. Professional Issues: 15 hour

Initial Credential

85 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CGAC initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CGAC credential.

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Credential Renewal

10 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CGAC credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CGAC credential.

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Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist

Initial: 40 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

  1. Health Education: 3 hours
  2. Assessment and Referral: 3 hours
  3. Treatment Planning and Counseling: 16 hours
  4. Professional Responsibility: 6 hours
  5. Electives: 12 hours

Initial Credential

40 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CTTS initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CTTS credential.

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Credential Renewal

10 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CTTS credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CTTS credential.

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Certified Behavioral Health Technician

Initial: Complete 30 hours of training, as allocated across the following CBHT domains: • Clinical Competence: 8 hours • Maintaining Client and Personal Safety: 4 hours • Documentation and Patient Confidentiality: 4 hours • Ethical and Professional Responsibility: 4 hours • Electives: 10 hours

Initial Credential

30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CBHT initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CBHT credential.

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Master’s Level Certified Addiction Professional

Initial: Applicants must complete and document 161 hours of training, as follows: • Supervision: 16 hours • Understanding Addiction: 45 hours • Treatment Knowledge: 45 hours • Application to Practice: 20 hours • Professional Readiness: 20 hours* • Electives: 15 hours *Must include at least 4 hours of HIV-AIDS and 2 hours of Domestic Violence.

Initial Credential

161 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your MCAP initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the MCAP credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your MCAP credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the MCAP credential.

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Certified Addiction Professional With Counseling Degree

Initial: Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 40 Trauma-Informed Care 7 Suicide Prevention/Intervention 7 Crisis Management/Intervention 7 Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 35 Medication-Assisted Treatment/Harm Reduction 6 Documentation 12 Recovery Oriented Systems of Care/Person Centered Counseling 12 Case Management/Care Coordination 12 Professional Ethics/Ethics for Helping Professionals 6 Total Training Hours 150

Initial Credential

150 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CAP initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CAP credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAP credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CAP credential.

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IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counselor MCAP

Initial: 350 hours

  1. Clinical Evaluation 35
  2. Treatment Planning 30
  3. Counseling 50
  4. Case Management and Referral 15
  5. Client, Family and Community Education 15
  6. Documentation 15
  7. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities 30
  8. Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 80
  9. Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 80

Initial Credential

350 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your ADC initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the ADC credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your ADC credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the ADC credential.

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IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counselor CAP

Initial: 350 hours

  1. Clinical Evaluation 35
  2. Treatment Planning 30
  3. Counseling 50
  4. Case Management and Referral 15
  5. Client, Family and Community Education 15
  6. Documentation 15
  7. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities 30
  8. Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 80
  9. Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 80

Initial Credential

350 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your ADC initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the ADC credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your ADC credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the ADC credential.

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IC&RC Alcohol and Drug Counselor CAC

270 hours allocated as follows:

  1. Clinical Evaluation 25
  2. Treatment Planning 15
  3. Counseling 30
  4. Case Management and Referral 10
  5. Client, Family and Community Education 10
  6. Documentation 10
  7. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities 30
  8. Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 70
  9. Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 70

Initial Credential

270 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your ADC initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the ADC credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your ADC credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the ADC credential.

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Certified Prevention Professional

Initial: 250 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

  1. Understanding Addiction: 24 hours
  2. Prevention-specific Ethics: 6 hours
  3. Planning and Evaluation: 70 hours *
  4. Prevention Education and Service Delivery: 35 hours
  5. Communication: 25 hours
  6. Community Organization: 35 hours
  7. Public Policy and Environmental Change: 25 hours
  8. Professional Growth and Responsibility: 30 hours
  • Must include 16 hours directly related to staff supervision.

Initial Credential

250 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPP initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CPP credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPP credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CPP credential.

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Certified Prevention Specialist

Initial: 120 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

  1. Understanding Addiction: 24 hours
  2. Prevention-specific Ethics: 6 hours
  3. Planning and Evaluation: 30 hours
  4. Prevention Education and Service Delivery: 15 hours
  5. Communication: 10 hours
  6. Community Organization: 15 hours
  7. Public Policy and Environmental Change: 10 hours
  8. Professional Growth and Responsibility: 10 hours

Initial Credential

120 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPS initial credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CPS credential.

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Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS credential.

Any course accepted by FCB is applicable to the CPS credential.

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Certified Recovery Peer Specialist

Initial: 4 hours: Advocacy 6 hours: Mentoring 6 hours: Recovery Support 2 hours: Cultural and Linguistic Competence 4 hours: Motivational Interviewing 2 hours: Vicarious Trauma/Self-Care 4 hours: Professional Responsibility 8 hours: Whole Health (for example, WRAP, WHAM, Peer Whole Health and Resilience) 4 hours: Electives (must be related to one or more recovery peer support core competencies

Initial Credential

40 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CRPS initial credential.

Credential Renewal

10 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CRPS credential.

Addiction Counselor CE offers 23 courses applicable to this credential.

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CAS-Initial Certification hours, 0.00 CE credit hours

The following table identifies each content area and the minimum number of hours of training candidates must document as part of the Application Portfolio.

NOTE: You can easily find courses for each of these Content Areas on our site. On the courses page there is an entire Course Category for each of the Content Areas.

Content Areas- CAS Hours
Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 37
Client, Family, and Community Education 5
Clinical Evaluation 10
Counseling 20
Documentation 5
Professional and Ethical Responsibility 15
Referral 5
Service Coordination 5
Supervision N/A
Treatment Planning 5
Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 37

*NOTE: All applicants are required to document a minimum of 4 hours of HIV/AIDS and 2 hours of Domestic Violence training. These six hours will be applied to the total number of hours required in the transdisciplinary foundations.
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CAC-Initial Certification requirements, 0.00 CE credit hours

The following table identifies each content area and the minimum number of hours of training candidates must document as part of the Application Portfolio.

NOTE: You can easily find courses for each of these CAC Content Areas on our site. On the “Courses” page (www.addictioncounselorce.com/courses) there is an entire Course Category for each of the Content Areas.

Content Areas- CAC Hours Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 57* Client, Family, and Community Education 10 Clinical Evaluation 25 Counseling 30 Documentation 10 Professional and Ethical Responsibility 30 Referral 5 Service Coordination 5 Supervision N/A Treatment Planning 15 Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 57*
  • If seeking reciprocity at the CAC level, applicants must document an additional 20 hours of training across these two topics.

*NOTE: All applicants are required to document a minimum of 4 hours of HIV/AIDS and 2 hours of Domestic Violence training. These six hours will be applied to the total number of hours required in the transdisciplinary foundations.
You can easily find relevant courses by using the SEARCH function on our “Courses” page.

CAP-Initial Certification requirements, 0.00 CE credit hours

350 hours of training. At least 190 hours must be allocated, as specified, among each of the professional practice dimensions:
Clinical Evaluation – 20 hours in assessment; 15 hours in screening
Treatment Planning – 20 hours
Referral – 5 hours
Service Coordination – 5 hours
Counseling – 50 hours
Client, Family, and Community Education – 15 hours
Documentation – 15 hours
Professional and Ethical Responsibilities – 30 hours
Supervision – 15 hours

At least 154 hours must be allocated, as specified, in the following transdisciplinary foundations:
Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge – 77 hours
Application to Practice/Professional Readiness – 77 hours

At least 6 hours must be allocated in the following topic areas:
HIV/AIDS – 4 hours
Domestic Violence – 2 hours

CMHP-Certified Mental Health Professional, 350.00 CE credit hours

Assessment: 66 hours
Person Centered Service/Recovery Planning: 63 hours
Counseling: 93 hours
Service Coordination:48 hours
Professional Responsibility and Ethics: 30 hours
Electives: 50 hours

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