- NAADAC 192243
Applies To:
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Rhode Island
Addiction Counselors
- PADC
- CADC
- CAADC
- CCS
- Competency in Problem Gambling
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Rhode Island
Prevention Specialists
- APS
- CPS
- ACPS
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Rhode Island
Peer Support Specialists
- CPRS
40 hours every 2 years. 40 hours allowed from distant learning. 3 must be in Rhode Island approved professional ethics.
Recertification (Continuing Education) requirements vary according to specific credentials. See the Applications Page for more details about your specific certifications.
Initial Certification: Unlimited number of hours of distance learning allowed for initial certification.
PADC REQUIREMENTS 180 total hours of relevant education/training to the field of substance use disorders.
6 of the hours must be in substance use disorders ethics.
6 of the hours must be in confidentiality. (must include 42 CFR and its relationship to HIPAA and other confidentiality laws.)
6 of the hours must be in communicable diseases.
6 of the hours must be in medication assisted treatment.
CADC REQUIREMENTS: 300 total hours of relevant education/training to the field of substance use disorders.
120 of the hours must be specific to substance use disorders.
6 of the hours must be in substance use disorders ethics.
6 of the hours must be in confidentiality. (must include 42 CFR and its relationship to HIPAA and other confidentiality laws.)
6 of the hours must be in communicable diseases.
6 of the hours must be in medication assisted treatment.
CAADC REQUIRMENTS: 180 total hours of relevant education/training to the field of substance use disorders.
6 of the hours must be in substance use disorders ethics.
6 of the hours must be in confidentiality. (must include 42 CFR and its relationship to HIPAA and other confidentiality laws.)
6 of the hours must be in communicable diseases.
6 of the hours must be in medication assisted treatment.
We are an approved provider of NAADAC, Provider #410.
Board Contact Info
Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
401-222-5960
[email protected]
https://www.ricertboard.org/
Provisional Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Initial Credential
140 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your PADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the PADC credential.
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CADC credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CADC credential.
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Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Initial Credential
180 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CAADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CAADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAADC credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CAADC credential.
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Certified Clinical Supervisor
Hold a current and valid CADC, CAADC, CCDP, CCDPD, CCJP OR a specialty credential in another professional discipline in the human services field at the master's level or higher.
Initial Credential
30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CCS initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CCS credential.
Credential Renewal
6 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CCS credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CCS credential.
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Competency in Problem Gambling
Initial Credential
30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your Competency in Problem Gambling initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the Competency in Problem Gambling credential.
Credential Renewal
6 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your Competency in Problem Gambling credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the Competency in Problem Gambling credential.
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Associate Prevention Specialist
Initial Credential
48 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your APS initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the APS credential.
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Certified Prevention Specialist
Initial Credential
175 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPS initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CPS credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CPS credential.
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Advanced Prevention Specialist
Initial Credential
72 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your ACPS initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the ACPS credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your ACPS credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the ACPS credential.
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Initial Credential
46 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPRS initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPRS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 14 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 14 courses
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Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Peer Recovery; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge; Management, Administration |
Reading-Based Online |
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Bulletins for Professionals: Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Clinical Evaluation; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Prevention; Peer Recovery |
Reading-Based Online |
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Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery |
Reading-Based Online |
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Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health: Ethics and Risk Management Challenges
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Peer Recovery |
Recorded Webinar |
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Human Trafficking
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery |
Recorded Webinar |
Ethics, 3.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 22 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
- 103295: Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals, 3 CE credit hours
- 103287: Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 22 Courses
Supervision, 6.00 CE credit hours
CDCS only
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 12 courses applicable to this requirement.
103484: Advanced Clinical Supervision: Performance Problems, Constructive Feedback, and Dual Relationships, 3 CE credit hours - 103436: Clinical Supervision for Those Who Work With Couples and Families, 3 CE credit hours
- 103424: Effects of Adding Video Feedback to Emotionally Focused Therapy Supervision: A Concurrent Multiple-baseline Across Subjects Design, 1 CE credit hour
- 103360: Models of Remote Professional Supervision for Psychologists in Rural and Remote Locations: A Systematic Review, 1 CE credit hour
- 103332: CBT Supervision Behind Closed Doors: Supervisor and Supervisee Reflections on Their Experiences and Use of Clinical Supervision, 1 CE credit hour
- View All 12 Courses
Co-occuring Disorders, 0.00 CE credit hours
CDP only
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 11 courses applicable to this requirement.
103290: Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Sections 2 and 3 Second Edition, 8 CE credit hours - 103285: Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Section 1 (2nd Edition), 7 CE credit hours
- 103085: Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System- Instruments for Screening and Assessing Co-occurring Disorders Part 2, 4.5 CE credit hours
- 103083: Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System- Instruments for Screening and Assessing Co-occurring Disorders Part 1, 7 CE credit hours
- 102961: TIP 42 Co-Occurring Disorder Strategies, Special Populations and Treatment Models, 7.5 CE credit hours
- View All 11 Courses
Prevention, 30.00 CE credit hours
APS – 5 hours only of prevention-specific. CPS and CPSS – 30 hours prevention-specific
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 89 courses applicable to this requirement.
103466: Rethinking Unhealthy Alcohol Use in the United States: A Structured Review, 1 CE credit hour - 103459: Character Strengths As Moderators of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Health Outcomes, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103451: Media Literacy As a Practical and Transferrable Skill, 1.25 CE credit hour
- 103450: Social Media Best Practices - Prevention, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103449: Using Media in Substance Misuse Prevention, 1.5 CE credit hour
- View All 89 Courses
Gambling, 6.00 CE credit hours
Gambling Endorsement only.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 22 courses applicable to this requirement.
103452: The Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: A Revised Framework for Understanding Gambling Harm, 1.25 CE credit hour - 103446: Non-pharmacological Treatment of Gambling Disorder:a Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103417: The Presentation of Observable Risk Indicators of Problem Gambling - Gender Differences, 1 CE credit hour
- 103416: Ethnic Minorities and Gambling, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103413: A Systematic Review : The Role of Virtual Communities in Gambling and Gaming Behaviors, 1.25 CE credit hour
- View All 22 Courses
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Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching: A Guide to Effective Practice Part 1
4.5 CE credit hours
Peer Recovery |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Role of Attachment in Poly-Drug Use Disorder:: An Overview of the Literature, Recent Findings and Clinical Implications
1.5 CE credit hour
Treatment Planning; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Primary Outcome from a Cluster-randomized Trial of Three Formats for Delivering Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) to the Significant Others of Problem Drinkers
1.75 CE credit hour
Education (Client, Family, and Community); Group Counseling |
Reading-Based Online |
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Structural Racism and Reflections from Latinx Heavy Drinkers:: Impact on Mental Health and Alcohol Use
1.25 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Cultural Diversity; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Theories of Change of School-based Interventions Integrating Health and Academic Education As a Novel Means of Preventing Violence and Substance Use Among Students
1.75 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Substance Use in Pregnancy:: Identifying Stigma and Improving Care
1.5 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Harm Reduction and Recovery Services Support (HRRSS) to Mitigate the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in a Rural Community
1 CE credit hour
Prevention; Relapse and Recovery Strategies |
Reading-Based Online |
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Associations Between Tobacco and Cannabis Use and Anxiety and Depression Among Adults in the United States:: Findings from the COVID-19 Citizen Science Study
1 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Assessment |
Reading-Based Online |
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Multi-service Prevention Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Women With Substance Use and Multiple Vulnerabilities:: Program Structure and Clients’ Perspectives on Wraparound Programming
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention; Education (Client, Family, and Community) |
Reading-Based Online |
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Exploring Stress, Cognitive, and Affective Mechanisms of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Trauma and Opioid Misuse
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
