- 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
[email protected]
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 24 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 24 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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Addiction Counselor CE offers 6 courses applicable to this requirement.
103327: Exploring Evidenced-Based Therapies for Suicide, 3 CE credit hours - 103316: Strengthening Your Suicide Assessment Skills, 3 CE credit hours
- 103234: Suicide and Indigenous People: Understanding Risks and Sustaining Cultural Resistance, 1.75 CE credit hour
- 102910: TIP 50-Addressing Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment-Part 2, 3.25 CE credit hours
- 102909: TIP 50-Addressing Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment-part 1, 4.5 CE credit hours
- View All 6 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 |
