Approval in Washington

Addiction Counselor CE’s distant learning courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for psychologists as required by the Washington Examining Board of Psychology.

60 credit hours every three years at your birth date.

60 CE credits in the licensing renewal period may be distant learning (online/homestudy) courses.

4 credit hours must be in professional ethics
2 hours must be in health equity
6 credit hours in suicide assessment, treatment, and management every six years.

(1)(A) 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.

Addiction Counselor CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-credit.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content. No provider number is listed because the APA does not issue a provider number.