- APA
60 CE credit hours required every 3 years — 60 may be earned with Addiction Counselor CE.
Applies To:
- Washington Psychologists
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
6 credit hours in suicide assessment, treatment, and management.
(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.
Board Contact Info
Washington Examining Board of Psychology
Phone: 360-236-4912
https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-new-renew-or-update/psychologist/examining-board-psychology
Ethics, 4.00 CE credit hours
The following list of courses include ethics, boundaries, and safety practices. To best meet your ethics requirement, we recommend you select a relevant ethics course preferably with the word ethics in the title.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 20 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 20 Courses
Suicide Intervention, 6.00 CE credit hours
Requirement applicable every 6 years.
See the Board’s Info at https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=246-924-255
and
https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=43.70.442
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 5 courses applicable to this requirement.
103410: Suicide and Gambling Disorder, 1.5 CE credit hour - 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
- 102567: Evidence Brief: Suicide Prevention in Veterans, 1.25 CE credit hour
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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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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 |
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Dark Times: The Role of Negative Reinforcement in Methamphetamine Addiction
2.25 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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Child Maltreatment and the Development of Substance Use and Disorder
1 CE credit hour
Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part III and Part IV: (Chapters 10 through 15 and Appendix)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part I and Part II: (Chapters 1 Through 9)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Children of Parents With Addiction: Hidden Burdens and Resiliencies
3 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Education (Client, Family, and Community); Treatment Planning; Family/Couple; Understanding Addiction |
Recorded Webinar |
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Nature-Informed Therapy: Unlocking Mental Health and Healing from Trauma
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Professional Readiness; Application to Practice |
Recorded Webinar |
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Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
3.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Review of Contingency Management for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Adaptation for underserved populations, use of experimental technologies, and personalized optimization strategies.
1 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
