- ASACB ASACB Approved Provider
Applies To:
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Arkansas
Addiction Counselors
- ADC
- AADC
- CCS
- CCDP
- Arkansas Prevention Specialists
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Arkansas
Peer Support Specialists
- PR
Our distant learning courses are accepted for continuing education credit for addiction counselors, as set forth by the Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board.
Renewal Certification
Courses must be a minimum of 3 credits.
ADC : 14 hours required
AADC : 20 hours required.
CCS: 40 hours are required including 6 hours directly related to clinical supervision skills.
CCPD and CCPD-D: 40 hours are required including 6 hours directly related to ethics.
PR: 10 hours are required in peer recovery domains.
20 hours of distance learning (online/homestudy) allowed for renewal CE
Initial Certification
Arkansas does not accept distance learning hours for basic (initial) credentialing.
Addiction Counselor CE is a service of CE Learning Systems LLC. CE Learning Systems is approved to offer continuing educations courses by Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board. CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the courses.
Board Contact Info
Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board
1100 N University Avenue Suite 35
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 749-4040
ar.asacb@gmail.com
https://asacb.com/recertification/
Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Courses must be at least 3 credits.
Credential Renewal
14 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your ADC credential.
Any course accepted by ASACB is applicable to the ADC credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Courses must be at least 3 credits.
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your AADC credential.
Any course accepted by ASACB is applicable to the AADC credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Clinical Supervisor
6 hours supervision. Courses must be at least 3 credits.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CCS credential.
Any course accepted by ASACB is applicable to the CCS credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional
20 must be face to face and 6 must be ethics.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CCDP credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 16 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 16 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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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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Treatment Considerations for Youth and Young Adults With Serious Emotional Disturbances and Serious Mental Illnesses and Co-occurring Substance Use
2 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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Predictors of Therapeutic Alliance, Treatment Feedback, and Clinical Outcomes Among African American Women in Treatment for Co-Occurring PTSD and SUD
1 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Cultural & Racial Diversity |
Reading-Based Online |
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Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Sections 2 and 3 Second Edition
8 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Assessment |
Book |
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Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Section 1 (2nd Edition)
7 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Book |
Peer Recovery
6 must be ethics
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your PR credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 15 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 15 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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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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Treating Addiction A Guide for Professionals - Part 3
8 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Professional Readiness |
Book |
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Integrating Your Client's Spirituality in Clinical Practice
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Professional Readiness |
Recorded Webinar |
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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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|---|---|
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A Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model for Preventing HighâRisk Substance Use Across the Lifespan
1 CE credit hour
Prevention; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
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Treatments for Internet Addiction, Sex Addiction and Compulsive Buying:: A Meta-Analysis
2.25 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Pharmacology; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Opioid-related Treatment, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Incarcerated Persons:: A Systematic Review
2.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Clinical Evaluation; Crisis Intervention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Current Advances in Research in Treatment and Recovery: Nicotine Addiction
2.25 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods; Understanding Addiction; Prevention; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Addiction and Autonomy:: Why emotional dysregulation in additional impairs autonomy and why it matters
1.75 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Planning; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Role of Stress, Trauma, and Negative Affect in Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder in Women
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Gender Issues; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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E-cigarette Use Behaviors of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Youth in the Contiguous United States:: Insights from the Monitoring the Future Study (2018–2019)
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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"Letting Go and Staying Connected":: Substance Use Outcomes from a Developmentally Targeted Intervention for Parents of College Students
1 CE credit hour
Education (Client, Family, and Community); Family/Couple; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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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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Behavioral Addiction from the Asian Americans Perspective:: Exploration of Public and Help-Seeking Stigma
1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
