- 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
[email protected]
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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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 |
