- WVCBAPP AP-24-109
Applies To:
-
West Virginia
Addiction Counselors
- ADC
- AADC
- CCJP
- CS
-
West Virginia
Prevention Specialists
- PS- Level 1
- PS Level 2
-
West Virginia
Peer Support Specialists
- PRSS
AddictionCounselorCE.com distant learning course credits is a WVCBAPP approved provider.
For recertification, 6 of 40 hours must be “addiction-specific”.
For initial certification 100% of hours may be distant learning.
CACs-70/270 hours must be chemical dependency-specific and 6/270 must be ethics.
CCSs-30 hours must be in clinical supervision.
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
West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction and Prevention Professionals
436 12th St Suite C
Dunbar, WV 25064
Phone: 304.768.2942
Fax: 681.205.8503
[email protected]
https://www.wvcbapp.org/
Alcohol and Drug Counselor
A minimum of 6 hours in addiction specific studies. Six (6) hours of addiction specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew. Initial - 70 credits in addiction specific content and 6 in ethics.
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your ADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the ADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your ADC credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the ADC credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
A minimum of 6 hours in addiction specific studies. Six (6) hours of addiction specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew. Initial-180 hours being addiction specific education with 6 hours of 180 addiction specific ethics
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your AADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the AADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your AADC credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the AADC credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Certified Criminal Justice Professional
6 hours of addiction specific ethics. Initial - 70 must be specific to addiction 6 must be criminal specific ethics.
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CCJP initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CCJP credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CCJP credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CCJP credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Clinical Supervisor
Six (6) of the 40 CEUs must be supervision specific. Initial- Thirty (30) hours of didactic education/training in clinical supervision. This must include education/training in each of the following five domains: Counselor Development, Professional and Ethical Standards, Program Development and Quality Assurance, Assessing counselor Competencies and Performance, and Treatment Knowledge. There must be a minimum of six (6) hours supervision in each of the five domains.
Initial Credential
30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CS initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CS credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CS credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CS credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Prevention Specialist - Level 1
Six (6) hours of prevention specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew Initial - 300 hours prevention specific education/training
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your PS- Level 1 initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your PS- Level 1 credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 95 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 95 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Effectiveness of a Hybrid Digital Substance Abuse Prevention Approach Combining E-Learning and In-person Class Sessions
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States-Results from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
8 CE credit hours
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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PTTC-Prevention of Prescription Drug Use Among the Latino Community
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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U.S. Military Veterans and the Opioid Overdose Crisis: a Review of Risk Factors and Prevention Efforts
1 CE credit hour
Prevention; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Importance of Advocacy for Prevention-What It Is and Tips for Conducting It
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Prevention Specialist -Level 2
Six (6) hours of prevention specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew Initial 240 must be prevention specific.
Initial Credential
360 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your PS Level 2 initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your PS Level 2 credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 95 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 95 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
|
Effectiveness of a Hybrid Digital Substance Abuse Prevention Approach Combining E-Learning and In-person Class Sessions
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
|
Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States-Results from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
8 CE credit hours
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
|
PTTC-Prevention of Prescription Drug Use Among the Latino Community
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
|
U.S. Military Veterans and the Opioid Overdose Crisis: a Review of Risk Factors and Prevention Efforts
1 CE credit hour
Prevention; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
|
The Importance of Advocacy for Prevention-What It Is and Tips for Conducting It
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Peer Recovery
6 hours of NAADAC/NCC AP National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) specific ethics
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your PRSS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 14 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 14 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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Bulletins for Professionals: Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Clinical Evaluation; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Prevention; Peer Recovery |
Reading-Based Online |
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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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Human Trafficking
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery |
Recorded Webinar |
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Reconsidering the Roots, Structure, and Implications of Gambling Motives:: An Integrative Approach
1.25 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Addiction Substitution and Concurrent Recovery in Gambling Disorder:: Who Substitutes and Why?
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Relapse and Recovery Strategies; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Planning |
Reading-Based Online |
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Examination of the Problem Gambling Severity Index for Use With Older Adults:: A Rasch Model Approach
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Assessment; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Scoping Review of the Individual, Socio-cultural, Environmental and Commercial Determinants of Gambling for Older Adults:: Implications for Public Health Research and Harm Prevention
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention; Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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STAT: Schema Therapy for Addiction Treatment, a Proposal for the Integrative Treatment of Addictive Disorders
1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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What Constitutes Effective Problematic Substance Use Treatment from the Perspective of People Who Are Homeless?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ethnography
2 CE credit hours
Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction; Crisis Intervention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Part 4 Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching:: A Guide to Effective Practice (Part 4)
4 CE credit hours
Peer Recovery |
Book |
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Incorporating Social Network Visualizations Into a Culturally Centered Motivational Network Intervention to Prevent Substance Use Among Urban Native American Emerging Adults:: A Qualitative Study
2 CE credit hours
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Pathways to Preventing Substance Use Among Youth in Foster Care
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Adolescents Who Play and Spend Money in Simulated Gambling Games Are At Heightened Risk of Gambling Problems
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Children and Adolescents; Gambling; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
