- VCB 106
Applies To:
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Virginia
Addiction Counselors
- AAC
- CADC
- CAADC
- CPS
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Virginia
Prevention Specialists
- APS
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Virginia
Peer Support Specialists
- CPRS
Our distant learning courses are accepted for continuing education credit for addiction counselors, as set forth by the Virginia Certification Board
Initial Requirement
Our courses can be used for initial certification requirements. There is no limit on distant learning courses for initial certification. However please be aware of any content requirements your board may have when selecting CE courses from this site.
We are NOT approved for the 72 hour PRS training.
Renewal Requirements
Unless otherwise noted, all certifications require 3 hours of ethics.
COUNSELOR
CADC – 40 hours relevant to addiction
CCJP – 40 hours relevant to addiction
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
CCS – 6 hours relevant to clinical supervision
CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
CCDP – 40 hours relevant to co-occurring disorders
PREVENTION
CPS – 40 hours relevant to prevention
PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT
CPRS- 20 hours of peer support specific education and 6 in ethics.
All credential require:
Three hours in VCB approved professional ethics and responsibilities as part of the total hours. EXCEPT for the CPRS which requires six (6) hours in ethics.
Acceptable trainings that would meet this requirement include but are not limited to: ethics related to human services, HIPAA, confidentiality, boundaries and mental health law.
Addiction Counselor CE is a service of CE Learning Systems LLC. CE Learning Systems is approved to offer continuing educations courses by Viriginia Certification Board (#106). CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the courses.
Board Contact Info
Virginia Certification Board
298 S. Progress Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Phone: 804.741.2319
Fax: 717.540.4458
[email protected]
https://www.vacertboard.org/
Associate Addiction Counselor
Initial Credential
200 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your AAC initial credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the AAC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your AAC credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the AAC credential.
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the CADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CADC credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the CADC credential.
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Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Initial Credential
180 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CAADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the CAADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAADC credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the CAADC credential.
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Certified Prevention Specialist
Initial Credential
120 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPS initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 86 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 86 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Rethinking Unhealthy Alcohol Use in the United States: A Structured Review
1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Character Strengths As Moderators of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Health Outcomes
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Media Literacy As a Practical and Transferrable Skill
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Social Media Best Practices - Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Using Media in Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Associate Prevention Specialist
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Initial Credential
100 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your APS initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your APS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 86 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 86 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Rethinking Unhealthy Alcohol Use in the United States: A Structured Review
1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Character Strengths As Moderators of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Health Outcomes
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Media Literacy As a Practical and Transferrable Skill
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Social Media Best Practices - Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Using Media in Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
We do not offer the course required for initial certification.
Initial Credential
72 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPRS initial credential.
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPRS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 11 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 11 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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Title 42: Public Health Part 2 – Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Updated
2 CE credit hours
Errors, Boundaries, Patient Safety; Ethics; Peer Recovery |
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 |
Ethics, 3.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 25 courses applicable to this requirement.
103481: Title 42: Public Health Part 2 – Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Updated, 2 CE credit hours - 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
- 103295: Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 25 Courses
Co-occurring, 37.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 10 courses applicable to this requirement.
103290: Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Sections 2 and 3 Second Edition, 8 CE credit hours - 103285: Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Section 1 (2nd Edition), 7 CE credit hours
- 103085: Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System- Instruments for Screening and Assessing Co-occurring Disorders Part 2, 4.5 CE credit hours
- 103083: Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System- Instruments for Screening and Assessing Co-occurring Disorders Part 1, 7 CE credit hours
- 102961: TIP 42 Co-Occurring Disorder Strategies, Special Populations and Treatment Models, 7.5 CE credit hours
- View All 10 Courses
Supervision, 6.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 11 courses applicable to this requirement.
103484: Advanced Clinical Supervision: Performance Problems, Constructive Feedback, and Dual Relationships, 3 CE credit hours - 103436: Clinical Supervision for Those Who Work With Couples and Families, 3 CE credit hours
- 103424: Effects of Adding Video Feedback to Emotionally Focused Therapy Supervision: A Concurrent Multiple-baseline Across Subjects Design, 1 CE credit hour
- 103360: Models of Remote Professional Supervision for Psychologists in Rural and Remote Locations: A Systematic Review, 1 CE credit hour
- 103332: CBT Supervision Behind Closed Doors: Supervisor and Supervisee Reflections on Their Experiences and Use of Clinical Supervision, 1 CE credit hour
- View All 11 Courses
Prevention, 20.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 88 courses applicable to this requirement.
103466: Rethinking Unhealthy Alcohol Use in the United States: A Structured Review, 1 CE credit hour - 103459: Character Strengths As Moderators of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Health Outcomes, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103451: Media Literacy As a Practical and Transferrable Skill, 1.25 CE credit hour
- 103450: Social Media Best Practices - Prevention, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103449: Using Media in Substance Misuse Prevention, 1.5 CE credit hour
- View All 88 Courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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A Mapping Review of Research on Gambling Harm in Three Regulatory Environments
1.5 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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Social Influences Normalize Gambling-related Harm Among Higher Risk Gamblers
1 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States:: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
7.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Evaluation; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Positive Illusions: The Role of Cognitive Distortions Related to Gambling and Temporal Perspective in Chasing Behavior
1.5 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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HIV Prevention Intervention for Substance Users:: A Review of the Literature
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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Personal Recovery For Special Populations:: A qualitative study exploring the role of special interest meetings within 12-step fellowships
1.5 CE credit hour
Group Counseling; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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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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From Rupture to Repair: How Nervous System Regulation Can Support Trauma Recovery
6 CE credit hours
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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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 |
