- NAADAC 192243
Applies To:
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Alabama
Addiction Counselors
- AAP
- CAADP
- ADC
- AADC
- CCJP
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Alabama
Prevention Specialists
- APS
- CPS
Those certified must accumulate 20 hours of Continuing Education (20 contact hours) per year with 6 in ethics every other year and 4 in counselor specific HIV/AIDS also every other year. Documentation of these are to be submitted with the maintenance fees. provides printable certificates for easy documentation of courses completed.
Renewal is on a quarterly schedule based on initial certification date. Those certified in January, February or March would renew in January. Those certified in April, May, or June would renew in April. Those certified in July, August, or September would renew in July. Those certified in October, November, or December would renew in October.
Board Contact Info
Alabama Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
717 Hwy 67 South Suite 2
Decatur, AL 35603
(256) 432-2781
aadaa4u@gmail.com
https://www.aadaa.us/
Associate Addiction Professional
6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS
Initial Credential
140 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your AAP initial credential.
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the AAP credential.
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Certified Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Counselor
6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the CAADP credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Alcohol and Drug Counselor
6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the ADC credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
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 AADAA is applicable to the AADC credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Certified Criminal Justice Professional
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CCJP credential.
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the CCJP credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Associate Prevention Specialist
4 HIV/AIDS and Disruptive Audience Behavior, 6 Prevention Ethics
Initial Credential
75 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your APS initial credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 147 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 147 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Trending Now on Social Media - Sustainable Realistic Social Media Strategies for Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Stigmatizing Imagery for Substance Use Disorders: a qualitative exploration
1 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Building Engagement to Support Adoption of Community-based Substance Use Prevention Initiatives
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect:: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation
1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
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Cultural Protection from Polysubstance Use Among Native American Adolescents and Young Adults: Prevention Science
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 147 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 147 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Trending Now on Social Media - Sustainable Realistic Social Media Strategies for Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Stigmatizing Imagery for Substance Use Disorders: a qualitative exploration
1 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
|
Building Engagement to Support Adoption of Community-based Substance Use Prevention Initiatives
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
|
Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect:: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation
1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
|
Cultural Protection from Polysubstance Use Among Native American Adolescents and Young Adults: Prevention Science
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
HIV/AIDS, 4.00 CE credit hours
4 credits required every two years.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 8 courses applicable to this requirement.
103638: HIV Prevention Intervention for Substance Users:, 1 CE credit hour - 103039: Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among People Living With Substance Use and Or Mental Disorders, 4 CE credit hours
- 103000: Motivational Interviewing With Couples-A Theoretical Framework for Clinical Practice Illustrated in Substance Use and HIV Prevention Intervention With Gay Male Couples, 1.75 CE credit hour
- 102852: Drugs and HIV in People Over 50, 2.25 CE credit hours
- 102700: Common Comorbidities With Substance Use Disorders, 1.25 CE credit hour
- View All 8 Courses
Ethics, 4.00 CE credit hours
4 credit hours required every two years. It is recommended that you choose courses with the word “ethics” specifically in the title.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 31 courses applicable to this requirement.
103716: Eye on Ethics: Exploring Complex Ethical Cases, 3 CE credit hours - 103713: Artificial Intelligence in the Behavioral Health Professions: Cutting-edge Ethical and Risk Management Challenges, 3 CE credit hours
- 103672: Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect:, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103667: Ethical Challenges in Reporting Across the Lifespan: Child Abuse Intimate Partner Violence and Elder Abuse, 3 CE credit hours
- 103472: Termination and Abandonment: Best Ethical Practices for Clinicians, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 31 Courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Working With Adolescents: A Guide for Practitioners: Part 3: Ch 11-18
8 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Gender Issues; Treatment Knowledge; Addictions, Substance Use |
Book |
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Autonomic Responses During Gambling on Slot Machines: the Effect of Outcome Type and Sex in a large community sample of young adults
1.5 CE credit hour
Gambling; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Engagement and Retention of Nonabstinent Patients in Substance Use Treatment: Clinical Consideration for Addiction Treatment Providers
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Social Media Interventions for Risky Drinking Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Tools for the Trade: Layering the Six CSAP Strategies for Impact - Part 1-Mastering the Six CSAP Strategies to Address Community Prevention Needs
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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What Clinicians Should Know: Understanding Girls and Women With Autism in a World Where They Are Commonly Overlooked and Misdiagnosed
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Application to Practice |
Recorded Webinar |
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Predicting Substance Use Patterns Among Rural Adults: The roles of mothers fathers and parenthood
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Semi-Synthetic Cannabis Products: Public Health Concerns and Policy Solutions
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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A Scoping Review of Cultural Adaptations of Substance Use Disorder Treatments Across Latinx Communities: Guidance for future research and practice
1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Cultural Diversity; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Trending Now on Social Media - Sustainable Realistic Social Media Strategies for Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
