- NAADAC 192243
- FCB 5069A
Applies To:
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Tennessee
Addiction Counselors
- CADC I
- CADC II
- CAADC
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Tennessee
Prevention Specialists
- CPS I
- CPS II
The Tennessee Certification Board (TCB) offers a certification for alcohol and drug counselors. This certification is through IC&RC. Tennessee is also a licensure state for alcohol and drug counselors. Licensure is written into state statutes and is administered by the LADAC board under the State Department of Health.
TCB cannot accept training used for previous renewals.
Board Contact Info
Tennessee Certification Board
Airport Executive Plaza
1321 Murfreesboro Rd. Suite 140
Nashville, TN 37217
615-535-2705
[email protected]
https://www.tncertification.org/
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Must hold a high school diploma. 6 hours must be in a counselor-related ethics course for renewals.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CADC I credential.
Any course accepted by TCB is applicable to the CADC I credential.
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor II
Must hold a bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health related field (Note: if the bachelor's degree is in a non-related field, the applicant must apply for the CADC I). 6 hours must be in a counselor-related ethics course for renewals.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CADC II credential.
Any course accepted by TCB is applicable to the CADC II credential.
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Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
INITIAL:
A minimum of a master’s degree in a behavioral health related field with a clinical component/application is required. If your master's degree is not in a related field, you must apply for the appropriate CADC level.
180 total hours of education relevant to the field of substance use disorders and cooccurring disorders and the 4 IC&RC AADC performance domains:
- Screening, Assessment, & Engagement
- Treatment Planning, Collaboration, & Referral
- Counseling & Education
- Professional & Ethical Responsibilities
6 of the hours must be in professional ethics and responsibilities that are specific to counseling/behavioral health. Ethics courses that are in business, philosophy, religion, etc. are not accepted.
RENEWAL:
40 hours of related continuing education (in any IC&RC AADC domain) every 2 years.
- Hours must include 6 hours of counselor ethics as a refresher
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 TCB 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 TCB is applicable to the CAADC credential.
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Certified Prevention Specialist I
INITIAL:
Minimum 120 contact hours of prevention-specific training required.
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28 hours must include the Core Prevention Training Curriculum
- Effective Audience Management (6 hours)
- Prevention Ethics (6 hours PE course)
- Cultural Competency (6 hours)
- Environmental Strategies (10 hours)
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50 hours must be ATOD prevention specific
RENEWAL:
40 hours of prevention-related continuing education (in any domain) every 2 years.
- Hours must include a TCB-approved, 6-hour prevention ethics course refresher (it can be the in-person or online approved course)
Initial Credential
120 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPS I initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS I credential.
Addiction Counselor CE does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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Certified Prevention Specialist II
INITIAL:
Minimum 220 contact hours of prevention-specific training required.
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28 hours must include the Core Prevention Training Curriculum
- Effective Audience Management (6 hours)
- Prevention Ethics (6 hours PE course)
- Cultural Competency (6 hours)
- Environmental Strategies (10 hours)
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100 hours must be ATOD prevention specific
RENEWAL:
40 hours of prevention-related continuing education (in any domain) every 2 years.
- Hours must include a TCB-approved, 6-hour prevention ethics course refresher (it can be the in-person or online approved course)
Initial Credential
220 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPS II initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS II credential.
Addiction Counselor CE does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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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 |
