- APA
- ASWB ACE 1020
- NBCC 5951
36 CE credit hours required every 2 years — 36 may be earned with Addiction Counselor CE.
Applies To:
- California Social Workers
- California Counselors
- California Marriage & Family Therapists
Addiction Counselor CE home study courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for MFT’s and/or LCSW’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CE-credit.com maintains responsibility for the courses.
All our distant learning (online/homestudy) courses are considered “interactive” and available for your 36 credit hours.
CE Learning Systems has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5951. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Learning Systems is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Addiction Counselor CE is a service division of CE Learning Systems.
Effective January 1, 2021, California requires 6 credits are required in suicide risk and assessment. This is a one time requirement.
All licensees, must certify completion of continuing education on their renewal application. Random CE audits ensure compliance. If audited, you will receive a letter from the Board requesting copies of your continuing education certificates or course documentation as proof of compliance.
Board Contact Info
Board of Behavioral Sciences
Phone: 916-574-7830
http://www.bbs.ca.gov
Law and Ethics, 6.00 CE credit hours
MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs are required to complete 6 hours of Law and Ethics training with every renewal. You need to select appropriate ethics courses totaling 6 or more credit hours and then you must review your laws and regulations (https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/publications/lawsregs.pdf). The two courses listed under the Telehealth requirement can also be used as ethics courses if you have already met the Telehealth requirement.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 21 courses applicable to this requirement.
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
- 103329: Ethical Humility in Social Work, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103321: Ethics and Risk Management Issues in Supervision, 3 CE credit hours
- 103295: Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals, 3 CE credit hours
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HIV/AIDS, 7.00 CE credit hours
All licensees are required to complete continuing education coursework in the characteristics and methods of assessment and treatment of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) during their first renewal period after the adoption of these regulations. The coursework must total seven (7) hours.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 7 courses applicable to this requirement.
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
- 102698: Challenges Facing a Rural Opioid Epidemic-Treatment and Prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C, 1.5 CE credit hour
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Suicide, 6.00 CE credit hours
Suicide risk assessment and intervention is a one time requirement.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 7 courses applicable to this requirement.
103410: Suicide and Gambling Disorder, 1.5 CE credit hour - 103327: Exploring Evidenced-Based Therapies for Suicide, 3 CE credit hours
- 103316: Strengthening Your Suicide Assessment Skills, 3 CE credit hours
- 103234: Suicide and Indigenous People: Understanding Risks and Sustaining Cultural Resistance, 1.75 CE credit hour
- 102910: TIP 50-Addressing Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment-Part 2, 3.25 CE credit hours
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Telehealth, 3.00 CE credit hours
Legal and ethical issues related to telehealth is a one time requirement. The courses listed here can be used for the ethics requirement if you have already completed the one time Telehealth requirement.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 1 course applicable to this requirement.
103340: Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services, 3 CE credit hours
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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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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 |
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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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Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-Step Facilitation Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder:: A Distillation of a 2020 Cochrane Review for Clinicians and Policy Makers
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Crisis Intervention; Group Counseling; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Cultural Adaption of a Sobriety Support App for Alaska Native and American Indian People:: Qualitative Feasibility and Acceptability Study
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Service Coordination |
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 |
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Dark Times: The Role of Negative Reinforcement in Methamphetamine Addiction
2.25 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
