- APA
30 CE credit hours required every 2 years — 15 may be earned with Addiction Counselor CE.
Applies To:
- District of Columbia Psychologists
Addiction Counselor CE’s distant learning courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for psychologists as required by the D.C. Board of Psychology.
To qualify for the renewal of a license, an applicant shall complete thirty (30)
hours of valid continuing education during the two (2)-year period preceding the
date the license expires, which shall also meet the following requirements:
(a) At least fifteen (15) hours of valid continuing education shall be
completed in live program(s); and
three (3) hours in ethics
two (2) hours of LGBTQ
10% of total required hours in Public Health Priorities of the District of Columbia
15 credit hours may be distant learning (online/homestudy) courses.
Addiction Counselor CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-credit.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content. No provider number is listed because the APA does not issue a provider number.
https://dchealth.dc.gov/psychologist-psychologyassociate-ceurequirements
https://dchealth.dc.gov/page/policy-statement-identifying-public-health-issues-continuing-education
https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Psychology%20Regulations%207-5-2019.pdf
Board Contact Info
D.C. Board of Psychology
Phone: 202 724-4900
https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/psychology-licensing
Ethics, 3.00 CE credit hours
A licensee shall complete three continuing education credits in Ethics or Risk Liability
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 20 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
- 103340: Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services, 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
- View All 20 Courses
Cultural Competence, 3.00 CE credit hours
A licensee shall complete three continuing education credits in Cultural Competence.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 4 courses applicable to this requirement.
103158: A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Problematic Substance Use Among Transgender Individuals:, 1 CE credit hour - 103112: Mental Health Challenges of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: An Integrated Literature Review, 1.25 CE credit hour
- 103055: Building Cultural Competence to Enhance Clinical Practice, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 102824: Race/Ethnicity and Racial Group Composition Moderate the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorder, 1 CE credit hour
COVID-19 Education, 2.00 CE credit hours
DC Psychologists are now required to take 2 credit hours in COVID-19 education, including but not limited to COVID-19 vaccine safety, best practices for counseling patients about COVID-19 vaccines, and COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and effectiveness, on or before September 30, 2021.
We do not offer courses to fulfill this requirement. DC Health has a specific list of courses at https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/1556816
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
| Course Description | Medium |
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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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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 |
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Child Maltreatment and the Development of Substance Use and Disorder
1 CE credit hour
Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part III and Part IV: (Chapters 10 through 15 and Appendix)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part I and Part II: (Chapters 1 Through 9)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Children of Parents With Addiction: Hidden Burdens and Resiliencies
3 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Education (Client, Family, and Community); Treatment Planning; Family/Couple; Understanding Addiction |
Recorded Webinar |
