Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant - Renewable Initial Credential

Congratulations on completing CDCA Preliminary certification! For CDCA Renewable certification, OCDPB requires 30 credit hours in courses that build on the Preliminary certification. Note: You must earn the CDCA Preliminary before you can work on the Renewable.

For an overview of the CDCA process, see the OCDPB page . To apply for your CDCA Renewable you must hold the Preliminary certification for 10 months. However, you can start working on your credits as soon you have been granted Preliminary certification by OCDPB.

Completing your CDCA Renewable requirements:

1. 1 Sign up for the CDCA Renewable curriculum with the button below.
2. 2 Complete the courses listed in the CDCA tab in your account.
3. 3 When you're done with all of the required courses, we'll generate the education grid to submit in your application to OCDPB.

Please note: Addiction Counselor CE is not part of the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board (OCDPB). If you have questions about the requirements and certification process, contact the board directly .

If you have any questions, please feel free contact us . Our support staff have worked with hundreds of other CDCA applicants and we're happy to help you along the way.

Register for the CDCA Renewable Curriculum

The Course List

Click each content area for the list of courses in that area. Note: you can take more courses too! Addiction Counselor CE offers hundreds of courses that you may be interested in.

• C1 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) & Recovery Knowledge , 5 hours
  • Addiction As a Choice, 2 hours
  • One Is Not Enough: Understanding and Modeling Polysubstance Use, 2 hours
  • Attachment and Substance Use Disorders--Theoretical Models Empirical Evidence and Implications for Treatment, 1 hour
• C2 Counseling Procedures & Strategies working with SUD , 8 hours
  • Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Alcohol Treatment, 1.25 hours
  • TIP 35-Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment-Increasing Commitment and Initiating Change, 2 hours
  • Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth, 2 hours
  • Are Relaxation Techniques Effective As An Active Ingredient in the Treatment of Adolescents, 1.25 hours
  • Time for a Paradigm Shift: The Adolescent Brain in Addiction Treatment, 1.75 hours
• C3 Group Process & Techniques , 5 hours
  • Group Therapy for Substance Use Disorders-A Survey of Clinician Practices, 1 hour
  • TIP 41-Substance Abuse Treatment-Group Therapy-Criteria for Placement and Group Development, 3 hours
  • Individual Versus Group Female-Specific Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder, 1 hour
• C4 Assessment & Diagnosis of Addiction , 3 hours
  • Mastering the DSM-5-TR, 3 hours
• C8 Treatment Planning , 6 hours
  • Advances in Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Interventions Among Racial Ethnic and Sexual Minority Populations, 1 hour
  • After Incarceration: A Guide to Helping Women Reenter the Community, 1 hour
  • An Argument for Change in Tobacco Treatment Options Guided by the ASAM Criteria for Patient Placement, 1.25 hours
  • TIP-27 Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment-Chapter Applying Case Management and Interagency Perspective, 2.25 hours
  • TIP-27 Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment-Case Management for Clients With Special Needs, 1 hour
• C9 Legal and Ethical Issues Pertaining to SUD Professionals , 3 hours
  • Ethics 101 for Addiction Professionals, 3 hours
  • Ethics and Prize-based Contingency Management, 1.5 hours