Approval in Illinois

Addiction Counselor CE’s distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for professional counselors, as required by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.

All clinical professional counselors are required to complete 18 hours in clinical supervision training of the 30 continuing education hours required. This is a one-time (lifetime) requirement.

Implicit Bias Training – A minimum of 1 hour of training every renewal. This can be a 1CE training or a training that meets the requirements of the rule and may not offer CEs.

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training – A minimum of 1 hour of training every renewal. This can be a 1CE training or a training that meets the requirements of the rule and may not offer CEs. The training must meet the requirements listed in the rule.

Mandated Reporter Training – A minimum of 1 hour of training every renewal. This can be a 1CE training or a training that meets the requirements of the law and may not offer CEs. The training must meet the requirements listed in the law.

Alzheimers Education – A minimum of 1 hour of training every renewal. This can be a 1CE training or a training that meets the requirements of the law and may not offer CEs. The training must meet the requirements listed in the law. “This requirement shall only apply to health care professionals who provide health care services to, and have direct patient interactions with, adult populations age 26 or older in the practice of their profession.”

Addiction Counselor CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved to offer continuing education courses by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC #5951), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1020) and the American Psychological Association. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for the courses.