- NAADAC 192243
Applies To:
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Rhode Island
Addiction Counselors
- PADC
- CADC
- CAADC
- CCS
- Competency in Problem Gambling
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Rhode Island
Prevention Specialists
- APS
- CPS
- ACPS
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Rhode Island
Peer Support Specialists
- CPRS
40 hours every 2 years. 40 hours allowed from distant learning. 3 must be in Rhode Island approved professional ethics.
Recertification (Continuing Education) requirements vary according to specific credentials. See the Applications Page for more details about your specific certifications.
Initial Certification: Unlimited number of hours of distance learning allowed for initial certification.
PADC REQUIREMENTS 180 total hours of relevant education/training to the field of substance use disorders.
6 of the hours must be in substance use disorders ethics.
6 of the hours must be in confidentiality. (must include 42 CFR and its relationship to HIPAA and other confidentiality laws.)
6 of the hours must be in communicable diseases.
6 of the hours must be in medication assisted treatment.
CADC REQUIREMENTS: 300 total hours of relevant education/training to the field of substance use disorders.
120 of the hours must be specific to substance use disorders.
6 of the hours must be in substance use disorders ethics.
6 of the hours must be in confidentiality. (must include 42 CFR and its relationship to HIPAA and other confidentiality laws.)
6 of the hours must be in communicable diseases.
6 of the hours must be in medication assisted treatment.
CAADC REQUIRMENTS: 180 total hours of relevant education/training to the field of substance use disorders.
6 of the hours must be in substance use disorders ethics.
6 of the hours must be in confidentiality. (must include 42 CFR and its relationship to HIPAA and other confidentiality laws.)
6 of the hours must be in communicable diseases.
6 of the hours must be in medication assisted treatment.
We are an approved provider of NAADAC, Provider #410.
Board Contact Info
Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals
3 Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
401-222-5960
info@ricertboard.org
https://www.ricertboard.org/
Provisional Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Initial Credential
140 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your PADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the PADC credential.
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CADC credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CADC credential.
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Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Initial Credential
180 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CAADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CAADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAADC credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CAADC credential.
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Certified Clinical Supervisor
Hold a current and valid CADC, CAADC, CCDP, CCDPD, CCJP OR a specialty credential in another professional discipline in the human services field at the master's level or higher.
Initial Credential
30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CCS initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CCS credential.
Credential Renewal
6 CE credit hours required for renewal.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CCS credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CCS credential.
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Competency in Problem Gambling
Initial Credential
30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your Competency in Problem Gambling initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the Competency in Problem Gambling credential.
Credential Renewal
6 CE credit hours required for renewal.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your Competency in Problem Gambling credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the Competency in Problem Gambling credential.
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Associate Prevention Specialist
Initial Credential
48 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your APS initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the APS credential.
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Certified Prevention Specialist
Initial Credential
175 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPS initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CPS credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CPS credential.
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Advanced Prevention Specialist
Initial Credential
72 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your ACPS initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the ACPS credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your ACPS credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the ACPS credential.
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Initial Credential
46 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPRS initial credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CPRS credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPRS credential.
Any course accepted by Rhode Island Board for the Certification of Chemical Dependency Professionals is applicable to the CPRS credential.
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Ethics, 3.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 27 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 27 Courses
Supervision, 6.00 CE credit hours
CDCS only
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Co-occuring Disorders, 0.00 CE credit hours
CDP only
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Prevention, 30.00 CE credit hours
APS – 5 hours only of prevention-specific. CPS and CPSS – 30 hours prevention-specific
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Gambling, 6.00 CE credit hours
Gambling Endorsement only.
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Treating Addiction A Guide for Professionals - Part 4
8 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness |
Book |
Treating Addiction A Guide for Professionals - Part 3
8 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Professional Readiness |
Book |
Character Strengths As Moderators of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Health Outcomes
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Treating Addiction: A Guide for Professionals - Part 1 and 2
8 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness |
Book |
Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder in Adults With a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A systematic review of psychological interventions
1.5 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
Treatment Considerations for Youth and Young Adults With Serious Emotional Disturbances and Serious Mental Illnesses and Co-occurring Substance Use
2 CE credit hours
Children and Adolescents; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
The Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: A Revised Framework for Understanding Gambling Harm
1.25 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
Media Literacy As a Practical and Transferrable Skill
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Social Media Best Practices - Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Using Media in Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |