- 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
[email protected]
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 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 5 courses applicable to this requirement.
102974: APA Ethics Code: With the 2016 Amendments to Standard 3.04, 2 CE credit hours - 102815: Drug Addiction: From Neuroscience to Ethics, 1 CE credit hour
- 102377: Ethics and Technology, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 102357: Ethical Models, 3.5 CE credit hours
- 102254: Enhancing the Ethical Conduct of HIV Research With Migrant Sex Workers: Human Rights, Policy, and Social Contextual Influences, 1 CE credit hour
Supervision, 6 CE credit hours
CDCS only
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Co-occuring Disorders
CDP only
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Prevention, 30 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 CE credit hours
Gambling Endorsement only.
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Transdiagnostic Treatment of Anxiety and Related Disorders
3 CE credit hours
Application to Practice; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Recorded Webinar |
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Mood and Anxiety Symptoms in Persons Taking Prescription Opioids: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses of Longitudinal Studies
1.25 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Real-time Social Stress Response and Subsequent Alcohol Use Initiation Among Female Adolescents
1.5 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
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CBT Supervision Behind Closed Doors: Supervisor and Supervisee Reflections on Their Experiences and Use of Clinical Supervision
1 CE credit hour
Supervision; Supervision |
Reading-Based Online |
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Ethical Humility in Social Work
1.5 CE credit hour
Ethics; Ethics; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Two-Year Outcomes of a Randomized, Family-Based Substance Use Prevention Trial for Asian American Adolescent Girls
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Exploring Evidenced-Based Therapies for Suicide
3 CE credit hours
Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide |
Recorded Webinar |
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42 CFR Part 2 July 2020 Update
2 CE credit hours
Errors, Boundaries, Patient Safety; Professional Readiness |
Reading-Based Online |
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Narcissistic Abuse 101
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice |
Recorded Webinar |
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Ethics and Risk Management Issues in Supervision
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Supervision; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |
