Applies To:
- Tennessee Counselors
- Tennessee Marriage & Family Therapists
Addiction Counselor CE’s distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for counselors and marriage and family therapists, as set forth by the Tennessee Board of Professional Counselors, MFT & CPT.
3 credit hours must be in ethics for each renewal
10 credit hours must be taken each year and 5 of those can be online.
Addiction Counselor CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved to offer continuing education courses by the Association of State Social Work Boards (ASWB #1020) and National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC #5951) and American Psychological Association (APA). CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for the courses.
Basic Requirements.
(a) Each person registered with the Board is required to complete twenty (20) clock hours
of continuing education every two (2) calendar years.
(b) Those persons who hold two (2) certificates and/or licenses regulated by the
Tennessee Board for Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists and
Clinical Pastoral Therapists shall complete thirty (30) clock hours of continuing
education every two (2) calendar years. A person who holds three certificates and/or
licenses shall complete forty (40) clock hours of continuing education every two (2)
calendar years. In each case, at least ten (10) clock hours shall be directly related to
the practice of each profession for which the person is licensed or certified.
© Ethics and Jurisprudence Course Requirement:
1. Three (3) clock hours of the twenty (20) clock hour biennial requirement shall,
pertain to the following subjects:
(i) Professional ethics; and/or
(ii) Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 22; and/or
(iii) Official Compilation, Rules and Regulations of the State of Tennessee,
Chapter 0450-01.
The Tennessee Code Annotated and Rules and Regulations have been combined into one exam for your convenience. Please scroll down to Special Requirements to view the course.
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Board Contact Info
Tennessee Board of Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Pastoral Therapists
Phone: 615-741-5735
https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/pcmft-board.html
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Ethics, 3 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 6 courses applicable to this requirement.
102996: Ethical and Professional Considerations in the Forensic Assessment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation, 1.25 CE credit hour - 102815: Drug Addiction: From Neuroscience to Ethics, 1 CE credit hour
- 102742: Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians: Best Practices for Avoiding Litigation, Complaints and Malpractice, 7.5 CE credit hours
- 102481: National Board for Certified Counselors Code of Ethics 2016, 1 CE credit hour
- 102254: Enhancing the Ethical Conduct of HIV Research With Migrant Sex Workers: Human Rights, Policy, and Social Contextual Influences, 1 CE credit hour
- View All 6 Courses
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Tennessee Code Annotated, Rules and Regulations: Code Annotated and Rules & Regulations, 3 CE credit hours
Tennessee Code Annotated, Rules and Regulations: Code Annotated and Rules & Regulations are combined into one course exam
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Interventions to Reduce Opioid Use in Youth At-risk and in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders:: A Scoping Review
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Children and Adolescents; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Human Trafficking
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice |
Recorded Webinar |
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Mental Disorder and Opioid Overdose: a Systematic Review
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Does DBT Based Group Treatment Help Adults With ADHD? (RCT Study)
1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Online and Distance Behavioral Health Practitioners: Ethics and Risk-management Challenges
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Technology and Counseling; Ethics |
Recorded Webinar |
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DSM-5-TR Insanely Simplified: Unlocking the Spectrums within DSM-5-TR and ICD-10
6 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Evaluation; Professional Readiness; Application to Practice; Assessment |
Book |
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The Shame Spiral of Addiction: Negative Self- Conscious Emotion and Substance Use
1 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Self-Inquiry Into Race Socialization & Internalized Whiteness: For Therapists Treating Racial Trauma Among BIPOC Clients
3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Clinical Topics & Methods; Cultural Diversity; Professional Readiness; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Recorded Webinar |
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Internal Family Systems Therapy: Why It Works & How to Know If It’s a Good Fit
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
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A Trauma-Informed Approach to Moving Beyond Cultural Competence to Cultural Intelligence
3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Professional Readiness; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Recorded Webinar |
