Applies To:
- Washington Addiction Counselors
AddictionCounselorCE.com distant learning course credits are accepted, as set forth by the Washington State Department of Health.
Renewal
14 hours must be in one or more topics (a-w) See details at: http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/ChemicalDep/education.htm
4 must be in professional ethics or law. Ten (10) may be in areas relating to various phases of one’s professional career.
28 of the 40 hours must be continuing education. The additional 12 may be continuing education or “professional development activities”.
6 credit hours must be in suicide assessment, treatment, and management
(1)(A) Each of the following professionals certified or licensed under Title 18 RCW shall, at least once every six years, complete training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management that is approved, in rule, by the relevant disciplining authority.
c) The training required by this subsection must be at least six hours in length, unless a disciplinary authority has determined, under subsection (8)(b) of this section, that training that includes only screening and referral elements is appropriate for the profession in question, in which case the training must be at least three hours in length.
Initial Certification
Our courses not allowed for initial certification hours
Addiction Counselor CE is a service of CE Learning Systems LLC. CE Learning Systems is approved to offer continuing educations courses by NAADAC and many ICRC certification boards. CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the courses.
Board Contact Info
Washington State Department of Health (AODA Counselors)
111 Israel Rd. S.E.
Tumwater, WA 98501
360-236-4700
Fax number: 360-236-4818
[email protected]
https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/SubstanceUseDisorderProfessional/LicenseRequirements
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CDP renewal-Ethics and Law requirement, 4 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 6 courses for 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
- 102742: Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians: Best Practices for Avoiding Litigation, Complaints and Malpractice, 7.5 CE credit hours
- 102377: Ethics and Technology, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 102357: Ethical Models, 3.5 CE credit hours
- View All 6 Courses
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CDP renewal-14 hours in topic areas, 14 CE credit hours
At least 14 hours must be done in one or more of the following topic areas. For each topic area AddictionCounselorCE has courses that address the area. These can be found here: http://www.addictioncounselorce.com/courses. You may browse our Course Categories or do a keyword search.
• Understanding addiction;
• Pharmacological actions of alcohol and other drugs;
• Substance abuse and addiction treatment methods;
• Understanding addiction placement, continuing care, and discharge criteria, including American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria;
• Cultural diversity including people with disabilities and its implication for treatment;
• Chemical dependency clinical evaluation (screening and referral to include comorbidity);
• HIV/AIDS brief risk intervention for the chemically dependent;
• Chemical dependency treatment planning;
• Referral and use of community resources;
• Service coordination (implementing the treatment plan, consulting, continuing assessment and treatment planning);
• Individual counseling;
• Group counseling;
• Chemical dependency counseling for families, couples and significant others;
• Developmental psychology;
• Psychopathology/abnormal psychology;
• Documentation, to include, screening, intake, assessment, treatment plan, clinical reports, clinical progress notes, discharge summaries, and other client related data;
• Chemical dependency confidentiality;
• Professional and ethical responsibilities;
• Relapse prevention;
• Adolescent chemical dependency assessment and treatment;
• Chemical dependency case management; and
• Chemical dependency rules and regulations.
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What Are The ethical Implications Of using Prize-based Contingency Management In substance Use? A scoping Review
1.5 CE credit hour
Ethics |
Reading-Based Online |
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Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies
1.25 CE credit hour
Children and Adolescents |
Reading-Based Online |
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Mastering the DSM-5-TR
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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What Lies Beneath: Treating the Trauma Underlying Substance Use Disorders
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Recorded Webinar |
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Substance Use in the Transgender Population: A Meta-Analysis
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Psychodrama in the Treatment of PTSD in Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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Substance Use Among Individuals With Mild Or Borderline Intellectual Disability
2.5 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping With the Grief, Stress, and Anger That Trigger Addictive Behaviors, 2nd Edition
8 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use |
Book |
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EHealth Familias Unidas-Pilot Study of an Internet Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Family Intervention to Reduce Drug Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Hispanic Adolescents
1.25 CE credit hour
Technology |
Reading-Based Online |
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Group-Based Trajectories of Parent-child Communication and Parental Knowledge Between Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Girls and Their Associations With Substance Use
1.75 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
