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 (#410) 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/MentalHealthCounselor
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CDP renewal-Ethics and Law requirement, 4 ce credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 12 courses for this requirement.
101760: Pennsylvania Certification Board Code of Ethical Conduct, 2 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
- 102357: Ethical Models, 3.5 ce credit hours
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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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Approaches to Therapy (TIP 39, Chapter 3): Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy 4 CE Credit hours
Service Coordination |
Reading-Based Online |
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What Are the Long Term Effects of Brief Strategic Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use? 1 CE Credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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An Electronic Screen for Triaging Adolescent Substance Use by Risk Levels 1 CE Credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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Designer Drugs 2015-Assessment and Management 1.25 CE Credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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Effects of Music Therapy and Music-based Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders-A Systematic Review 3 CE Credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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21st Century Neurobehavioral Theories of Decision Making in Addiction-Review and Evaluation 2.75 CE Credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Review of Contingency Management for the Treatment of Substance-use Disorders-adaptation for Underserved Populations, Use of Experimental Technologies, and Personalized Optimization Strategies 1.75 CE Credit hour
Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Contingency Management for Patients With Dual Disorders in Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Addiction 1 CE Credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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Longitudinal Association Between Pain Severity and Subsequent Opioid Use in Prescription Opioid Dependent Patients With Chronic Pain 1 CE Credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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Marijuana and Gender Differences in African Americans 1.75 CE Credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
