- WVCBAPP AP-24-109
Applies To:
-
West Virginia
Addiction Counselors
- ADC
- AADC
- CCJP
- CS
-
West Virginia
Prevention Specialists
- PS- Level 1
- PS Level 2
-
West Virginia
Peer Support Specialists
- PRSS - SUD
- PRSS-MH
AddictionCounselorCE.com distant learning course credits is a WVCBAPP approved provider.
For recertification, 6 of 40 hours must be “addiction-specific”.
For initial certification 100% of hours may be distant learning.
CACs-70/270 hours must be chemical dependency-specific and 6/270 must be ethics.
CCSs-30 hours must be in clinical supervision.
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
West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction and Prevention Professionals
436 12th St Suite C
Dunbar, WV 25064
Phone: 304.768.2942
Fax: 681.205.8503
[email protected]
https://www.wvcbapp.org/
Alcohol and Drug Counselor
A minimum of 6 hours in addiction specific studies. Six (6) hours of addiction specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew. Initial - 70 credits in addiction specific content and 6 in ethics.
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your ADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the ADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your ADC credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the ADC credential.
Course Description | Medium |
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Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Peer Recovery; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge; Management, Administration; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health: Ethics and Risk Management Challenges
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Human Trafficking
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Suicide and Indigenous People: Understanding Risks and Sustaining Cultural Resistance
1.75 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Suicide; Cultural Diversity; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
A minimum of 6 hours in addiction specific studies. Six (6) hours of addiction specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew. Initial-180 hours being addiction specific education with 6 hours of 180 addiction specific ethics
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your AADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the AADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your AADC credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the AADC credential.
Course Description | Medium |
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Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Peer Recovery; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge; Management, Administration; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health: Ethics and Risk Management Challenges
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Human Trafficking
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Suicide and Indigenous People: Understanding Risks and Sustaining Cultural Resistance
1.75 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Suicide; Cultural Diversity; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Certified Criminal Justice Professional
6 hours of addiction specific ethics. Initial - 70 must be specific to addiction 6 must be criminal specific ethics.
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CCJP initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CCJP credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CCJP credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CCJP credential.
Course Description | Medium |
---|---|
Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Peer Recovery; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge; Management, Administration; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health: Ethics and Risk Management Challenges
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Human Trafficking
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Suicide and Indigenous People: Understanding Risks and Sustaining Cultural Resistance
1.75 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Suicide; Cultural Diversity; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Clinical Supervisor
Six (6) of the 40 CEUs must be supervision specific. Initial- Thirty (30) hours of didactic education/training in clinical supervision. This must include education/training in each of the following five domains: Counselor Development, Professional and Ethical Standards, Program Development and Quality Assurance, Assessing counselor Competencies and Performance, and Treatment Knowledge. There must be a minimum of six (6) hours supervision in each of the five domains.
Initial Credential
30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CS initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CS credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CS credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CS credential.
Course Description | Medium |
---|---|
Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Peer Recovery; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge; Management, Administration; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health: Ethics and Risk Management Challenges
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Human Trafficking
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Suicide and Indigenous People: Understanding Risks and Sustaining Cultural Resistance
1.75 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Suicide; Cultural Diversity; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Prevention Specialist - Level 1
Six (6) hours of prevention specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew Initial - 300 hours prevention specific education/training
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your PS- Level 1 initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your PS- Level 1 credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 149 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 149 courses
Course Description | Medium |
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Trending Now on Social Media - Sustainable Realistic Social Media Strategies for Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Stigmatizing Imagery for Substance Use Disorders: a qualitative exploration
1 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Building Engagement to Support Adoption of Community-based Substance Use Prevention Initiatives
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect:: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation
1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Cultural Protection from Polysubstance Use Among Native American Adolescents and Young Adults: Prevention Science
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Prevention Specialist -Level 2
Six (6) hours of prevention specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew Initial 240 must be prevention specific.
Initial Credential
360 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your PS Level 2 initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your PS Level 2 credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 149 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 149 courses
Course Description | Medium |
---|---|
Trending Now on Social Media - Sustainable Realistic Social Media Strategies for Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Stigmatizing Imagery for Substance Use Disorders: a qualitative exploration
1 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Building Engagement to Support Adoption of Community-based Substance Use Prevention Initiatives
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect:: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation
1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Cultural Protection from Polysubstance Use Among Native American Adolescents and Young Adults: Prevention Science
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Peer Recovery Substance Use Disorder
6 hours of PRSS specific ethics
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your PRSS - SUD credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 20 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 20 courses
Course Description | Medium |
---|---|
Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect:: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation
1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Lived Experience in New Models of Care for Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Peer Recovery Support Services and Recovery Coaching
1.5 CE credit hour
Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching Part 4: A Guide to Effective Practice
4 CE credit hours
Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Book |
Compassion Fatigue for Clinicians and Mental Health Providers
3 CE credit hours
Consulting, Workplace; Clinical Topics & Methods; Peer Recovery; Professional Readiness; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching Part 1: A Guide to Effective Practice
4.5 CE credit hours
Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Book |
Peer Recovery - Mental Health
6 hours of PRSS specific ethics and continued certification in Mental Health First Aid or Taking Action
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your PRSS-MH credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 20 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 20 courses
Course Description | Medium |
---|---|
Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect:: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation
1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Lived Experience in New Models of Care for Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Peer Recovery Support Services and Recovery Coaching
1.5 CE credit hour
Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Reading-Based Online |
Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching Part 4: A Guide to Effective Practice
4 CE credit hours
Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Book |
Compassion Fatigue for Clinicians and Mental Health Providers
3 CE credit hours
Consulting, Workplace; Clinical Topics & Methods; Peer Recovery; Professional Readiness; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching Part 1: A Guide to Effective Practice
4.5 CE credit hours
Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Book |
Course Description | Medium |
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NAADAC Code of Ethics Revised 2025
2.5 CE credit hours
Ethics |
Reading-Based Online |
Prevention Across the Lifespan: Webinar 1: Substance Use Prevention Among Young Adults
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Culturally Tailored Substance Use Interventions for Indigenous People of North America: A systematic review
3 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
Prevention Across the Lifespan: Webinar 3: Substance Use Prevention Among Mid-Life Adults
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
Improving the Quality of Counseling and Clinical Supervision in Opioid Treatment Programs: how can technology help
1 CE credit hour
Technology and Counseling; Supervision; Addictions, Substance Use; Technology; Supervision |
Reading-Based Online |
The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Supervision; Ethics; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |
Gaming Passion Contributes to the Definition and Identification of Problematic Gaming
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Gambling; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
Getting Started in Clinical Supervision: Key Components for Structure Style and Best Practice
1.5 CE credit hour
Supervision; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |
A Brief Introduction to Discovering Your Supervisory Style
1.5 CE credit hour
Supervision; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |
An Introduction to Clinical Supervision Groups
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Supervision; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |