- VCB 106
Applies To:
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Virginia
Addiction Counselors
- AAC
- CADC
- CAADC
- CPS
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Virginia
Prevention Specialists
- APS
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Virginia
Peer Support Specialists
- CPRS
Our distant learning courses are accepted for continuing education credit for addiction counselors, as set forth by the Virginia Certification Board
Initial Requirement
Our courses can be used for initial certification requirements. There is no limit on distant learning courses for initial certification. However please be aware of any content requirements your board may have when selecting CE courses from this site.
We are NOT approved for the 72 hour PRS training.
Renewal Requirements
Unless otherwise noted, all certifications require 3 hours of ethics.
COUNSELOR
CADC – 40 hours relevant to addiction
CCJP – 40 hours relevant to addiction
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
CCS – 6 hours relevant to clinical supervision
CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
CCDP – 40 hours relevant to co-occurring disorders
PREVENTION
CPS – 40 hours relevant to prevention
PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT
CPRS- 20 hours of peer support specific education and 6 in ethics.
All credential require:
Three hours in VCB approved professional ethics and responsibilities as part of the total hours. EXCEPT for the CPRS which requires six (6) hours in ethics.
Acceptable trainings that would meet this requirement include but are not limited to: ethics related to human services, HIPAA, confidentiality, boundaries and mental health law.
Addiction Counselor CE is a service of CE Learning Systems LLC. CE Learning Systems is approved to offer continuing educations courses by Viriginia Certification Board (#106). CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the courses.
Board Contact Info
Virginia Certification Board
298 S. Progress Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Phone: 804.741.2319
Fax: 717.540.4458
[email protected]
https://www.vacertboard.org/
Associate Addiction Counselor
Initial Credential
200 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your AAC initial credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the AAC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your AAC credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the AAC credential.
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the CADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CADC credential.
Any course accepted by VCB 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.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CAADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the CAADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAADC credential.
Any course accepted by VCB is applicable to the CAADC credential.
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Certified Prevention Specialist
Initial Credential
120 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPS initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 146 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 146 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 |
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Stigmatizing Imagery for Substance Use Disorders: a qualitative exploration
1 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Building Engagement to Support Adoption of Community-based Substance Use Prevention Initiatives
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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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 |
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Cultural Protection from Polysubstance Use Among Native American Adolescents and Young Adults: Prevention Science
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
Associate Prevention Specialist
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Initial Credential
100 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your APS initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your APS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 146 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 146 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 |
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
We do not offer the course required for initial certification.
Initial Credential
72 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CPRS initial credential.
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPRS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE offers 23 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 23 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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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 |
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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 |
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Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching Part 4: A Guide to Effective Practice
4 CE credit hours
Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Book |
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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 |
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Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching Part 1: A Guide to Effective Practice
4.5 CE credit hours
Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Book |
Ethics, 3.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 37 courses applicable to this requirement.
103766: NAADAC Code of Ethics Revised 2025, 2.5 CE credit hours - 103758: The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision, 3 CE credit hours
- 103720: Ohio Addiction Professionals, 1.75 CE credit hour
- 103716: Eye on Ethics: Exploring Complex Ethical Cases, 3 CE credit hours
- 103713: Artificial Intelligence in the Behavioral Health Professions: Cutting-edge Ethical and Risk Management Challenges, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 37 Courses
Co-occurring, 37.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 13 courses applicable to this requirement.
103545: A Novel Integrated Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Co-occurring Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders:, 1.5 CE credit hour - 103453: Treatment Considerations for Youth and Young Adults With Serious Emotional Disturbances and Serious Mental Illnesses and Co-occurring Substance Use, 2 CE credit hours
- 103441: Predictors of Therapeutic Alliance Treatment Feedback and Clinical Outcomes Among African American Women in Treatment for Co-Occurring PTSD and SUD, 1 CE credit hour
- 103290: Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Sections 2 and 3 Second Edition, 8 CE credit hours
- 103285: Co-Occurring Disorders: Integrated Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Section 1 (2nd Edition), 7 CE credit hours
- View All 13 Courses
Supervision, 6.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 15 courses applicable to this requirement.
103759: Improving the Quality of Counseling and Clinical Supervision in Opioid Treatment Programs, 1 CE credit hour - 103756: Getting Started in Clinical Supervision: Key Components for Structure Style and Best Practice, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103755: A Brief Introduction to Discovering Your Supervisory Style, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103754: An Introduction to Clinical Supervision Groups, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103484: Advanced Clinical Supervision: Performance Problems Constructive Feedback and Dual Relationships, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 15 Courses
Prevention, 20.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 146 courses applicable to this requirement.
103730: Implicit Bias Training: Increasing Understanding and Reducing Barriers and Disparities in Access to and Delivery of Physical and Mental Health Care Services, 3 CE credit hours - 103723: Trending Now on Social Media - Sustainable Realistic Social Media Strategies for Substance Misuse Prevention, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103714: Stigmatizing Imagery for Substance Use Disorders, 1 CE credit hour
- 103691: Building Engagement to Support Adoption of Community-based Substance Use Prevention Initiatives, 1.25 CE credit hour
- 103661: Cultural Protection from Polysubstance Use Among Native American Adolescents and Young Adults, 1 CE credit hour
- View All 146 Courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Delay Discounting in Established and Proposed Behavioral Addictions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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NAADAC Code of Ethics Revised 2025
2.5 CE credit hours
Ethics |
Reading-Based Online |
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Community Mobilization Mobilizing Marginalized Communities to Prevent Substance Misuse
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Relationship of History of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders on Risk of Dementia Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Prevention Across the Lifespan: Webinar 1: Substance Use Prevention Among Young Adults
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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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 |
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Prevention Across the Lifespan: Webinar 3: Substance Use Prevention Among Mid-Life Adults
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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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 |
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The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Supervision; Ethics; Supervision |
Recorded Webinar |
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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 |
