- VCB 106
Applies To:
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Virginia
Addiction Counselors
- AAC
- CADC
- CAADC
- CPS
- CCJP
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Virginia
Prevention Specialists
- APS
-
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
3 hours of Ethics
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.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
3 hours of Ethics
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.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
3 hours of Ethics
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.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Certified Prevention Specialist
3 hours of Ethics
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 145 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 145 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 |
Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional
3 hours of Ethics
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 VCB is applicable to the CCJP credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Associate Prevention Specialist
3 hours of Ethics
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 145 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 145 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 |
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
We do not offer the course required for initial certification. 6 hours of Ethics
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 22 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 22 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 36 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 36 Courses
Co-occurring, 37.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 14 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 - 103528: Efficacy and Acceptability of Interventions for Co-occurring PTSD and SUD: A Meta-analysis, 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
- View All 14 Courses
Supervision, 6.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 16 courses applicable to this requirement.
103784: Supervision Essentials: Building a Strong Foundation for Clinical Supervision, 3 CE credit hours - 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
- View All 16 Courses
Prevention, 20.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 146 courses applicable to this requirement.
103783: Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States 2024, 6.5 CE credit hours - 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
- View All 146 Courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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An Overview of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Opioids Fentanyl and Xylazine-What Are They and What Do Prevention Professionals Need to Know and Do to Prevent Overdose
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
|
Clinical Correlates of Sports Betting: A Systematic Review
2.75 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth: Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Cultural Diversity |
Reading-Based Online |
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Journaling In Clinical Practice
2 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
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Unpacking the Root Causes of Gambling in the Asian Community: Contesting the myth of the Asian gambling culture
1.25 CE credit hour
Gambling; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult) |
Reading-Based Online |
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Recovery Blindness: The Concept of Recovery in Veterans With a Gambling Disorder - A Scoping Review
1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
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Family Ties: Examining Family Functioning and Alcohol Use Among American Indian Youth
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Addiction and Addiction Treatment: A scoping review
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
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Human Trafficking Revised
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support |
Recorded Webinar |
