- 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
info@vacertboard.org
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 88 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 88 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Rethinking Unhealthy Alcohol Use in the United States: A Structured Review
1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Character Strengths As Moderators of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Health Outcomes
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Media Literacy As a Practical and Transferrable Skill
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Social Media Best Practices - Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Using Media in Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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 88 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 88 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Rethinking Unhealthy Alcohol Use in the United States: A Structured Review
1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Character Strengths As Moderators of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Health Outcomes
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Media Literacy As a Practical and Transferrable Skill
1.25 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Social Media Best Practices - Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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Using Media in Substance Misuse Prevention
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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 14 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 14 courses
| 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 |
Reading-Based Online |
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Bulletins for Professionals: Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Clinical Evaluation; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Prevention; Peer Recovery |
Reading-Based Online |
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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 |
Reading-Based Online |
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Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health: Ethics and Risk Management Challenges
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Peer Recovery |
Recorded Webinar |
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Human Trafficking
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery |
Recorded Webinar |
Ethics, 3.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 28 courses applicable to this requirement.
103386: Spirituality, Diversity, and Ethical Decision-Making: The Inclusive Wesleyan Quadrilateral Discernment Model, 1 CE credit hour - 103359: Reach Out and Shrink Someone-Clinical Practice in the Age of Technology, 3 CE credit hours
- 103340: Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services, 3 CE credit hours
- 103295: Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals, 3 CE credit hours
- 103287: Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 28 Courses
Co-occurring, 37.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 11 courses applicable to this requirement.
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
- 103085: Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System- Instruments for Screening and Assessing Co-occurring Disorders Part 2, 4.5 CE credit hours
- 103083: Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System- Instruments for Screening and Assessing Co-occurring Disorders Part 1, 7 CE credit hours
- 102961: TIP 42 Co-Occurring Disorder Strategies, Special Populations and Treatment Models, 7.5 CE credit hours
- View All 11 Courses
Supervision, 6.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 12 courses applicable to this requirement.
103484: Advanced Clinical Supervision: Performance Problems, Constructive Feedback, and Dual Relationships, 3 CE credit hours - 103436: Clinical Supervision for Those Who Work With Couples and Families, 3 CE credit hours
- 103424: Effects of Adding Video Feedback to Emotionally Focused Therapy Supervision: A Concurrent Multiple-baseline Across Subjects Design, 1 CE credit hour
- 103360: Models of Remote Professional Supervision for Psychologists in Rural and Remote Locations: A Systematic Review, 1 CE credit hour
- 103332: CBT Supervision Behind Closed Doors: Supervisor and Supervisee Reflections on Their Experiences and Use of Clinical Supervision, 1 CE credit hour
- View All 12 Courses
Prevention, 20.00 CE credit hours
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 90 courses applicable to this requirement.
103466: Rethinking Unhealthy Alcohol Use in the United States: A Structured Review, 1 CE credit hour - 103459: Character Strengths As Moderators of the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Negative Health Outcomes, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103451: Media Literacy As a Practical and Transferrable Skill, 1.25 CE credit hour
- 103450: Social Media Best Practices - Prevention, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103449: Using Media in Substance Misuse Prevention, 1.5 CE credit hour
- View All 90 Courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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The Effect of Significant-Other Involvement in Treatment for Substance Use Disorders:: A Meta-Analysis
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Family/Couple |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Role of Stress, Trauma, and Negative Affect in Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder in Women
1 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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Active Mind/Receptive Mind: The Journey of Mindfulness
12 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Book |
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Conduct Problems and Depressive Symptoms in Association With Problem Gambling and Gaming:: A systematic review
2.75 CE credit hours
Gambling; Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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Interventions to Reduce Harm from Continued Tobacco Use
2.5 CE credit hours
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Developmental Model of Addictions:: Integrating neurobiological and psychodynamic theories through the lens of attachment
1 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Neurobiological Theories of Addiction: A Comprehensive Review
1 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Understanding Addiction; Professional Readiness |
Reading-Based Online |
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Addiction As a Brain Disease Revised:: why it still matters, and the need for consilience
1 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
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Nature-Informed Therapy: Unlocking Mental Health and Healing from Trauma
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Professional Readiness; Application to Practice |
Recorded Webinar |
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Psychostimulant Misuse Among American Indian, Alaskan Native, Or Native Hawaiian College Students in the U.S. From 2015 to 2019
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
