- NAADAC 192243
Applies To:
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Alabama
Addiction Counselors
- AAP
- CAADP
- ADC
- AADC
- CCJP
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Alabama
Prevention Specialists
- APS
- CPS
Those certified must accumulate 20 hours of Continuing Education (20 contact hours) per year with 6 in ethics every other year and 4 in counselor specific HIV/AIDS also every other year. Documentation of these are to be submitted with the maintenance fees. provides printable certificates for easy documentation of courses completed.
Renewal is on a quarterly schedule based on initial certification date. Those certified in January, February or March would renew in January. Those certified in April, May, or June would renew in April. Those certified in July, August, or September would renew in July. Those certified in October, November, or December would renew in October.
Board Contact Info
Alabama Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
717 Hwy 67 South Suite 2
Decatur, AL 35603
(256) 432-2781
[email protected]
https://www.aadaa.us/
Associate Addiction Professional
6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS
Initial Credential
140 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your AAP initial credential.
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the AAP credential.
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Certified Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Counselor
6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the CAADP credential.
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Alcohol and Drug Counselor
6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the ADC credential.
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Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your AADC credential.
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the AADC credential.
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Certified Criminal Justice Professional
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CCJP credential.
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the CCJP credential.
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Associate Prevention Specialist
4 HIV/AIDS and Disruptive Audience Behavior, 6 Prevention Ethics
Initial Credential
75 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your APS initial credential.
Addiction Counselor CE does not currently offer any courses applicable to this 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
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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HIV/AIDS, 4.00 CE credit hours
4 credits required every two years.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 7 courses applicable to this requirement.
103039: Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among People Living With Substance Use and Or Mental Disorders, 4 CE credit hours - 103000: Motivational Interviewing With Couples-A Theoretical Framework for Clinical Practice Illustrated in Substance Use and HIV Prevention Intervention With Gay Male Couples, 1.75 CE credit hour
- 102852: Drugs and HIV in People Over 50, 2.25 CE credit hours
- 102700: Common Comorbidities With Substance Use Disorders, 1.25 CE credit hour
- 102698: Challenges Facing a Rural Opioid Epidemic-Treatment and Prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C, 1.5 CE credit hour
- View All 7 Courses
Ethics, 4.00 CE credit hours
4 credit hours required every two years. It is recommended that you choose courses with the word “ethics” specifically in the title.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 23 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
- 103329: Ethical Humility in Social Work, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103321: Ethics and Risk Management Issues in Supervision, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 23 Courses
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A Mapping Review of Research on Gambling Harm in Three Regulatory Environments
1.5 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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Social Influences Normalize Gambling-related Harm Among Higher Risk Gamblers
1 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States:: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
7.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Evaluation; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Positive Illusions: The Role of Cognitive Distortions Related to Gambling and Temporal Perspective in Chasing Behavior
1.5 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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HIV Prevention Intervention for Substance Users:: A Review of the Literature
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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Personal Recovery For Special Populations:: A qualitative study exploring the role of special interest meetings within 12-step fellowships
1.5 CE credit hour
Group Counseling; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Reconsidering the Roots, Structure, and Implications of Gambling Motives:: An Integrative Approach
1.25 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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From Rupture to Repair: How Nervous System Regulation Can Support Trauma Recovery
6 CE credit hours
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Addiction Substitution and Concurrent Recovery in Gambling Disorder:: Who Substitutes and Why?
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Relapse and Recovery Strategies; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Planning |
Reading-Based Online |
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Examination of the Problem Gambling Severity Index for Use With Older Adults:: A Rasch Model Approach
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Assessment; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
