Applies To:
- Alabama Addiction Counselors
- Alabama Prevention Specialists
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/
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HIV/AIDS, 4 CE credit hours
4 credits required every two years.
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Ethics, 4 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 6 courses applicable to this requirement.
102974: APA Ethics Code: With the 2016 Amendments to Standard 3.04, 2 CE credit hours - 102815: Drug Addiction: From Neuroscience to Ethics, 1 CE credit hour
- 102742: Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Clinicians: Best Practices for Avoiding Litigation, Complaints and Malpractice, 7.5 CE credit hours
- 102377: Ethics and Technology, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 102357: Ethical Models, 3.5 CE credit hours
- View All 6 Courses
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The Effects of Responsible Gambling Pop-Up Messages on Gambling Behaviors and Cognitions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
1.5 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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Improving the Mental Health of Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors:: Findings from a Realist Review of Psychsocial Interventions
1.5 CE credit hour
Domestic Violence; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Suicide and Indigenous People: Understanding Risks and Sustaining Cultural Resistance
1.75 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Suicide; Cultural Diversity |
Reading-Based Online |
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DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills Workshop
2 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
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Brain, Body, and Recovery from Addiction
5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
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Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults
3 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Scoping Review of School-based Indigenous Substance Use Prevention in Preteens (7–13 Years)
1.5 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Prevention; Cultural Diversity |
Reading-Based Online |
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DBT Distress Tolerance Skills Workshop
2 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness |
Recorded Webinar |
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Practical Guide to the Provision of Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives - Tip 61 Part 1 Chapter 2
5.5 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa): User Demographics, Use Patterns, and Implications for the Opioid Epidemic
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
