- DCB 105
Applies To:
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Delaware
Addiction Counselors
- CAAC
- CADC
- CADC
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Delaware
Prevention Specialists
- CPS
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Delaware
Peer Support Specialists
- CPRS
Counselors
CADC re-certification requires 40 hours relevant to addiction including 3 hours of ethics.
Clinical Supervisors
CCS re-certification requires 6 hours relevant to clinical supervision.
Co-Occurring Disorders
CCDP re-certification requires 45 hours relevant to co-occurring disorders including 3 in ethics.
CCDP Diplomate re-certification requires 40 hours relevant to co-occurring disorders including 3 in ethics.
Prevention
CPS re-certification requires 40, including 20 specific to alcohol, tobacco & other drug abuse prevention and 3 in ethics.
All credentials require three hours in DCB approved professional ethics and responsibilities as part of the total hours. 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.
Initial Certification
For information regarding initial certification requirements for the above credentials, please visit the board website.
Board Contact Info
Delaware Certification Board
298 S. Progress Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Phone: 717-540-4456
Fax: 717.540.4458
https://www.decertboard.org/
Certified Associate Addiction Counselor
300 hours of relevant education/training including 6 hours in substance use disorders ethics. Renewal 3 hours of Ethics
Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CAAC initial credential.
Any course accepted by DCB is applicable to the CAAC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAAC credential.
Any course accepted by DCB is applicable to the CAAC credential.
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
300 hours of relevant education/training including 6 hours in substance use disorders ethics. Renewal 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 DCB 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 DCB is applicable to the CADC credential.
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Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
180 hours of relevant education/training including 6 hours in substance use disorders ethics. Renewal 3 hours of Ethics
Initial Credential
180 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for earning your CADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by DCB 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 DCB is applicable to the CADC credential.
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Certified Prevention Specialist
120 hours of prevention relevant education/training of which 24 hours must be specific to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and 6 hours in prevention ethics. Renewal 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
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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 Peer Recovery Specialist
Initial 46 hours of education/training specific to the peer recovery specialist domains of which 10 hours must be in the Advocacy domain; 10 hours must be in the Mentoring/Education domain; 10 hours must be in the Recovery/Wellness Support domain; and 16 hours must be in the Ethical Responsibility domain. Renewal 6 hours of Ethics
Initial Credential
46 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
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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 for Addiction Professionals, 3.00 CE credit hours
All credentials require three hours in DCB approved professional ethics and responsibilities as part of the total hours. Acceptable trainings that would meet this requirement include but are not limited to: ethics related to human services, HIPPA, confidentiality, boundaries and mental health law.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 39 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 39 Courses
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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 |
