- NAADAC 192243
Applies To:
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Colorado
Addiction Counselors
- CAT/ACA
- CAC/ACC
- LAC/ACD
CE Learning Systems can be used to acquire CE hours or PDH for renewal of licensure.
One CE hour is equivalent to one PDH.
Renewal Info:
Licensees should accrue at least 40 PDH during each 2-year renewal cycle.
No more than 20 PDH may be accrued in a single PDA category during a 2-year renewal cycle.
A maximum of 5 hours may be carried from the last renewal cycle to the next cycle, if the hours were earned within 3 months of the renewal cycle and are in excess of the required 40 hours.
Example: A licensee accrues 48 hours within the 2-year renewal cycle—an excess of 8 hours. Five of the excess hours were accrued during the last 3 months of the cycle. The other 3 were accrued earlier in the cycle. The 5 hours earned in the last 3 months can be carried into the next renewal cycle.
Documentation (e.g. certificates) of the 40 PDH should not be sent to DORA unless specifically requested to do so. If a license has been lapsed or a licensee is selected for an audit, verification documentation is required.
Certain license and certificate types are not to participate in the CPD program. These types are:
- Certified Addiction Counselors Level I (levels II and III do participate)
PDA Categories that can be used for credit:
(1) Coursework
PDH may be accrued for credit for the coursework category through continuing education. A total of 20 PDH may be accrued in the Coursework category. Our online/web courses fall under this category.
(2) Independent Learning
PDH may be accrued for credit for the Independent Learning category through: Reading Journals and professionally relevant literature. A total of 20 PDH may be accrued in Independent Learning activities during each 2-year renewal cycle. Our book courses fall under this category. DORA has refused to accept courses for those who send certificates in for independent learning activities.
https://dpo.colorado.gov/AddictionCounselor/CPC
CE Learning Systems has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5951. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Learning Systems is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Addiction Counselor CE is a service division of CE Learning Systems.
Board Contact Info
Mary McMahon, CAC Clinical Training Program Manager
Office of Behavioral Health
https://dpo.colorado.gov/AddictionCounselor
Certified Addiction Technician
Accrue 40 Professional Development Hours (PDH) in line with your Learning Plan and retain documentation of the completed activities.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAT/ACA credential.
Any course accepted by DORA is applicable to the CAT/ACA credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Certified Addiction Specialist
Accrue 40 Professional Development Hours (PDH) in line with your Learning Plan and retain documentation of the completed activities.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CAC/ACC credential.
Any course accepted by DORA is applicable to the CAC/ACC credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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Licensed Addiction Counselor
Accrue 40 Professional Development Hours (PDH) in line with your Learning Plan and retain documentation of the completed activities.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your LAC/ACD credential.
Any course accepted by DORA is applicable to the LAC/ACD credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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| Course Description | Medium |
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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 |
