Applies To:
- California Social Workers
- California Counselors
- California Marriage & Family Therapists
Addiction Counselor CE home study courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for MFT’s and/or LCSW’s as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CE-credit.com maintains responsibility for the courses.
All our distant learning (online/homestudy) courses are considered “interactive” and available for your 36 credit hours.
Effective January 1, 2021, California requires 6 credits are required in suicide risk and assessment. This is a one time requirement.
All licensees, must certify completion of continuing education on their renewal application. Random CE audits ensure compliance. If audited, you will receive a letter from the Board requesting copies of your continuing education certificates or course documentation as proof of compliance.
Board Contact Info
Board of Behavioral Sciences
Phone: 916-574-7830
http://www.bbs.ca.gov
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Law and Ethics, 6 CE credit hours
MFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs are required to complete 6 hours of Law and Ethics training with every renewal. You need to select appropriate ethics courses totaling 6 or more credit hours and then you must review your laws and regulations (https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/publications/lawsregs.pdf).
After taking your ethics exam, on the customization line of the certificate add the phrase “Includes a review of CA Laws and Regulations”
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 17 courses applicable to this requirement.
103196: Advanced Ethical Issues for Mandated Reporters of Child Maltreatment, 3 CE credit hours - 103137: Digital Mental Health for Young People: A Scoping Review of Ethical Promises and Challenges, 1 CE credit hour
- 103121: Ethical and Safety Concerns Regarding the Use of Mental Health–Related Apps in Counseling: Considerations for Counselors, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103103: Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling, 6th Edition: Course 2, 12 CE credit hours
- 103102: Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling, 6th Edition: Course 1, 8 CE credit hours
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HIV/AIDS, 7 CE credit hours
All licensees are required to complete continuing education coursework in the characteristics and methods of assessment and treatment of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) during their first renewal period after the adoption of these regulations. The coursework must total seven (7) hours.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 5 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 - 103008: End-of-Life Care and Bereavement Issues in HIV/AIDS, 1 CE credit hour
- 102698: Challenges Facing a Rural Opioid Epidemic-Treatment and Prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 102490: The Benefits of Psychosocial Interventions for Mental Health in People Living With HIV-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 3.25 CE credit hours
- 102489: Mental Health and HIV and AIDS-the Need for an Integrated Response, 1.5 CE credit hour
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Ethical Courage: Accessing Your Ethical Superpowers
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics |
Recorded Webinar |
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Maintaining Appropriate Professional Boundaries: Exploring Ethical Obligations of Mental Health Professionals
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics |
Recorded Webinar |
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Introduction to the EMDR Model
2 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
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Time for a Paradigm Shift: The Adolescent Brain in Addiction Treatment
1.75 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Children and Adolescents; Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Alcohol Use Disorder: The Role of Medication in Recovery
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Medical Health, Pharmacology; Application to Practice; Pharmacology; Treatment Knowledge |
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 |
Recorded Webinar |
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Unwinding Anxiety: New science shows how to break the cycles of worry and fear to heal your mind
14 CE credit hours
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Book |
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Texas LPC Ethics and Laws
3 CE credit hours
Ethics |
Recorded Webinar |
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Ethics & Cultural Diversity Training: Termination, Abandonment, Cultural Humility and Ethical Considerations: Meets ethics requirement for NY Psychologists
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Cultural Diversity; Cultural & Racial Diversity |
Recorded Webinar |
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Polyvagal Theory and Evidenced Based Interventions for Arousal Dysregulation in PTSD
3 CE credit hours
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
