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 20 courses applicable to this requirement.
103196: Advanced Ethical Issues for Mandated Reporters of Child Maltreatment, 3 CE credit hours - 103147: Ethics & Cultural Diversity Training: Patient Abandonment and Cultural Humility, Best Practices, 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
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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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Course Description | Medium |
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The Shame Spiral of Addiction: Negative Self- Conscious Emotion and Substance Use
1 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
A Self-Inquiry Into Race Socialization & Internalized Whiteness: For Therapists Treating Racial Trauma Among BIPOC Clients
3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Clinical Topics & Methods; Cultural Diversity; Professional Readiness; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Recorded Webinar |
Internal Family Systems Therapy: Why It Works & How to Know If It’s a Good Fit
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Moving Beyond Cultural Competence to Cultural Intelligence
3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Professional Readiness; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Recorded Webinar |
MI and American Indian and Alaskan Native Clients
1.75 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
Recovery-focused Mental Health Care Planning and Co-ordination in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Settings: A Cross National Comparative Mixed Methods Study
1.75 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness |
Reading-Based Online |
Are Relaxation Techniques Effective As An active Ingredient in the Treatment of Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
A Systematic Review of Substance Use (Disorder) in Individuals With Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disability
1.5 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
Responsible Gambling Pop-Up Messages and Gambling Behaviors and Cognitions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
1.5 CE credit hour
Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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; Education (Client, Family, and Community) |
Reading-Based Online |