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.
Please Note As of 9/1/2015 CA BBS no longer grants provider approval status for continuing education programs. Our courses will be accepted by the CA BBS based on our APA, ASWB, and NBCC approval.
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 9 courses for this requirement.
102996: Ethical and Professional Considerations in the Forensic Assessment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation, 1.25 CE credit hour - 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
- 102481: National Board for Certified Counselors Code of Ethics 2016, 1 CE credit hour
- View All 9 Courses
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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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We do not yet offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
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Group Trauma Treatment in Early Recovery- Part 2: Process, Leadership and Adaptation (Chapter 5-Appendixes) 6 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse |
Book |
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Group Trauma Treatment in Early Recovery- Part 1: (Chapter 1-4) 6 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods |
Book |
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Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders 3.5 CE credit hours
Technology and Counseling |
Reading-Based Online |
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Ethical and Safety Concerns Regarding the Use of Mental Health–Related Apps in Counseling: Considerations for Counselors 1.5 CE credit hour
Technology |
Reading-Based Online |
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Mental Health Challenges of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: An Integrated Literature Review 1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity |
Reading-Based Online |
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"This Is the Result of Something Else": Experiences of Men That Abused Drugs and Had Experienced Childhood Trauma 1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Semantic Corpus Comparison Analysis of Couple-Focused Interventions for Problematic Alcohol Use 1.5 CE credit hour
Family/Couple |
Reading-Based Online |
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Course 1: Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: 6th Edition: Part I and Part II (Foundations and Common Sources of Problems) 8 CE credit hours
Ethics |
Book |
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Ethical Aspects of Mental Health Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-, Pan-, Asexual, and Transgender People: A Case Based Approach 1 CE credit hour
Gender Issues |
Reading-Based Online |
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Part 2 - Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services 5.5 CE credit hours
Ethics |
Book |
