- APA
30 CE credit hours required every 2 years — 15 may be earned with Addiction Counselor CE.
Applies To:
- District of Columbia Psychologists
Addiction Counselor CE’s distant learning courses meet qualifications for continuing education credit for psychologists as required by the D.C. Board of Psychology.
To qualify for the renewal of a license, an applicant shall complete thirty (30)
hours of valid continuing education during the two (2)-year period preceding the
date the license expires, which shall also meet the following requirements:
(a) At least fifteen (15) hours of valid continuing education shall be
completed in live program(s); and
three (3) hours in ethics
two (2) hours of LGBTQ
10% of total required hours in Public Health Priorities of the District of Columbia
15 credit hours may be distant learning (online/homestudy) courses.
Addiction Counselor CE, a service of CE Learning Systems, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE-credit.com maintains responsibility for this program and its content. No provider number is listed because the APA does not issue a provider number.
https://dchealth.dc.gov/psychologist-psychologyassociate-ceurequirements
https://dchealth.dc.gov/page/policy-statement-identifying-public-health-issues-continuing-education
https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Psychology%20Regulations%207-5-2019.pdf
Board Contact Info
D.C. Board of Psychology
Phone: 202 724-4900
https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/psychology-licensing
Ethics, 3.00 CE credit hours
A licensee shall complete three continuing education credits in Ethics or Risk Liability
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 23 courses applicable to this requirement.
103483: Therapist Self-disclosure, Countertransference, and Self Care in the Current Work Environment, 3 CE credit hours - 103472: Termination and Abandonment: Best Ethical Practices for Clinicians, 3 CE credit hours
- 103447: The Interplay of Ethics & Motivational Interviewing!, 3 CE credit hours
- 103438: Ethical Challenges in Mental Health Practice Presented by the Use of Technology, 3 CE credit hours
- 103386: Spirituality, Diversity, and Ethical Decision-Making: The Inclusive Wesleyan Quadrilateral Discernment Model, 1 CE credit hour
- View All 23 Courses
Cultural Competence, 3.00 CE credit hours
A licensee shall complete three continuing education credits in Cultural Competence.
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Addiction Counselor CE offers 4 courses applicable to this requirement.
103158: A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Problematic Substance Use Among Transgender Individuals:, 1 CE credit hour - 103112: Mental Health Challenges of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: An Integrated Literature Review, 1.25 CE credit hour
- 103055: Building Cultural Competence to Enhance Clinical Practice, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 102824: Race/Ethnicity and Racial Group Composition Moderate the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for Substance Use Disorder, 1 CE credit hour
COVID-19 Education, 2.00 CE credit hours
DC Psychologists are now required to take 2 credit hours in COVID-19 education, including but not limited to COVID-19 vaccine safety, best practices for counseling patients about COVID-19 vaccines, and COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and effectiveness, on or before September 30, 2021.
We do not offer courses to fulfill this requirement. DC Health has a specific list of courses at https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/1556816
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We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Problematic Opioid Use Among Older Adults: Epidemiology, Adverse Outcomes and Treatment Considerations
1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Harm Reduction Treatment for Alcohol (HaRT-A) for People Experiencing Homelessness and Alcohol Use Disorder
1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Community Engaged Approach in Adapting Motivational Interviewing and Skills Training for Native Americans With Experiences of Substance Misuse
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Cultural & Racial Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Cultural Diversity; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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Risky Drinking in Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Differences Among Individuals Using Alcohol Only versus Polysubstance Use
1 CE credit hour
Application to Practice; Understanding Addiction |
Reading-Based Online |
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Ethical Challenges in Reporting Across the Lifespan: Child Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence and Elder Abuse
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Domestic Violence; Ethics; Application to Practice; Family/Couple; Aging, Long Term Care; Professional Readiness |
Recorded Webinar |
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Reasons for Suicide in Black Young Adults: A Latent Class Analysis
1.5 CE credit hour
Cultural Diversity; Suicide; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
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From Rupture to Repair: How Nervous System Regulation Can Support Trauma Recovery
6 CE credit hours
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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STAT: Schema Therapy for Addiction Treatment, a Proposal for the Integrative Treatment of Addictive Disorders
1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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IFS Strategies for Working With Complex Trauma and Dissociation
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Recorded Webinar |
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Mental Health and the Military:: Cultural and Clinical Considerations for Treating Veterans with PTSD and Related Conditions
2 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Knowledge |
Recorded Webinar |
