Yes — accepted under our NAADAC accreditation.
Idaho | Addictions | Addiction Counselors, Prevention Specialists, Peer Support Specialists
Idaho Board of Alcohol/Drug Certification
Impact CE's distance-learning courses meet the continuing education requirements of the Idaho Board of Alcohol/Drug Certification, accepted under our NAADAC approval.
- Total Hours Required
- up to 60 CE credit hours every 2 years, renewing January 1, varies by credential
- May Be Online / Home Study
- 20 CE credit hours the rest must be earned elsewhere
- Our Courses That Count
- 698
Credentials This Covers
Advanced Alcohol/Drug Counselor (AADC)
Addiction Counselor
Education must include four (4) hours of Ethics training. As of January 1st, 2017 ethics must be face-to-face (as defined below) and cannot be an in house in-service training.
Face to face education is defined as in person with an instructor or through an electronic medium that allows for real-time interactivity with the instructor (s) as the educational content is presented.
Alcohol/Drug Counselor (ADC)
Addiction Counselor
Education must include four (4) hours of Ethics training. As of January 1st, 2017 ethics must be face-to-face (as defined below) and cannot be an in house in-service training.
Face to face education is defined as in person with an instructor or through an electronic medium that allows for real-time interactivity with the instructor (s) as the educational content is presented.
Substance Use Disorders Associates (SUDA)
Addiction Counselor
Coursework for initial application must be from a college or University that has been accredited by a national or regional accreditation body and listed with the U.S. Department of Education. Renewal 60 hours of continuing education is required with four (4) of those 60 hours being Ethics training. Ethics must be face-to-face, interactive webinar, or competency-based training (has a test included in the training) and cannot be an in-house in-service training. Face-to-face education is defined as in-person with an instructor or through an electronic medium that allows for real-time interactivity with the instructor(s) as the educational content is presented. no more then 50% of all CEs can be attained through asynchronous online education
Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS)
Prevention Specialist
Initial - Minimum of 120 hours of education specific to the Performance Domains- (must include the following):
· Documentation of 50 hours specific to tobacco and/or other drugs training.
· Documentation of education in each of the six domains to include a minimum of ten hours in each of the six Performance Domains. The domains include: Planning and Evaluation, Prevention Education and Service Delivery, Communication, Community Organization, Public Policy and Environmental Change, and Professional Growth and Responsibility. Renewal 40 hours of continuing education hours with the following requirements:
· Four of the 40 hours being in the domain of professional growth and responsibility or ethics training. These four hours must be face-to-face, defined as in person with instructor or through an electronic medium that allows for real-time interactivity with the instructor(s) as the educational content is presented. All education must be approved by the IBADCC or an accredited college/university at the time the education is conducted.
Peer Recovery Coach (PRC)
Peer Support Specialist
Initial - 46 hours of specific education/training related to the PRC domains of Advocacy, Mentoring/Education, Ethical Responsibility and Recovery Wellness/Support. There should be no less than 10 hours in each domain with the exception of Ethical Responsibility. There should be documentation of a minimum of 16 hours in the Ethical Responsibility domain. Advocacy: 10 hours minimum Mentoring/Education: 10 hours minimum Recovery Wellness/Support: 10 hours minimum Ethical Responsibility: 16 hours minimum Total Education/Training Hours: 46 hours. 500 hours of work experience is required for this certification. Renewal Twenty (20) hours of continuing education/training every two years specifically related to the four PRC domains is required, with six (6) of those twenty hours being in the domain of Ethical Responsibility. no more then 10 hours of online CEs
Provisional Peer Recover Coach (P- PRC)
Peer Support Specialist
Initial - 46 hours of specific education/training related to the PRC domains of Advocacy, Mentoring/Education, Ethical Responsibility and Recovery Wellness/Support. There should be no less than 10 hours in each domain with the exception of Ethical Responsibility. There should be documentation of a minimum of 16 hours in the Ethical Responsibility domain. Advocacy: 10 hours minimum Mentoring/Education: 10 hours minimum Recovery Wellness/Support: 10 hours minimum Ethical Responsibility: 16 hours minimum Total Education/Training Hours: 46 hours. No work experience is required for this certification. Renewal Twenty (20) hours of continuing education/training every two years specifically related to the four PRC domains is required, with six (6) of those twenty hours being in the domain of Ethical Responsibility.
About This Approval
ACADC & CADC Renewal
40 Hours in the 5 performance domains.
4 of the 40 hours must be in Professional and Ethical Responsiblities. Hours must be Face-to-Face and cannot be in house in-service training.
No more than 10 hours in-service (5 hours for the first renewal) training is acceptable. In-service training is the education and training which occurs within the counselor’s agency, only for agency staff and conducted only by agency staff.
20 credits can be taken from AddictionCounselorCE.com
CPS requires 40 credits for renewal and 20 may be taken with AddictionCounselorCE.com
CRC and CPRC require 20 credits for renewal and 10 may be taken with AddictionCounselorCE.com
SUDA requires 60 credits for renewal and 30 may be taken with AddictionCounselorCE.com
No Ethics credits can be taken with AddictionCounselorCE.com
We are an approved provider of NAADAC, Provider #410
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Board Contact
- Board
- Idaho Board of Alcohol/Drug Certification
Idaho Board of Alcohol/Drug Certification
IBADCC
Email: [email protected]
https://www.ibadcc.org
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