Yes — accepted under our NAADAC accreditation.
New Mexico | Addictions | Addiction Counselors
New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board (AODA Counselors)
Impact CE's distance-learning courses meet the continuing education requirements of the New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board (AODA Counselors), accepted under our NAADAC approval.
- Total Hours Required
- 40 CE credit hours every 2 years, renewing September 27
- May Be Online / Home Study
- All 40 100% of the cycle, no cap
- Mandatory Requirements
- 1 ethics
- Our Courses That Count
- 698 including every mandatory requirement
Mandatory Requirements
These hours count toward your 40 CE credit hours, but must cover specific content.
Credentials This Covers
Licensed Alcohol And Drug Addiction Counselor (LADAC)
Addiction Counselor
NMCTPD requires that 12 of the 40 hours must be in ethics, and if the licensee supervises anyone then they also are required to have 9 hours specific to counseling and therapy supervision
Licensed Substance Abuse Associate (LSAA)
Addiction Counselor
NMCTPD requires that 12 of the 40 hours must be in ethics.
About This Approval
Our distant learning courses are accepted for continuing education credit for addiction counselors, as set forth by the NMCTPB.
NMCTPD requires that 12 of the 40 hours must be in ethics, and if the licensee supervises anyone then they also are required to have 9 hours specific to counseling and therapy supervision
NMCTPD accepts up to 276 hours of our distant learning courses for initial licensure. Please be sure to check Board regulations regarding specific content requirements for initial licensure.
Note: The board may approve, on a case-by-case basis, applicants whose education is not a counseling related field, and education and training to include 276 clock hours in the following areas:
(a) 180 hours in the field of substance abuse
(b) 90 hours in the field of counseling
© 6 hours that pertain specifically to alcohol and drug counseling ethics training
Impact CE is a service of CE Learning Systems LLC. CE Learning Systems is approved to offer continuing educations courses by NAADAC and many ICRC certification boards. CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the courses.
Courses That Count
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Justyna Rzewinski, PhD, LCSW
Supporting the Return Home: Clinical Practice With Justice-Impacted Individuals After Incarceration
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Kathryn Krase, PhD, JD, MSW
Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026
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Kathryn Krase, PhD, JD, MSW
Making the Decision to Report Suspected Child Maltreatment: Updated NYS Mandated Reporter Training 2026
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Laurie Blackman, PhD, LMSW, ASW-G
Navigating Cognitive Decline: Helping Families Engage in Difficult Conversations
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Board Contact
- Board
- New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board (AODA Counselors)
New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board (AODA Counselors)
PO Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: (505)-476-4622
Fax: (505) 476-4645
[email protected]
http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/counseling_and_therapy_practice.aspx
A Note on Accuracy
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