Please Note
CAADAC has merged with CAARR to form CCAPP.
Our distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for addiction counselors, as set forth by the CCAPP.
As of July 22, 2022, obtaining certification as a peer support specialist requires 80 hours of education. This is an initial certification requirement, not a renewal requirement
A total of 50 hours of continuing education is required every two years for most CCAPP credentials*. Nine must be in ethics. At least three (3) of these ethics hours must be on diversity, inclusion, culture, equity, or LGBTQIA2+. Continuing education hours must be earned through a CCAPP-approved provider with a current provider number. 10 hours may be earned in “professional development (professional development hours PDHs). PDHs do not have to be earned through CCAPP providers. The 50 hour requirement can be met with all CEH education, or any combination of hours, as long as the PDH portion is NOT MORE THAN 10 HOURS.
Only 8 hours may be completed in one day.
MATS certification – MAT-specific education/training, with: 16 hours medication assisted treatment of opioid use disorders, five hours introduction to psychiatric medications, four hours introduction to alcohol pharmacotherapy, five hours motivation and change
Special Renewal Requirement:
9 hours of ethics CE, 3 of these must be in Diversity, Inclusion, Culture, Equity, or LGBTQIA2+.
Impact CE is a service of CE Learning Systems LLC. CE Learning Systems is approved by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) to provide continuing education materials. CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the courses.
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