Virginia Certification Board

Our distant learning courses are accepted for continuing education credit for addiction counselors, as set forth by the Virginia Certification Board

Initial Requirement

Our courses can be used for initial certification requirements. There is no limit on distant learning courses for initial certification. However please be aware of any content requirements your board may have when selecting CE courses from this site.

We are NOT approved for the 72 hour PRS training.

Renewal Requirements

Unless otherwise noted, all certifications require 3 hours of ethics.

COUNSELOR
CADC – 40 hours relevant to addiction
CCJP – 40 hours relevant to addiction

CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
CCS – 6 hours relevant to clinical supervision

CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
CCDP – 40 hours relevant to co-occurring disorders

PREVENTION
CPS – 40 hours relevant to prevention

PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT
CPRS- 20 hours of peer support specific education and 6 in ethics.

All credential require:
Three hours in VCB approved professional ethics and responsibilities as part of the total hours. EXCEPT for the CPRS which requires six (6) hours in ethics.

Acceptable trainings that would meet this requirement include but are not limited to: ethics related to human services, HIPAA, confidentiality, boundaries and mental health law.

Impact CE is a service of CE Learning Systems LLC. CE Learning Systems is approved to offer continuing educations courses by Viriginia Certification Board (#106). CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the courses.