Approval in Alabama

Alabama Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association CE Information

Accepted Approvals

NAADAC 192243

Those certified must accumulate 20 hours of Continuing Education (20 contact hours) per year with 6 in ethics every other year and 4 in counselor specific HIV/AIDS also every other year. Documentation of these are to be submitted with the maintenance fees. provides printable certificates for easy documentation of courses completed.

Renewal is on a quarterly schedule based on initial certification date. Those certified in January, February or March would renew in January. Those certified in April, May, or June would renew in April. Those certified in July, August, or September would renew in July. Those certified in October, November, or December would renew in October.

Board Contact Info

Alabama Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
717 Hwy 67 South Suite 2
Decatur, AL 35603
(256) 432-2781
[email protected]
https://www.aadaa.us/

Applies To:

  • Alabama Addiction Counselors
    • AAP
    • CAADP
    • ADC
    • AADC
    • CCJP
  • Alabama Prevention Specialists
    • APS
    • CPS
Select credential:

Associate Addiction Professional

6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS

Initial Credential
140 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your AAP initial credential.

Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the AAP credential.

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Certified Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Counselor

6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS

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Alcohol and Drug Counselor

6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS

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Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your AADC credential.

Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the AADC credential.

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Certified Criminal Justice Professional

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your CCJP credential.

Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the CCJP credential.

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Associate Prevention Specialist

4 HIV/AIDS and Disruptive Audience Behavior, 6 Prevention Ethics

Initial Credential
75 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your APS initial credential.

Impact CE offers 138 courses applicable to this credential.

Here are a few examples, or you can view all 138 courses

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Certified Prevention Specialist

Initial Credential
120 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your CPS initial credential.

Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your CPS credential.

Impact CE offers 138 courses applicable to this credential.

Here are a few examples, or you can view all 138 courses

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HIV/AIDS

4.00 CE credit hours

4 credits required every two years.

Impact CE offers 8 courses applicable to this requirement.
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Ethics

4.00 CE credit hours

4 credit hours required every two years. It is recommended that you choose courses with the word "ethics" specifically in the title.

Impact CE offers 30 courses applicable to this requirement.
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Currently 694 of our courses are available for Addiction Counselors and Prevention Specialists regulated by AADAA. These are just a few examples!
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