Yes — accepted under our NAADAC accreditation.

Provider No. CP40 739 H 0226

California | Addictions | Addiction Counselors

California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators

Impact CE's distance-learning courses meet the continuing education requirements of the California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators, accepted under our NAADAC approval.

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Total Hours Required
up to 40 CE credit hours every 2 years, varies by credential
May Be Online / Home Study
All 40 100% of the cycle, no cap
Mandatory Requirements
2 addiction specific law & ethics, clinical supervision
Our Courses That Count
691 including every mandatory requirement

Mandatory Requirements

These hours count toward your 40 CE credit hours, but must cover specific content.

9 CE credit hours

Addiction Specific Law & Ethics

CAADE requires that nine (9) continuing education credit hours of addiction specific law and ethics be earned as part of the 40 credit hours required every two years. The following courses are available to help fulfill that requirement.

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6 CE credit hours

Clinical Supervision

Certified Clinical Supervisors (CCS) must earn 6 continuing education credit hours specific to Clinical Supervision. The following courses are available to help fulfill your requirement.

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Credentials This Covers

Addiction Counselor

Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor (CATC)

Addiction Counselor

Nine (9) hours of addiction-specific Laws and Ethics must be included as part of the 40 credit hours every 2 years.

Keeping It

40 CE credit hours

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Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)

Addiction Counselor

Certified Clinical Supervisors must earn 6 continuing education credit hours specific to Clinical Supervision (if you are also renewing your CATC the 6 CCS hours may applied to the total 40 CE credits).

Keeping It

6 CE credit hours

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About This Approval

Our distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for addiction counselors as set forth by CAADE. Please note that CAADE will only accept distant learning courses that are 8 credit hours or less.

CATC
Certified Addictions Treatment Counselors must obtain 40 hours of continuing education credit hours every 2 years. Nine (9) hours of addiction-specific Laws and Ethics must be included as part of the 40 credit hours every 2 years.

CCS
Certified Clinical Supervisors must earn 6 continuing education credit hours specific to Clinical Supervision (if you are also renewing your CATC the 6 CCS hours may applied to the total 40 CE credits).

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Board Contact

Board
California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators

The California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators (CAADE)
California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators
4195 N. Viking Way Unit 270
Long Beach, CA 90808-1658

Ph: 707-722-2331
Fax: 562-275-3494
https://dev.caade.org/

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CE Learning Systems dba Addiction Counselor CE has been approved to offer Continuing Education credit for Certified Addictions Treatment Counselors (CATC) and Certified Clinical Supervisors (CCS) in accordance with the California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators. (Provider # CP40 739 H 0226)

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