Approval for Counselors in Georgia

Georgia Addiction Counselor Association CE Information

Provider

NAADAC 192243

Our distance learning course credits are accepted for continuing education credit as set forth by the GACA. However, we are not a GACA approved education provider and our courses do not have GACA provider number.

Renewal GACA will accept up to 20 hours of our courses for recertification.
Of the 40 hours required, 20 hours must have a clearly visible GACA Provider Number, be in-classroom face-to-face continuing education. A total of 6 hours of Ethics, and 6 hours of Telemental Health must be included in the 40 hours.

Initial Certification
For initial certification GACA accepts up to 144 hours of our courses (for CAC I) and up to 216 hours of our courses (for CAC II). Please be sure to check Board regulations regarding specific content requirements for initial certification.

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.

Our companion site, https://www.addictioncounselorce.com, is specifically focused on the CE needs of addiction counselors and offers a greater quantity and variety of substance abuse-specific courses.

Board Contact Info

Georgia Addiction Counselor Association
4015 South Cobb Drive SE
Suite 160
Smyrna, GA 30080
(770) 434-1000
gaca@gaca.org
https://gaca.org/
https://gaca.org/certification/
https://gaca.org/education/

Applies To:

  • Georgia Addiction Counselors
    • CACI
    • CAC II
    • CCS
    • CCIT
Select credential:

Certified Addiction Counselor I

RENEWAL - Of the 40 hours required, 20 hours must have a clearly visible GACA Provider Number, be in-classroom face-to-face continuing education. 6 hours of Ethics and 6 hours of Telemental Health INITIAL - 6 hours of ethics training, 18 hours of cultural diversity training, and 3 hours of HIV/AIDS education. 6 hours of education in Tele Counseling or other equivalent training such as Telemental Health, E-Counseling, or E-Therapy must be documented. Minimum 100 contact hours within the past 5 years and at least 36 credits must come from a GACA provider with a GACA number.

Initial Credential
180 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

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

Any course accepted by GACA is applicable to the CACI credential.

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Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by GACA is applicable to the CACI credential.

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42 CFR Part 2 July 2020 Update

2 CE credit hours
Errors, Boundaries, Patient Safety; Professional Readiness; Ethics
Reading Online
Free

Certified Addiction Counselor II

RENEWAL - Of the 40 hours required, 20 hours must have a clearly visible GACA Provider Number, be in-classroom face-to-face continuing education. 6 hours of Ethics and 6 hours of Telemental Health INITIAL - 6 hours of ethics training, 27 hours of cultural diversity training, and 3 hours of HIV/AIDS education. 6 hours of education in Tele Counseling or other equivalent training such as Telemental Health, E-Counseling, or E-Therapy must be documented. Minimum 160 contact hours within the past 5 years and at least 54 credits must come from a GACA provider with a GACA number.

Initial Credential
270 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

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

Any course accepted by GACA is applicable to the CAC II credential.

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Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your CAC II credential.

Any course accepted by GACA is applicable to the CAC II credential.

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42 CFR Part 2 July 2020 Update

2 CE credit hours
Errors, Boundaries, Patient Safety; Professional Readiness; Ethics
Reading Online
Free

Certified Clinical Supervisor

Renewal 3.0 hour Professional Ethics for Clinical Supervisors Initial three (3) hours of training in Professional Ethics for Clinical Supervisors and include 27.0 didactic training hours in each of the following areas: Assessment/Evaluation, Counselor Development, Management/ Administration, and Professional Responsibilities.

Initial Credential
30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

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

Any course accepted by GACA is applicable to the CCS credential.

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Credential Renewal
15 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by GACA is applicable to the CCS credential.

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42 CFR Part 2 July 2020 Update

2 CE credit hours
Errors, Boundaries, Patient Safety; Professional Readiness; Ethics
Reading Online
Free

Counselor-in-Training

Renewal - 20 training/continuing education hours obtained through a GACA approved education provider and 60 other acceptable credits. Initial 20 training/continuing education hours obtained through a GACA approved education provider that must include Ethics (6 hours), Telemental Health (6 hours) 42 CFR Part 2 (6 hours), and CCIT Orientation (2 hours)

Initial Credential
20 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

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

Any course accepted by GACA is applicable to the CCIT credential.

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Credential Renewal
60 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by GACA is applicable to the CCIT credential.

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42 CFR Part 2 July 2020 Update

2 CE credit hours
Errors, Boundaries, Patient Safety; Professional Readiness; Ethics
Reading Online
Free

Telehealth

6.00 CE credit hours

Tele Counseling or other equivalent training such as Telemental Health, E-Counseling, or E-Therapy

Impact CE offers 6 courses applicable to this requirement.

Reviewing the Availability Efficacy and Clinical Utility of Telepsychology in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Tele-DBT)

1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Technology and Counseling; Technology; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
Free

Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Technology and Counseling; Ethics; Technology
Recorded Webinar
Free

Online and Distance Behavioral Health Practitioners: Ethics and Risk-management Challenges

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Technology and Counseling; Ethics
Recorded Webinar
Free

Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

3.5 CE credit hours
Technology and Counseling; Technology; Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Knowledge; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
Free

Efficacy of a Web-Based Intervention for Concerned Spouses of Service Members and Veterans With Alcohol Misuse

1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Couples, Family; Technology and Counseling; Application to Practice; Family/Couple
Reading Online
Free
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Cultural Diversity

18.00 CE credit hours

CAC I 18 credits and CAC II 27 credits.

Impact CE offers 39 courses applicable to this requirement.

Implicit Bias Training: Increasing Understanding and Reducing Barriers and Disparities in Access to and Delivery of Physical and Mental Health Care Services

3 CE credit hours
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Application to Practice; Peer Support
Recorded Webinar
Free

The Cultural Adaption of a Sobriety Support App for Alaska Native and American Indian People: Qualitative Feasibility and Acceptability Study

1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Service Coordination
Reading Online
Free

Behavioral Addiction from the Asian Americans Perspective: Exploration of Public and Help-Seeking Stigma

1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Gambling
Reading Online
Free

Predictors of Therapeutic Alliance Treatment Feedback and Clinical Outcomes Among African American Women in Treatment for Co-Occurring PTSD and SUD

1 CE credit hour
Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
Free

Coming Together for Something Good: Recommendations from a scoping review for dissemination and implementation science to improve indigenous substance use disorder treatment

1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Application to Practice; Treatment Knowledge; Professional Readiness
Reading Online
Free
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Ethics

6.00 CE credit hours
Impact CE offers 27 courses applicable to this requirement.

NAADAC Code of Ethics Revised 2025

2.5 CE credit hours
Ethics
Reading Online
Free

The Challenging Ethics of Mental Health Supervision

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Supervision; Ethics; Supervision
Recorded Webinar
Free

Eye on Ethics: Exploring Complex Ethical Cases

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Application to Practice
Recorded Webinar
Free

Artificial Intelligence in the Behavioral Health Professions: Cutting-edge Ethical and Risk Management Challenges

3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Technology and Counseling; Ethics; Technology
Recorded Webinar
Free

Decision 'Making and Relationship Competence When Reporting Suspected Physical Abuse and Child Neglect: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation

1.5 CE credit hour
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Ethics; Clinical Topics & Methods; Ethics; Prevention; Peer Recovery; Peer Support
Reading Online
Free
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HIV

3.00 CE credit hours
Impact CE offers 7 courses applicable to this requirement.

Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among People Living With Substance Use and Or Mental Disorders

4 CE credit hours
HIV, AIDS, STDs; Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; HIV and STDs; Education (Client, Family, and Community); Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
Free

Motivational Interviewing With Couples-A Theoretical Framework for Clinical Practice Illustrated in Substance Use and HIV Prevention Intervention With Gay Male Couples

1.75 CE credit hour
Couples, Family; HIV, AIDS, STDs; Family/Couple; HIV and STDs; Application to Practice; Education (Client, Family, and Community)
Reading Online
Free

Drugs and HIV in People Over 50

2.25 CE credit hours
HIV, AIDS, STDs; Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; HIV and STDs; Application to Practice; Education (Client, Family, and Community)
Reading Online
Free

Common Comorbidities With Substance Use Disorders

1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; HIV, AIDS, STDs; Clinical Evaluation; Application to Practice
Reading Online
Free

Challenges Facing a Rural Opioid Epidemic-Treatment and Prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C

1.5 CE credit hour
HIV, AIDS, STDs; HIV and STDs; Education (Client, Family, and Community)
Reading Online
Free
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42 CFR Part 2

6.00 CE credit hours

This is only required for initial CCITs and we currently only offer 2 credits in this area.

We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Currently 675 of our courses are available for Addiction Counselors regulated by GACA. These are just a few examples!

An Overview of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)

1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention
Recorded Webinar
Free

Opioids Fentanyl and Xylazine-What Are They and What Do Prevention Professionals Need to Know and Do to Prevent Overdose

1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention
Recorded Webinar
Free

Clinical Correlates of Sports Betting A Systematic Review

2.75 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge
Reading Online
Free

Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series

3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Suicide; Cultural & Racial Diversity; Treatment Knowledge; Cultural Diversity
Reading Online
Free

Journaling In Clinical Practice

2 CE credit hours
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge
Recorded Webinar
Free

Unpacking the Root Causes of Gambling in the Asian Community Contesting the myth of the Asian gambling culture

1.25 CE credit hour
Gambling; Understanding Addiction; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult)
Reading Online
Free

Recovery Blindness: The Concept of Recovery in Veterans With a Gambling Disorder - A Scoping Review

1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Disorders (Adult); Addictions, Substance Use; Gambling; Understanding Addiction
Reading Online
Free

Family Ties: Examining Family Functioning and Alcohol Use Among American Indian Youth

1 CE credit hour
Prevention
Reading Online
Free

Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Addiction and Addiction Treatment A scoping review

1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction
Reading Online
Free

Human Trafficking Revised

3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery; Peer Support
Recorded Webinar
Free
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