Approval for Counselors in Hawaii

State of Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division CE Information

Accepted Approvals

APA

Our ethics courses are not accepted by ADAD.

CSAC renewal requires 40 hours every 2 years
20 can be distance learning and 6 credits must be face to face in ethics.

A CSAC that is also a licensed medical or behavioral health professional can only take 8 of their credits online.

The CPS, CCS, CCJP, CODPD and CSAPA require 40 credits and allow 20 to be online courses. They also require that 6 credits be in ethics.

Initial CASAC Certification: 135 of the needed hours may be distant learning.

We are a approved provider of NAADAC, Provider #410

Board Contact Info

Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
601 Kamokila Blvd # 360, Kapolei, HI 96707
Info Line 808-586-4400
[email protected]
https://health.hawaii.gov/substance-abuse/
https://health.hawaii.gov/substance-abuse/home/counselor-certification/

Applies To:

  • Hawaii Addiction Counselors
    • CSAC
    • Certified Substance Abuse Counselor with Professional License
    • CCJP
    • CCS
    • CSAPA
  • Hawaii Prevention Specialists
    • CPS
Select credential:

Certified Substance Abuse Counselor

Forty (40) ADAD Approved Continuing Education Hours, six (6) of which are required to be in SUD Ethics, and six (6) of which are required to be in cultural awareness. Initial - 300 credits 270 must be SUD specific. A minimum of six (6) hours of education is required three areas:

  1. Substance Use Disorder Ethics,
  2. Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations, part 2 and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
  3. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
  4. Culture Awareness
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by State of Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division is applicable to the CSAC credential.

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Certified Substance Abuse Counselor with Professional License

Sixteen (16) ADAD Approved Continuing Education Hours, six (6) of which are required to be in SUD Ethics, and six (6) of which are required to be in cultural awareness.

Credential Renewal
16 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your Certified Substance Abuse Counselor with Professional License credential.

Any course accepted by State of Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division is applicable to the Certified Substance Abuse Counselor with Professional License credential.

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Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional

Forty (40) ADAD Approved Continuing Education Hours, six (6) of which are required to be in SUD Ethics, and six (6) of which are required to be in cultural awareness. Initial - 270 hours of education specific to the domains listed above including 6 hours in criminal justice ethics. 270 hours specific to the domains with a high school diploma; 200 hours with an associate’s degree in behavioral science; 150 hours with a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science or a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) credential; 100 hours with a master’s degree in behavioral science or Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) credential.

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by State of Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division is applicable to the CCJP credential.

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Certified Clinical Supervisor

6 hours of Ethics 6 hours of Cultural Awareness

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by State of Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division is applicable to the CCS credential.

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Certified Substance Abuse Program Administrator

6 hours of Ethics 6 hours of Cultural Awareness

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by State of Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division is applicable to the CSAPA credential.

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Certified Prevention Specialist

Forty (40) ADAD Approved Continuing Education Hours, six (6) of which are required to be in Prevention Ethics, and six (6) of which are required to be in cultural awareness. Initial - 120 hours of prevention specific education. Sixty hours of this education must be alcohol, tobacco, and other drug specific. Fifty-four hours must be prevention specific education, plus, six hours must be specific to prevention ethics (only)

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Impact CE does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.

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Ethics

6.00 CE credit hours

Our ethics courses are not accepted by ADAD.

We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.

Cultural Awareness

6.00 CE credit hours
We do not currently offer courses to fulfill this requirement.
Currently 530 of our courses are available for Addiction Counselors and Prevention Specialists regulated by State of Hawaii Department of Health Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division. These are just a few examples!
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