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Approval in West Virginia

West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction and Prevention Professionals CE Information

Provider
  • NAADAC 192243

Next Renewal: Aug 28th, 2024

Applies To:

  • West Virginia Addiction Counselors
    • ADC
    • AADC
    • CCJP
    • CS
  • West Virginia Prevention Specialists
    • PS- Level 1
    • PS Level 2
  • West Virginia Peer Support Specialists
    • PRSS

Our distant learning courses are available for continuing education credit for addiction counselors, as set forth by WVCBAPP.

For recertification, 6 of 40 hours must be “addiction-specific”.

For initial certification 100% of hours may be distant learning.
CACs-70/270 hours must be chemical dependency-specific and 6/270 must be ethics.
CCSs-30 hours must be in clinical supervision.

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Board Contact Info

West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction and Prevention Professionals
436 12th St Suite C
Dunbar, WV 25064
Phone: 304.768.2942
Fax: 681.205.8503
[email protected]
https://www.wvcbapp.org/

Select the relevant credential above for detailed info.

Alcohol and Drug Counselor

A minimum of 6 hours in addiction specific studies. Six (6) hours of addiction specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew. Initial - 70 credits in addiction specific content and 6 in ethics.

Initial Credential

300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your ADC initial credential.

Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the ADC credential.

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your ADC credential.

Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the ADC credential.

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Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor

A minimum of 6 hours in addiction specific studies. Six (6) hours of addiction specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew. Initial-180 hours being addiction specific education with 6 hours of 180 addiction specific ethics

Initial Credential

300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your AADC initial credential.

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

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your AADC credential.

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

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Certified Criminal Justice Professional

6 hours of addiction specific ethics. Initial - 70 must be specific to addiction 6 must be criminal specific ethics.

Initial Credential

300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your CCJP initial credential.

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

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your CCJP credential.

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

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Clinical Supervisor

Six (6) of the 40 CEUs must be supervision specific. Initial- Thirty (30) hours of didactic education/training in clinical supervision. This must include education/training in each of the following five domains: Counselor Development, Professional and Ethical Standards, Program Development and Quality Assurance, Assessing counselor Competencies and Performance, and Treatment Knowledge. There must be a minimum of six (6) hours supervision in each of the five domains.

Initial Credential

30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your CS initial credential.

Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CS credential.

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your CS credential.

Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CS credential.

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Prevention Specialist - Level 1

Six (6) hours of prevention specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew Initial - 300 hours prevention specific education/training

Initial Credential

300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your PS- Level 1 initial credential.

Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the PS- Level 1 credential.

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PS- Level 1 credential.

Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the PS- Level 1 credential.

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Prevention Specialist -Level 2

Six (6) hours of prevention specific ethics is REQUIRED to renew Initial 240 must be prevention specific.

Initial Credential

360 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your PS Level 2 initial credential.

Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the PS Level 2 credential.

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PS Level 2 credential.

Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the PS Level 2 credential.

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Peer Recovery

6 hours of NAADAC/NCC AP National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) specific ethics

Credential Renewal

20 CE credit hours required for renewal.

You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PRSS credential.

Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the PRSS credential.

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