- NAADAC 192243
Applies To:
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Alabama
Addiction Counselors
- AAP
- CAADP
- ADC
- AADC
- CCJP
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Alabama
Prevention Specialists
- APS
- CPS
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/
Associate Addiction Professional
6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS
Initial Credential
140 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com 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
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the CAADP credential.
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Alcohol and Drug Counselor
6 hour ethics and 4 HIV/AIDS
Any course accepted by AADAA is applicable to the ADC credential.
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Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com 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 CE-Credit.com 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 CE-Credit.com for earning your APS initial credential.
CE-Credit.com does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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Certified Prevention Specialist
Initial Credential
120 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your CPS initial credential.
Credential Renewal
20 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your CPS credential.
CE-Credit.com does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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HIV/AIDS, 4.00 CE credit hours
4 credits required every two years.
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CE-Credit.com offers 7 courses applicable to this requirement.
103039: Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among People Living With Substance Use and Or Mental Disorders, 4 CE credit hours - 103000: 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
- 102852: Drugs and HIV in People Over 50, 2.25 CE credit hours
- 102700: Common Comorbidities With Substance Use Disorders, 1.25 CE credit hour
- 102698: Challenges Facing a Rural Opioid Epidemic-Treatment and Prevention of HIV and Hepatitis C, 1.5 CE credit hour
- View All 7 Courses
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.
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CE-Credit.com offers 20 courses applicable to this requirement.
103386: Spirituality, Diversity, and Ethical Decision-Making: The Inclusive Wesleyan Quadrilateral Discernment Model, 1 CE credit hour - 103359: Reach Out and Shrink Someone-Clinical Practice in the Age of Technology, 3 CE credit hours
- 103340: Walking the Ethical Line in Providing Telemental Health Services, 3 CE credit hours
- 103329: Ethical Humility in Social Work, 1.5 CE credit hour
- 103321: Ethics and Risk Management Issues in Supervision, 3 CE credit hours
- View All 20 Courses
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Nature-Informed Therapy: Unlocking Mental Health and Healing from Trauma
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Professional Readiness; Application to Practice |
Recorded Webinar |
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Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness
3.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Novel, Integrated Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Co-occurring Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders:: A Case Study
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Professional Readiness |
Reading-Based Online |
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Food Addiction and Tobacco Use Disorder:: Common Liability and Shared Mechanisms
1.25 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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Using Motivational Interviewing to Help Clients Gain Confidence and Overcome Fear of Change
3 CE credit hours
Application to Practice; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Topics & Methods |
Recorded Webinar |
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Intimate Partner Violence and Structural Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women: A Mixed-Method Study in Rural New Mexico
1 CE credit hour
Forensic, Criminal Justice; Domestic Violence; Family/Couple |
Reading-Based Online |
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Efficacy and Acceptability of Interventions for Co-occurring PTSD and SUD: A Meta-analysis
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Best Practices for Successful Reentry From Criminal Justice Settings for People Living With Mental Health Conditions And/or Substance Use Disorders: EVIDENCE-BASED RESOURCE GUIDE SERIES
4 CE credit hours
Forensic, Criminal Justice; Service Coordination |
Reading-Based Online |
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Unveiling Shame: Nurturing Resilience and Agency
3 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice |
Recorded Webinar |
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Requirements for Clinical Record-Keeping: From the Basic to the Complicated
2 CE credit hours
Laws, Regulations, Legal; Documentation |
Recorded Webinar |
