- WVCBAPP AP-24-109
Applies To:
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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.
CE-Credit.com 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, 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
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/
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.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your ADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the ADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes 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.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your AADC initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the AADC credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes 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.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your CCJP initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CCJP credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your CCJP credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CCJP credential.
| Course Description | Medium |
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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.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your CS initial credential.
Any course accepted by WVCBAPP is applicable to the CS credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes 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.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your PS- Level 1 initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PS- Level 1 credential.
CE-Credit.com offers 95 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 95 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Effectiveness of a Hybrid Digital Substance Abuse Prevention Approach Combining E-Learning and In-person Class Sessions
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States-Results from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
8 CE credit hours
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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PTTC-Prevention of Prescription Drug Use Among the Latino Community
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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U.S. Military Veterans and the Opioid Overdose Crisis: a Review of Risk Factors and Prevention Efforts
1 CE credit hour
Prevention; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
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The Importance of Advocacy for Prevention-What It Is and Tips for Conducting It
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your PS Level 2 initial credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PS Level 2 credential.
CE-Credit.com offers 95 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 95 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
|
Effectiveness of a Hybrid Digital Substance Abuse Prevention Approach Combining E-Learning and In-person Class Sessions
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
|
Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States-Results from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
8 CE credit hours
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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PTTC-Prevention of Prescription Drug Use Among the Latino Community
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
|
U.S. Military Veterans and the Opioid Overdose Crisis: a Review of Risk Factors and Prevention Efforts
1 CE credit hour
Prevention; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Addictions, Substance Use |
Reading-Based Online |
|
The Importance of Advocacy for Prevention-What It Is and Tips for Conducting It
1.5 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Recorded Webinar |
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.
Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your PRSS credential.
CE-Credit.com offers 14 courses applicable to this credential.
Here are a few examples, or you can view all 14 courses
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach
1.5 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Peer Recovery; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Treatment Knowledge; Management, Administration |
Reading-Based Online |
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Bulletins for Professionals: Human Trafficking and Child Welfare: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies
1 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Clinical Evaluation; Application to Practice; Professional Readiness; Prevention; Peer Recovery |
Reading-Based Online |
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Substance and Behavioral Addictions Among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
1.25 CE credit hour
Cultural & Racial Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Addictions, Substance Use; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery |
Reading-Based Online |
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Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in Behavioral Health: Ethics and Risk Management Challenges
3 CE credit hours
Ethics; Ethics; Peer Recovery |
Recorded Webinar |
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Human Trafficking
3 CE credit hours
Sexual Abuse; Clinical Topics & Methods; Forensic, Criminal Justice; Application to Practice; Peer Recovery |
Recorded Webinar |
| Course Description | Medium |
|---|---|
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Substance Use in Pregnancy:: Identifying Stigma and Improving Care
1.5 CE credit hour
Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods |
Reading-Based Online |
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Exploring Stress, Cognitive, and Affective Mechanisms of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Trauma and Opioid Misuse
1 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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Dark Times: The Role of Negative Reinforcement in Methamphetamine Addiction
2.25 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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Child Maltreatment and the Development of Substance Use and Disorder
1 CE credit hour
Children and Adolescents; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part III and Part IV: (Chapters 10 through 15 and Appendix)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part I and Part II: (Chapters 1 Through 9)
10 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Children and Adolescents; Couples, Family; Counseling (Theory and Techniques); Crisis Intervention; Family/Couple; Prevention |
Book |
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Treatments for Internet Addiction, Sex Addiction and Compulsive Buying:: A Meta-Analysis
2.25 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Planning; Pharmacology; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Opioid-related Treatment, Interventions, and Outcomes Among Incarcerated Persons:: A Systematic Review
2.5 CE credit hours
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Disorders (Adult); Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Clinical Evaluation; Crisis Intervention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Current Advances in Research in Treatment and Recovery: Nicotine Addiction
2.25 CE credit hours
Addictions, Substance Use; Clinical Topics & Methods; Understanding Addiction; Prevention; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Addiction and Autonomy:: Why emotional dysregulation in additional impairs autonomy and why it matters
1.75 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Treatment Planning; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Application to Practice |
Reading-Based Online |
