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National Approval

Continuing Education for Addiction Counselors

Provider
  • NAADAC 192243

Applies To:

  • Addiction Counselors
    • MAC
    • NCAC I
    • NCAC II
    • NCAAC
    • NCSE
  • Peer Support Specialists

CE Learning Systems, service provider of CE-Credit.com, is approved by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals to provide continuing education program. CE-Credit.com’s parent organization, CE Learning Systems, maintains responsibility for the courses.

MAC, NCAC I, NCAC II, NCSE and NCAAC all require current credential or license as a Substance Use Disorders/Addiction counselor or Professional Counselor (social worker, mental health, marriage & family therapist, psychologist, medical doctor, LAP-C) issued by a state or credentialing authority.

Continuing education credits earned will be accepted toward national credentialing by the NAADAC Certification Commission and also by many of the individual state licensing/certification bodies. Acceptance by the NAADAC Certification Commission allows CE-Credit.com to be a provider for the National Certified Addiction Counselor (NCAC), National Certified Adolescent Addictions Counselor (NCAAC), Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) and National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) re-credentialing requirements.

Related State Boards

Board Contact Info

NAADAC
44 Canal Center Plaza
Suite 301
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.741.7686
[email protected]

Select the relevant credential above for detailed info.

Master Addiction Counselor

At least 500 contact hours of education and training in Substance Use Disorders/Addiction. Must include at least six hours of ethics training within the last six years. Must include at least six hours of HIV/other pathogens training within the last six years.

Initial Credential

500 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

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

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the MAC credential.

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the MAC credential.

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National Certified Addiction Counselor Level 1

At least 270 contact hours of education and training in Substance Use Disorders/Addiction or related counseling subjects. Must include at least six hours of ethics education and training within the last six years. Must include at least six hours of HIV/other pathogens education and training within the last six years.

Initial Credential

270 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your NCAC I initial credential.

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the NCAC I credential.

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your NCAC I credential.

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the NCAC I credential.

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National Certified Addiction Counselor Level Two

At least 450 contact hours of education and training in Substance Use Disorders/Addiction. Must include at least six hours of ethics education and training within the last six years. Must include at least six hours of HIV/other pathogens education and training within the last six years.

Initial Credential

450 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for earning your NCAC II initial credential.

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the NCAC II credential.

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use CE-Credit.com for renewing your NCAC II credential.

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the NCAC II credential.

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National Certified Adolescent Addictions Counselor

At least 270 contact hours of education and training in Substance Use Disorders/Addiction and/or related counseling subjects.

Must include at least 70 contact hours of training related to adolescent treatment within the last six years.
Must include at least six hours of Ethics education and training within the last six years. 
Must include at least six hours of HIV/other pathogens education and training within the last six years.

Initial Credential

270 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

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

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the NCAAC credential.

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the NCAAC credential.

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National Clinical Supervision Endorsement

At least of 30 contact hours of education/training specific to Substance Use Disorders/Addiction clinical supervision to include:

Must include at least six hours of Ethics education and training within the last six years.
Must include at least six hours of HIV/other pathogens education and training within the last six years. **Renewal- Forty hours of continuing education every three years, twenty hours of which must be specific to Clinical Supervision.**

Initial Credential

30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

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

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the NCSE credential.

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Credential Renewal

40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by NAADAC is applicable to the NCSE credential.

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View All 364 Courses Currently 364 of our courses are available for NAADAC CE credit hours. See your state licensing board for more detailed information.

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