Approval for Addiction Counselors in Georgia

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia CE Information

Accepted Approvals

NAADAC 192243

AddictionCounselorCE is able to offer courses for ADACBGA based on our NAADAC approval

10 hours of your continuing education must be courses specifically approved by ADACBGA or IC&RC provider (https://adacbga.org/continuing-education/).

Renewal
For CADC-I, CADC – II, CAADC recertification requires 40 hours including 6 Hours of Ethics and 3 Hours of Trauma-Informed Care.

In addition:
CCS’s must also have six (6) of their hours pertain to the performance domains of clinical supervision.

Initial Certification
ADACB of Georgia accepts up to 270 hours of our distant learning courses for initial certification. Please be sure to check Board regulations regarding specific content requirements for initial certification.

CE Learning Systems is approved to offer continuing educations courses by NAADAC.

Board Contact Info

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia
777 Cleveland Ave SW, Suite 605
Atlanta, GA 30315
Phone: (770) 825-0481
Fax: (770) 790-0018
Email: [email protected]
https://adacbga.org/recertification/#education

Applies To:

  • Georgia Addiction Counselors
    • (CADC-T)
    • (CADC-I)
    • (CADC-II)
    • (CAADC)
    • CCS
    • ICCJAP
    • CCJP
  • Georgia Peer Support Specialists
    • CPRC
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor – Trainee

200 CE hours by year two and 300 CE hours by year three- 100 clinical supervision hours by year two and 200 clinical supervision hours by year three - renew annually for two years.

Initial Credential
50 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your (CADC-T) initial credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the (CADC-T) credential.

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Credential Renewal
100 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your (CADC-T) credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the (CADC-T) credential.

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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Level I

6 of 300 in Professional Ethics 6 of 300 in Trauma-Informed Care 6 of 300 in Telehealth/E-Counseling 6 of 300 in HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C

Renewal 6 Hours of Ethics, 3 Hours of Trauma-Informed Care)

Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your (CADC-I) initial credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the (CADC-I) credential.

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Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your (CADC-I) credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the (CADC-I) credential.

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Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Level II

6 of 300 in Professional Ethics 6 of 300 in Trauma-Informed Care 6 of 300 in Telehealth/E-Counseling 6 of 300 in HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C

Renewal - 6 Hours of Ethics, 3 Hours of Trauma-Informed Care

Initial Credential
300 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your (CADC-II) initial credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the (CADC-II) credential.

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Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your (CADC-II) credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the (CADC-II) credential.

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Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Initial - 6 in Professional Ethics 6 in Trauma-Informed Care 6 in Telehealth/E-Counseling 6 in HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C Renewal - 6 Hours of Ethics, 3 Hours of Trauma-Informed Care

Initial Credential
180 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your (CAADC) initial credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the (CAADC) credential.

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Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

Yes You can use Impact CE for renewing your (CAADC) credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the (CAADC) credential.

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Certified Clinical Supervisor

At least six (6) hours of didactic training in Counselor Development, Professional & Ethical Standards of the Clinical Supervisor, Program Development & Quality Assurance, Assessing Counselor Competencies & Performance and Treatment Knowledge. Not less than 50% of all didactic training hours for initial CCS certification must be from live, synchronous, and interactive educational training events. A total of 30 hours of education related to the five (5) clinical supervision performance domains must be documented by copies of transcripts or certificates of attendance. Renewal 9 hours of Supervision 3 hours of Supervision Ethics

Initial Credential
30 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your CCS initial credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the CCS credential.

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Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the CCS credential.

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Internationally Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional

6 hours of Dynamics of Addiction and Criminal Behavior; 6 hours of Legal, Ethical, and Professional Responsibility; 6 hours of Criminal Justice System and Processes; 6 hours of Clinical Evaluation: Screening and Assessment; 6 hours of Treatment Planning; 6 hours of Case Management, Monitoring, and Participant Supervision; 6 hours of Counseling; 6 hours of Documentation; 52 hours of any of the CCJP domains

Initial Credential
100 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your ICCJAP initial credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the ICCJAP credential.

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Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

No You can't use online courses for renewing your ICCJAP credential.

Any course accepted by ADACB is applicable to the ICCJAP credential.

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Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional

three (3) hours must be in Legal, three (3) hours must be in Ethical Considerations, three (3) hours must be in professional responsibility, and 31 hours of general continuing education related to A&D and/or the Criminal Justice System.

Credential Renewal
30 CE credit hours required for renewal.

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

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

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Certified Peer Recovery Coach

16 hours of Ethical Responsibility; 10 hours of Advocacy; 10 hours of Mentoring/Education; 10 hours of Recovery Support; 54 hours remaining can be any training relevant to the competencies of CPRC.

Initial Credential
100 CE credit hours required for initial credential.

Yes You can use Impact CE for earning your CPRC initial credential.

Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.

No You can't use online courses for renewing your CPRC credential.

Impact CE offers 21 courses applicable to this credential.

Here are a few examples, or you can view all 21 courses

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Ethics

6.00 CE credit hours
Impact CE offers 8 courses applicable to this requirement.
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Trauma Informed Care

6.00 CE credit hours

6 credits for initial and 3 credits for renewals

Telehealth/E-counseling

6.00 CE credit hours

HIV/AIDS/Hep C

6.00 CE credit hours
Currently 652 of our courses are available for Addiction Counselors and Peer Support Specialists regulated by ADACB. These are just a few examples!
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