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The Center for Addiction Studies and Research is a Vermont Office of Professional Regulation accepted distance learning provider of education in the chemical dependency field.
Educational Requirements and Courses
Apprentice Addiction Professional (AAP)
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution.
Documentation of 40 hours of education covering the following topic areas:
- Screening, Assessment, and Engagement
- Treatment Planning, Collaboration, and Referral
- Addiction Counseling
6 of the 40 hours must be specific to professional ethics and include HIPAA and Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations (42 CFR Part 2).
There is no limit on the number of continuing education hours that can be earned through distance learning education.
Required Courses
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
$100
This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced by addiction professionals.
Topics covered include:
- Ethical principles and legal issues in addiction counseling
- Counselor-client relationships
- Transference/countertransference
- Boundary issues
- Clinical supervision and counselor competence
- Professional readiness
- Federal Confidentiality Regulations (42 CFR Part 2)
- The HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Application of NAADAC Code Ethics in professional practice
6 Hours – $100
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Vermont AAP 40-hour Required Content Training
Vermont AAP 40-hour Required Content Training
$195
Topics covered include:
- Screening, Assessment, and Engagement
- Treatment Planning, Collaboration, and Referral
- Addiction Counseling
40 Hours – $195
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Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (ADC)
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution.
Documentation of 270 hours of instruction related to the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to practice alcohol and drug abuse counseling.
The 270 hours must include:
- Substance Use Disorder Counseling/Treatment – 36 hours
- Co-morbid Medical Disorders (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C) – 6 hours
- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Psychopharmaceuticals – 6 hours
- Professional and Ethical Responsibilities – 6 hours
The remaining 216 hours may be derived from training addressing:
- Human Development
- Multicultural Diversity
- Engagement Strategies/Motivational Interviewing
- Substance Use Screening
- DSM V
- ASAM Criteria
- Case Management and Service Coordination
- Neurobiology of Addiction and Substance Use Dependence
- Clinical Assessment and Treatment Planning
- Relapse Prevention
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Trauma
There is no limit on the number of continuing education hours that can be earned through distance learning education.
Required Courses
Communicable Diseases: HIV/AIDS
Communicable Diseases: HIV/AIDS
$115
This course focuses on the impact of substance abuse on the transmission, progression and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Topics covered include:
- Epidemiology
- Transmission and disease progression
- Testing and diagnosis
- Risk factors and risk reduction techniques
- Medical complications
- Special populations
- Barriers to treatment
- Prevention and treatment issues
10 Hours – $115
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Ethics for Addiction Professionals
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
$100
This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced by addiction professionals.
Topics covered include:
- Ethical principles and legal issues in addiction counseling
- Counselor-client relationships
- Transference/countertransference
- Boundary issues
- Clinical supervision and counselor competence
- Professional readiness
- Federal Confidentiality Regulations (42 CFR Part 2)
- The HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Application of NAADAC Code Ethics in professional practice
6 Hours – $100
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Medication-Assisted Treatment in Addiction Counseling
Medication-Assisted Treatment in Addiction Counseling
$100
6 Hours – $100
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Vermont ADC/LADC 36-hour Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Vermont ADC/LADC 36-hour Substance Use Disorder Counseling
$165
Topics covered include:
- Transtheoretical stages of change
- Principles of motivational interviewing
- Adapting motivational strategies and interventions to client stage of change
- Building readiness and commitment to change
- Measuring components of client motivation
- Principles of effective substance abuse treatment
- Substance abuse treatment with special populations
- Evidence based treatment approaches
36 Hours – $165
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Elective Courses
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADC)
Master’s Degree or higher in a human services field from an accredited educational institution.
Documentation of 270 hours of instruction related to the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to practice alcohol and drug abuse counseling.
The 270 hours must include:
- Substance Use Disorder Counseling/Treatment – 36 hours
- Co-morbid Medical Disorders (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C) – 6 hours
- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Psychopharmaceuticals – 6 hours
- Professional and Ethical Responsibilities – 6 hours
The remaining 216 hours may be derived from training addressing:
- Human Development
- Multicultural Diversity
- Engagement Strategies/Motivational Interviewing
- Substance Use Screening
- DSM V
- ASAM Criteria
- Case Management and Service Coordination
- Neurobiology of Addiction and Substance Use Dependence
- Clinical Assessment and Treatment Planning
- Relapse Prevention
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Trauma
There is no limit on the number of continuing education hours that can be earned through distance learning education.
Required Courses
Communicable Diseases: HIV/AIDS
Communicable Diseases: HIV/AIDS
$115
This course focuses on the impact of substance abuse on the transmission, progression and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Topics covered include:
- Epidemiology
- Transmission and disease progression
- Testing and diagnosis
- Risk factors and risk reduction techniques
- Medical complications
- Special populations
- Barriers to treatment
- Prevention and treatment issues
10 Hours – $115
Related products
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
$100
This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced by addiction professionals.
Topics covered include:
- Ethical principles and legal issues in addiction counseling
- Counselor-client relationships
- Transference/countertransference
- Boundary issues
- Clinical supervision and counselor competence
- Professional readiness
- Federal Confidentiality Regulations (42 CFR Part 2)
- The HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Application of NAADAC Code Ethics in professional practice
6 Hours – $100
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Medication-Assisted Treatment in Addiction Counseling
Medication-Assisted Treatment in Addiction Counseling
$100
6 Hours – $100
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Vermont ADC/LADC 36-hour Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Vermont ADC/LADC 36-hour Substance Use Disorder Counseling
$165
Topics covered include:
- Transtheoretical stages of change
- Principles of motivational interviewing
- Adapting motivational strategies and interventions to client stage of change
- Building readiness and commitment to change
- Measuring components of client motivation
- Principles of effective substance abuse treatment
- Substance abuse treatment with special populations
- Evidence based treatment approaches
36 Hours – $165
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Elective Courses
Continuing Educational Requirements and Courses
Apprentice Addiction Professional (AAP) / Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (ADC) / Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADC)
Documentation of 40 hours of continuing education every two years. The 40 hours of continuing education must address substance abuse as the primary or co-occurring disorder.
6 of the 40 hours must be specific to professional and ethical responsibilities of alcohol and drug abuse counselors including the NAADAC Code of Ethics, HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
There is no limit on the number of continuing education hours that can be earned through distance learning education.
Required Courses
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
Ethics for Addiction Professionals
$100
This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced by addiction professionals.
Topics covered include:
- Ethical principles and legal issues in addiction counseling
- Counselor-client relationships
- Transference/countertransference
- Boundary issues
- Clinical supervision and counselor competence
- Professional readiness
- Federal Confidentiality Regulations (42 CFR Part 2)
- The HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Application of NAADAC Code Ethics in professional practice
6 Hours – $100