NAADAC continuing education hours (CEs) are approved by the following organizations and boards:
Addiction Counselors (Approvals Listed by State) | Social Workers | Marriage and Family Therapists | Approvals from United States National Boards/Associations/Institutes | Approvals from International Boards/Associations/Institutes
Addiction Counselors (Approvals Listed by State)
- Alabama:
- Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling (NAADAC Live Webinars are approved for Alabama LPC Live CE Requirements)
- Alabama Alcohol & Drug Abuse Association Approved Provider #107243
- Alaska: Alaska Commission for Behavioral Health Certification (ACBHC)
- Arizona:
- Arizona Board for the Certification of Addiction Counselors (ABCAC)
- Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (ABBHE)
- Arkansas: Arkansas Substance Abuse Certification Board
- California:
- California Consortium of Addiction Program Professionals (CCAPP) Approved Provider #OS-07-100-0822
- California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators (CAADE) Approved Provider #CP30696P0000
- California Association of DUI Treatment Programs (CADTP) Approved Provider #174
- Colorado:
- Colorado Association of Addiction Professionals (CAAP)
- Colorado Office of Behavioral Health (DORA / OBH)
- Connecticut: Connecticut Certification Board
- Delaware: Delaware Board of Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Professionals
- Florida:
- Florida Certification Board (FCB)
- Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Approved Provider #50-26642
- Georgia:
- Georgia Addiction Counselor Association (GACA)
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia (ADACBGA) Approval #19-12-09-1209
- Hawaii: State of Hawaii, Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
- Idaho: Idaho Board of Alcohol/Drug Counselors Certification, Inc. (IBADCC)
- Illinois: Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association (IAODAPCA) (Note: Webinars are only approved for homestudy CEs)
- Indiana: Indiana Counselors Association on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (ICAADA)
- Iowa: Iowa Board of Certification (IBC) (Note: Only live webinar attendance is approved for IBC)
- Kansas: Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (KSBSRB)
- Kentucky: Kentucky Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
- Louisiana: Louisiana Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority (LA-ADRA) (Note: NAADAC is NOT an approved education provider for this state board, however, counselors can use NAADAC CEs towards renewal and select to pay LA-ADRA state board fees. Please contact LA-ADRA for more information)
- Maine: Maine Board of Alcohol & Drug Counselors
- Maryland:
- Maryland Department of Health, Board of Professional Counselors
- Massachusetts: Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
- Michigan: Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP)
- Minnesota: Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy*
- Mississippi: Mississippi Association of Addiction Professionals (MAAP)
- Missouri: Missouri Credentialing Board (valid beginning January 1, 2018)
- Montana: Montana Licensed Addiction Counselors Program
- Nebraska: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
- Nevada: Nevada Board of Examiners for Alcohol, Drug, and Gambling Counselors
- New Hampshire:
- New Hampshire Board of Licensing for Alcohol & Other Drug Use Professionals
- New Jersey: The Addiction Professionals Certification Board, Inc.
- New Mexico: New Mexico Counseling and Therapy Practice Board
- New York:
- New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
- ASAP-New York Certification Board (select approved trainings)
- North Carolina:
- Addiction Professionals of North Carolina (APNC)
- North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board (NCASPPB)
- North Dakota: North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners (NDBACE)
- Ohio: Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselors
- Oregon: Mental Health and Addiction Counselor Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO)
- Pennsylvania: The State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
- Puerto Rico: La Junta Certificadora de Profesionales en Adicción y Alcoholismo de P.R
- Rhode Island: Rhode Island Certification Board*
- South Carolina: Addiction Professionals of South Carolina (APSC)
- South Dakota: Certification Board for Alcohol and Drug Professionals (CBADP)
- Tennessee: State of Tennessee Department of Health
- Texas:
- Texas Health & Human Services Commission
- Utah: Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
- Vermont: Vermont Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board
- Virginia: Virginia Board of Counseling
- Washington:
- Washington State Department of Health
- West Virginia: West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (WVCBAPP)
- Wisconsin: Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Wyoming: Wyoming Mental Health Professionals Licensing Board
Social Workers
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, #1754, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals maintains responsibility for its courses. ACE provider approval period: 01/12/2022-01/12/2025. Indication of ASWB approval will be provided on each webinar's individual webpage. If the webpage does not have an ASWB approval statement, then that webinar is not approved for ASWB ACE hours.
ASWB ACE provider approval is accepted in most US states and Canadian jurisdictions. For more information on ASWB accreditation, please click here.
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0720.
Marriage and Family Therapists
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) Provider #1000103
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
Approvals from United States National Boards/Associations/Institutes
Approvals from International Boards/Associations/Institutes
- International: Global Centre for Credentialing and Certification
- International: The Canadian Addiction Counselor Certification Federation (CACCF) Approval #S220501
- Pacific Jurisdiction: Pacific Jurisdiction Collaborating Council
- Hong Kong: Asia Pacific Association for Addiction Professionals (APAAP) and Integrated Centre of Addiction Prevention and Treatment (ICAPT)
- South Korea: KNAADAC
* Denotes that the organization or board does not specifically approve individual education providers, but that NAADAC's Continuing Education offerings meet stated standards for acceptance.