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Alcoholic Anonymous
The Alcoholic’s Anonymous website has a variety of useful information including an overview of AA, how to determine if it is right for you or your clients and, how to find a meeting. Literature is also available for purchase or to download at no charge. This website also has many pamphlets and videos, which may be useful to the professional.
Two of the Practical CE Seminars are based on reading AA literature. These courses are:
- The Big Book Review, and
- An Overview of the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions
Each of the above courses requires the therapist to read one of the primary pieces of AA literature. You can read these books online or download PDF versions to you computer at no charge, by visiting the Alcoholics Anonymous website at www.aa.org.
Or, you can go directly to the literature required for the above courses:
- The Big Book Review reading can be found at www.aa.org/bigbookonline/
- An Overview of the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions reading can be found at www.aa.org/1212/
For more information on either of the above courses please see our online course catalogue at Online CE Courses. If you have any difficulties opening these direct links it may mean that you need a “plug-in,” which can be easily installed through AA’s website. Just go to www.aa.org and click on the tab that says “Information on AA,” from here click on the book icons that say “Reading the Big Book & Twelve & Twelve.” These books can also be purchased at meetings and bookstores.
AMFTRB – Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards
AMFTRB provides quick links to State Boards responsible for licensing Marriage and family therapists.
www.amftrb.org
ASPPB – Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
ASPPB is an alliance of the various agencies responsible for licensure and certification of psychologists in the United States and Canada. This is an excellent place to get information about CE requirements.
www.asppb.org
BBS - Board of Behavioral Sciences This site licenses and renews the licenses of MFTs and LCSWs in California. For a full listing of mandatory CE classes go to http://www.bbs.ca.gov. For additional information about continuing education renewal requirements in California for MFTs and LCSWs visit http://www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/ce_licensees.shtml
CAADAC - California Association of Alcohol and Drug Counselors
CAADAC is the largest alcohol and drug counseling certification program in California. Visit www.caadac.org to learn more about continuing education requirements for CAADAC renewal.
California Board of Psychology
The California Board of Psychology provides licensing and continuing education information for the psychologist licensed in California.
The Holman Group - Managed Behavioral Health Care Services. Holman was first on the West Coast and one of the first NATIONALLY to pick up the responsibility for managing the relationship between benefit dollars spent and outcome. Holman has a plan of benefits designed to step an eligible employee up into a more intense treatment or down into a less intense and less restrictive treatment program based on clinical NEED and the HOLMAN PHILOSOPHY.
www.HolmanGroup.com
NAADAC - The Association for Addiction Professionals
This site provides information and resources for the addiction professional. It provides information about certification as a National Certified Addiction Counselor, Level I, and Level II (NCAC I); SAP certification; Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), and Tobacco Addiction Specialist (TAS) Certification. Visit www.naadac.org.
Narcotics Anonymous
The Narcotic’s Anonymous website has a variety of useful information including an overview of NA, how to determine if it is right for you or your clients and, how to find a meeting. Literature is also available for purchase or to download at no charge. This website also has many pamphlets, which may be useful to the professional.
One of the Practical CE Seminars is based on reading NA literature. This course is: Understanding Narcotics Anonymous
This course requires the therapist to read the basic text of NA and to attend an NA meeting. You can read this book online or download a PDF version to you computer at no charge, by visiting the Narcotics Anonymous website at www.na.org. This book can also be purchased at meetings and bookstores.
For more information on the above course please see our online course catalogue at Online CE Courses.
SWES – Social Work Examination Services
Provides quick links to State Boards responsible for licensing social workers. This site is a good place to get information on CE requirements for social workers.
www.swes.net/licensing/boards.html