February 4, 2012 

1. Forty (40) continuing education units (CEUs) are required to maintain certification and must be earned within the two-year certification period. An average of 20 CEUs should be obtained each year. CEUs are not transferable to any other certification period. CEUS obtained prior to the certified counselor's initial date of certification are not eligible for maintaining certification. A counselor may receive CEU credit only once for a training event, even if it is repeated during different certification periods. A CEU is equivalent to one clock hour. (Excluded is non-program time such as breaks, social hours, registration time, meal times) One college semester hour of credit is equivalent to 15 CEUs, one college trimester hour of credit is equivalent to 12 CEUs, and one college quarter hour of credit is equivalent to 10 CEUs.
   
   
2. All 40 CEUs required to maintain certification must be recognized or petitioned for IAODAPCA CEUs. Continuing education is broken down into two categories. Some continuing education may be recognized by IAODAPCA for both categories.
   
   CATEGORY I - Minimum 15 CEUs of education specific to alcohol and other drug abuse/dependency.
   
   Examples - pharmacology, the effects of alcohol or drugs on the human body, signs and symptoms of use or abuse, dynamics of the addiction process, medical treatment issues, detoxification/withdrawal, relapse, AODA rules and regulations, AODA special populations, history of AODA.
   
   CATEGORY II - Minimum 25 CEUs of education specific to knowledge and skills related to the Core Functions of AODA counselors (refer to Illinois for list of core functions), but does not have to be AODA specific. This education covers counselor skills, competencies, and knowledge base.
   
   CSADCs and CAADCs - six (6) of the 25 CEUS needed for Category II must be training received in how to provide clinical supervision.
   
   Examples - theory/techniques of therapeutic approaches, human behavior/development, dysfunctional behavior, family dynamics, domestic violence, cultural issues, special populations, social services, confidentiality, legal systems, intervention/prevention strategies, social services, health/safety, professional relationship dynamics, crisis intervention.