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Self-paced NYS CASAC (Provider #0415) and NAADAC (Provider #254148) renewal training is designed for you, the counselor, to enhance performance, use evidence-based practices, and become better equipped to handle the daily stressors of your job.

Educational Enhancement CASAC Online helps you learn or refresh your addiction counseling knowledge and skills to significantly impact the populations you’ll serve. We aim to offer a wide range of affordable, top-notch distance learning courses. We want to give individuals the opportunity to earn certifications, earn recertification hours, enhance their clinical skills, and stay up to date with the latest trends in addiction treatment. So, you can count on us for all your learning needs in the addiction treatment field!

Our online addiction counselor courses provide high-quality, affordable education and training in the comfort of your home, favorite cafe, or anywhere you choose to study.

Once you purchase your training, you’ll receive an email with your access code and login details. You can then begin. Your courses are available 24/7, and all educational materials are provided with your purchase—no hidden fees. You’ll receive your certificate of completion once you complete the training and the final assessment.

This page houses our extensive list of approved addiction counseling courses for Initial NYS CASAC, CASAC Renewal, and NAADAC Education Provider. We are sure you’ll find what you need. If not, email us so we can help you find what you need.

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Postgraduate CASAC Training: Choose Your Path

Earn your CASAC online with Educational Enhancement. New to the field? Our CASAC 350 Hybrid Training Online delivers all 350 OASAS-approved hours, self-paced with live instructor sessions. Already a licensed clinician? Our Postgraduate CASAC training gives Master’s Level social workers, LMHCs, or licensed behavioral health professional, get the CASAC credential on a shorter 135-hour track that builds on the graduate education you already have. Both are 100% online, self-paced, and OASAS-approved.

Individual NYS CASAC Section Certificate Courses

OASAS approved addiction counseling/substance abuse counselor courses/CASAC section 1 includes 6 addiction counselor courses for this drug counselor section.

Section 1 NYS CASAC Training: The Science of Addiction —$1300.00

Section 1 covers 85 clock hours on the foundations of substance use disorders. You will study diagnosis, the disease model, pharmacology, and the physical and psychological effects of alcohol and other drugs. This section gives every new SUD counselor the science they need before moving into hands-on clinical work with the people and families they will serve.

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OASAS approved addiction counseling/Substance Abuse Certificate Program/CASAC section 2 includes 8 addiction counselor courses for this drug counselor section.

Section 2 NYS CASAC Training: Counseling Skills —$2000.00

Section 2 delivers 150 clock hours of counseling skills for working with people who use substances. You will build core skills for individual and group sessions, practice person-centered and strengths-based approaches, and develop cultural competence and humility. As the largest section of your CASAC training, it forms the clinical core of the work you will do every day.

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OASAS approved addiction counseling/Substance Abuse Counseling Education/CASAC section 3 includes 4 addiction counselor courses for this drug counselor section.

Section 3 NYS CASAC Training: Assessment & Clinical Evaluation —$950.00

Section 3 provides 70 clock hours of hands-on training in assessment and clinical evaluation. You will learn screening, treatment planning, case management, and education for clients, families, and communities. By the end, you will know how to guide a person from intake through an individualized, person-centered plan of care built around their own strengths and goals.

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OASAS approved addiction counseling CASAC section 4 includes 5 addiction counselor courses for this drug counselor section.

Section 4 NYS CASAC Training: Professional Ethics —$600.00

Section 4 covers 45 clock hours of professional ethics and ethical decision-making, plus 2 clock hours on child abuse, neglect, and mandated reporting. You will study the full set of ethical and legal standards that every CASAC is held to, including confidentiality, boundaries, and dual relationships, and learn to apply them in the real situations you will face.

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Note: Any of these NYS CASAC Sections  CANNOT be used for renewal purposes. You must purchase individually (see below).

OASAS and NAADAC Approved Renewal Trainings

The distance-learning OASAS-approved courses below can be used for your initial CASAC 350 hours or for your 60-hour CASAC re-credentialing.  These trainings are also approved by NAADAC for CADC and CAC renewal. All Addiction Counselor Course offerings include the option to use a payment plans with AfterPay & Klarna at Checkout.

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Basic Knowledge ($370)

27 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC Training; CASAC Renewal)

This course introduces the history of substance use, diagnosis, and treatment. You will learn how alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs affect the brain and body, how to recognize intoxication, tolerance, and withdrawal, and the physical, psychological, and pharmacological effects of substance use. This course builds a strong foundation for the rest of your CASAC training.

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Overview of Addiction ($384.00)

28 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC Training; CASAC Renewal)

This course covers the theories, research, and practices behind substance use treatment, including faith-based approaches. You will look at how social, political, economic, and cultural systems shape substance use. You will also study the continuum of services, from prevention and treatment to recovery support, levels of care, and the developmental stages of recovery.

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Diversity of Interventions & Treatment Approaches ($202.00)

14 Clock Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course gives you a clear, practical overview of the main treatment approaches and settings. Topics include withdrawal management, inpatient, outpatient, and intensive outpatient (IOP) care, medications such as methadone and buprenorphine, prevention and education, recovery housing, harm reduction, and how federal block grant funding supports substance use services.

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Introduction to Diagnostic Criteria ($100.00)

6 Credit Hours (Initial NYS CASAC; CASAC & Renewal)

This course introduces the screening and assessment tools SUD counselors use to gather diagnostic information. You will learn how these tools help determine whether a person meets criteria for a substance use disorder and at what severity. Tools covered include the DSM-5-TR, ICD standards, and the Addiction Severity Index (ASI), among others used in practice today.

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Knowledge of the 12 Steps and Mutual Aid ($85.00)

4 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC Training; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course traces the history of the mutual aid movement and how twelve-step fellowships work today. You will learn how mutual aid groups support long-term recovery and how to talk with clients about their options. The course also covers other pathways, including SMART Recovery, Refuge Recovery, and other recovery communities, so you can match support to each person.

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Toxicology Testing / Screening ($65.00)

3 Clock Hours (Initial NYS CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course covers the basics of toxicology testing in substance use treatment. You will learn screening options and their limitations, legal implications, how to read toxicology reports, and how to talk about results using neutral, nonjudgmental language. The course also addresses common testing myths and specimen-tampering methods so you can recognize them in practice.

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Foundational Counseling Skills ($280.00)

20 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This CASAC training course explores what counseling is, who counselors are, and what research shows about behavior change in individual and group settings. You will study a range of counseling approaches, the therapeutic relationship, legal and ethical issues, crisis intervention, and group work. Together, these skills form the base of professional practice as an SUD counselor.

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Individual Counseling ($280.00)

20 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC Training; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This CASAC training course introduces the SUD counseling profession, including its history, philosophy, theoretical foundations, scope of practice, and credentialing. You will learn the core competencies of one-on-one counseling and how to build a working alliance with each client. The focus is on preparing you for the realities of individual sessions as a future SUD counselor.

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Group Counseling ($410.00)

30 Clock Hours (Initial CASAC Training; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This CASAC training course covers how group counseling meets client needs in substance use treatment. You will study the theories and principles of group process, leadership skills and styles, and the purposes of different group types, including therapeutic and support groups. Through a counseling experience, you will practice the skills needed to lead groups with confidence and care.

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Counseling Special Populations | Cultural Competence | Cultural Humility ($345.00)

25 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC Training; CASAC Renewal)

This course helps you build rapport with the diverse people in your program. You will learn culturally responsive counseling skills and ways to communicate and engage with people from many backgrounds and identities. You will also assess your own self-awareness, worldview, and attitudes, and explore how culture shapes responses to alcohol and other substance use.

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Counseling and Communicating with Families and Significant Others ($215.00)

15 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course examines family-based approaches to treating substance use disorders, including work with special populations. You will get an overview of family treatment methods and how families can support ongoing recovery. You will also learn the theory and skills SUD counselors need to work with individual family members, significant others, and whole families.

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Integrated Care ($150.00)

10 Clock Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course prepares you to support clients facing medical issues related to substance use disorders. Topics include diabetes, heart disease, cirrhosis, HIV, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, and other infectious diseases. You will also learn how harm reduction and prevention fit into integrated care that treats the whole person.

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Crisis Management ($150.00)

10 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course builds your skills for responding to people in crisis, from short-term intervention to managing life-threatening emergencies. You will learn crisis intervention techniques for overdose and acute withdrawal, how crises affect recovery, and how a crisis can become a turning point that opens the door to support. The focus is on calm, person-centered response.

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Recurrence of Symptoms/Relapse Prevention ($245.00)

15 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

A strong recurrence prevention plan, often called relapse prevention, supports long-term recovery from substance use disorder. In this course, you will learn how to help clients build new life skills, coping strategies, and emotional anchors for difficult times. You will also learn to respond to a recurrence without shame, so clients stay engaged and keep moving forward.

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Theories of Human Development ($150.00)

10 Clock Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This CASAC Training course offers practical strategies, grounded in human development theory, for working with clients who have a substance use disorder. You will learn to recognize stages of recovery and choose interventions that fit each stage of change. Topics include developmental deficits, delayed responses to childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, and the stages of recovery.

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Treatment Planning, Client Record Keeping, and Discharge Planning ($335.00)

24 Credit Hours (Initial NYS CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Treatment planning is central to the work you do with clients and their families. The plans you write act as a roadmap for each person’s recovery while they are in your care. In this course, you will learn to write person-centered treatment plans, document client contacts in clear and concise notes, and prepare clients for a planned discharge and continuing care.

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Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation ($335.00)

24 Clock Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This CASAC training course covers the requirements for alcohol and drug screening and assessment with adults and adolescents. You will learn the components of each tool, urgent care needs, screening options, level of care determination, and interviewing techniques. The course also reviews DSM-5-TR criteria for substance use disorders so you can screen and assess with skill.

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Patient, Family, and Community Education and Prevention ($170.00)

10 Clock Hours (Initial NYS CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This CASAC training course is designed for clinicians new to prevention work. You will learn the basic terms and facts about substance use and prevention in the United States. The course also covers presentation and training techniques you can use in your community to support prevention, treatment, and recovery, so you can educate clients, families, and neighbors.

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Case Management, Referral, and Service Coordination ($190.00)

12 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course teaches the core functions of case management in substance use treatment. As an SUD counselor, you will work with professionals from other fields to help clients reach their recovery goals. You will learn how to make referrals and coordinate services that meet each person’s needs, because people are more likely to stay engaged when those needs are met.

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Counselor-Client Relationships ($240.00)

16 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This self-paced CASAC course explores the therapeutic alliance as the foundation of the counselor-client relationship. You will integrate core counseling skills, critical thinking, ethical standards, and your professional responsibilities to clients. You will also learn why staying consistent in your professional role matters, with colleagues, with clients, and in professional and community settings.

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Ethical Decision Making & Conduct ($138.00)

9 Credit Hours (Initial CASAC Only)

Health care professionals follow codes of ethics that define expected norms, boundaries, standards, and shared principles. A code of conduct for SUD counselors guides them in handling difficult situations and supporting clients from intake through recovery. This course teaches a clear process for ethical decision-making and covers ethics related to social media and technology.

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Confidentiality and Legal Issues ($135.00)

9 Clock Hours (Initial NYS CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

In substance use treatment, confidentiality is governed by HIPAA and federal regulation 42 CFR Part 2. These rules define the limited situations in which information about a person’s SUD treatment can be shared without their consent. In this course, you will learn the purpose of confidentiality, when disclosure is permitted, and what a valid release of information must include.

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Counselor Wellness 5 Clock Hours ($90.00)

Initial NYS CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal

Working in the substance use field is rewarding and demanding, and burnout is common. Your own wellness directly affects how well you serve and advocate for your clients. In this course, you will learn the principles of effective self-care, recognize early signs of burnout, and build a personal self-care plan you can actually use, so you can keep doing this work for the long haul.

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Professional Development ($80.00)

4 Credit Hours (Initial NYS CASAC; CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course focuses on your growth as an SUD counselor. You will review professional standards, clinical supervision, continuing education, and credentialing requirements throughout your career. You will also set goals for building your skills and reputation in the field, and learn how ongoing development improves the quality of care you provide to clients and communities.

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Counselor Wellness 6 Credit Hours ($75.00)

CASAC & NAADAC Renewal

Every job has stressors, and in behavioral health, those stressors can affect client care. This course covers compassion fatigue, burnout, vicarious trauma, and job-related stress, including the strain of supporting clients whose substance use continues despite treatment. You will learn practical strategies to protect your well-being and stay effective and present in your work.

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The Psychobiology of Alcohol ($220.00)

22 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Alcohol is one of the oldest and most widely used psychoactive substances, and it affects nearly every organ in the body. Counselors need to understand these effects when supporting people with alcohol use disorder. This course offers historical, cultural, psychological, and neurological perspectives on alcohol use disorder, its symptoms, withdrawal, and treatment approaches.

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Understanding TAY(ages 16-24) Populations Training ($125.00)

10 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Transition-age youth, ages 16 to 24, face real stress as they move into adulthood, often alongside issues like racial inequality and intimate partner violence. This course gives behavioral health professionals the skills and resources to support young people during this period, build trust, and connect them with services that fit their developmental stage, identity, and goals.

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Culturally Competent Substance Use Treatment ($150.00)

15 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course helps SUD counselors understand and respect the cultural identities of racially and ethnically diverse clients. You will learn to identify each client’s background, values, beliefs, traditions, and customs, and to assess identity development and cultural strengths. You will then apply these principles by developing culturally responsive treatment plans with clients.

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Special Populations, Race, and Substance Use Counseling ($150.00)

15 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course offers practical strategies for engaging diverse populations in treatment. Groups include older adults, women, men, LGBTQ+ people, adolescents, people involved in the criminal legal system, and people experiencing homelessness, along with Black, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and the issues each group faces.

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The LGBTQ+ Community and Substance Use ($80.00)

6 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Many substance use treatment programs have been slow to offer LGBTQ+-affirming care, and the effects of past discrimination still shape how people experience treatment. This course helps you understand the LGBTQ+ experience, including minority stress and barriers to care, so you can create a welcoming environment and serve your LGBTQ+ clients with skill and confidence.

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HIV, Communicable Diseases, and Substance Use ($120.00)

12 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course covers HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and other infectious diseases among people who use substances. You will review current prevention and treatment approaches, evidence on what works, and how to set treatment goals for people with co-occurring conditions. You will also learn to select evidence-based interventions, monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes.

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Vocational Counseling in Substance Use Treatment($120.00)

12 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Employment is a key part of recovery for many people with substance use disorders. This course covers vocational counseling and how to build strong working relationships with people in recovery, state agency partners, treatment programs, and recovery centers. You will learn how a recovery-oriented approach, grounded in hope, helps people move toward work and goals they choose.

Treatment Planning in Substance Use Counseling

Treatment Planning in Substance Use Counseling ($150.00)

15 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course walks through treatment plan development, from setting short-term, concrete, reachable goals to tracking progress in treatment and recovery. You will learn to build a needs list informed by the biopsychosocial assessment and to create a trusting alliance so you and your client can write the plan together. You will leave with refreshed documentation skills.

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Co-occurring Disorders in Substance Use Treatment ($180.00)

18 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Co-occurring disorders (COD) means having at least one mental health condition and at least one substance use disorder at the same time. Using the TIP 42 Quick Guide, this course highlights key developments in treating COD and helps substance use and mental health professionals plan integrated services that better meet the needs of people living with co-occurring conditions.

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Mandated Clients in Addiction Treatment ($80.00)

7 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

People mandated to treatment may show ambivalence about change, and legal pressure can strain the therapeutic relationship and deepen feelings of stigma. This course shows how mandated treatment does not have to feel coercive. You will learn engagement strategies, how to work with parole and probation, why confrontational approaches fall short, and how toxicology fits into care.

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Treatment Planning and Client Records ($150.00)

15 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Treatment planning links the client, the services they receive, and their progress. This course covers the counseling functions tied to treatment planning and documentation, including the art and science of writing a strong plan. You will explore ways to record client strengths, goals, and objectives, and learn to document interventions, outcomes, and discharge plans clearly.

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Physical, Psychological, and Pharmacological Effects ($270.00)

27  Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course offers an overview of the science behind substance use. It begins with the history, prevalence, and trends of alcohol and other drug use in the United States, then examines how genetics and neurobiology contribute to substance use disorders. You will study how substances affect the brain and body, including intoxication, tolerance, and withdrawal.

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Telehealth in Substance Use Counseling ($50.00)

4 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal) 

This course examines how telehealth is used to treat substance use disorders. You will review the research, guidance for using evidence-based practices remotely, and examples from treatment programs. Topics include best practices, ethical considerations, confidentiality and other legal issues, client boundaries, and which tools you can use without violating HIPAA or 42 CFR Part 2.

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General Knowledge: An Overview ($280.00)

28 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course covers theories, research, and practice in substance use treatment, including faith-based approaches. You will explore how social, political, economic, and cultural systems shape substance use, along with risk and protective factors. You will also study the continuum of services and the stages of substance use, from first use through harmful use, SUD, recurrence, and recovery.

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Assessment and Evaluation ($190.00)

19 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

People with substance use disorders often face stigma in health care settings, and that stigma can shape how they are identified, assessed, and referred. This course teaches practical tools for recognizing signs of SUD, taking a substance use history without judgment, and developing a person-specific plan for treatment and referral that respects each client’s experience.

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Human Theories and Development ($120.00)

12 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal) 

This course applies human development theory to working with clients in early recovery. You will learn to recognize stages of recovery and select interventions for each phase of treatment. Topics include developmental deficits and developmental arrest, delayed responses to childhood trauma, multigenerational patterns of substance use, and developmental issues in your own professional life.

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Women as a special population ($45.00)

3 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

For years, research on substance use largely excluded women, which left the data biased toward men. Newer research shows that women often have different pathways into substance use disorder, along with distinct risk factors, treatment needs, and barriers to care. This course covers how age and life transitions affect women’s substance use and how treatment can respond.

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NYS OASAS Ethics 6 Hours ($75.00)

NYS CASAC  Renewal

This 6-hour course is built for NYS CASAC renewal. It covers professional ethics for substance use counselors, social workers, and criminal legal system professionals, drawing on ethical codes from each field. You will examine counselor-client, counselor-employer, and interprofessional relationships, along with confidentiality, boundaries, and your obligations to society.

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Counselor Ethics ($150.00)

15 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal) 

This 15-hour course covers professional ethics for SUD counselors, social workers, and criminal legal system professionals. You will apply ethical principles to the situations counselors face every day, including counselor-client, counselor-employer, and professional relationships. The course also covers confidentiality, boundaries, core health care ethics, and resolving ethical dilemmas.

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NAADAC / CAC / CADC / Ethics ($75.00)

6 Credit Hours (CAC, CADC, & NAADAC Renewal)

This 6-hour ethics course is built for CAC, CADC, and NAADAC renewal. It draws on ethical codes from substance use counseling, social work, and criminal legal settings. You will apply ethical principles to everyday counselor-client, counselor-employer, and interprofessional relationships, and learn a clear framework for resolving the ethical dilemmas that come up in care.

This course is designed to provide substance use counselors with the tools they need to work with male clients. Topics covered include: the impact of gender on addiction, working with men in recovery, and masculinity and its impact on mental health.

Men as a special population ($45.00)

3 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Men often face stereotypes and stigma about seeking help, and many worry they will be seen as weak for entering treatment. This course explores men’s specific needs in substance use treatment, how gender-responsive programs can create a more supportive space, and how to address the sexual trauma some men carry, an issue often overlooked in traditional treatment settings.

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Postgraduate CASAC Training ($1799.00)

135 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC Only)

Already a licensed clinician? This 135-hour track is built for master’s-level social workers, LMHCs, and licensed behavioral health professionals adding the CASAC credential. Complete The Science of Addiction (85 hours) and Counselor Ethics (15 hours), plus 10 OASAS-required hours at no extra cost. Fully online, self-paced, and OASAS-approved.

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Counselor-Client Relationships ($200.00)

20 Credit Hours (NYS CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This 20-hour course takes an in-depth look at the therapeutic alliance, the relationship at the center of effective counseling. You will strengthen core counseling skills, practice critical thinking, and apply ethical standards to your work with clients. You will also learn how consistency in your professional role builds trust with clients, colleagues, and the communities you serve.

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Cultural Competence and Treatment Issues ($90.00)

9 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course gives you the tools to provide culturally responsive substance use treatment. Topics include cultural respect, cultural competence, health disparities, how culture shapes health experiences, complementary approaches, cross-cultural communication, and person-centered care. You will learn to bring these principles into assessment, planning, and everyday client interactions.

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Outpatient Treatment ($75.00)

6 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Outpatient treatment lets people stay at work, school, and home while getting support for recovery. This course prepares clinicians to work in outpatient settings, including intensive outpatient (IOP) and opioid treatment programs (OTPs). You will learn evidence-based approaches, the core and enhanced services programs should offer, and how recovery unfolds in outpatient care.

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Introduction to Diagnostic Criteria(NAADAC $140.00)

14 Credit Hours (NAADAC Renewal)

This expanded course covers the screening and assessment tools SUD counselors use to determine whether a person meets criteria for a substance use disorder and at what severity. You will review the DSM-5-TR, ICD standards, and the ASI, and learn to choose tools based on client needs, setting, and stage of recovery, with attention to ethics, culture, and trauma-informed practice.

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Documentation and Record Keeping ($75.00)

6 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course covers why documentation matters and how to communicate clinically with peers and other professionals. You will learn to write clear clinical notes in SOAP, DAP, and BIRP formats, choose the right format for brief treatment, individual, and group sessions, and practice collaborative documentation. The course also reviews the legal and ethical weight of every note you write.

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Harm Reduction ($75.00)

6 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

Harm reduction is a public health approach that offers practical options for people who use drugs. It meets people where they are and works to reduce both the harms of drug use and the discrimination people face. In this course, you will learn core harm reduction principles, how to listen without judgment, and how to build trust with people who use drugs and people engaged in sex work.

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Prevention and Education in Substance Use Treatment ($160.00)

16 Credit Hours (CASAC & NAADAC Renewal)

This course explores substance use in modern society and its social, cultural, political, and economic impact. You will study prevention, treatment, and effective education techniques across practice settings and populations, along with different substances and their effects. You will also reflect on your own values and apply course content in your community and your work.

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Trauma Informed Care 10 Hours ($96.00)

10 Credit Hours (CASAC, CAC, CADC Renewal)

This course prepares substance use counselors to provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed care. You will learn how trauma affects substance use, mental health, and recovery, and how to create safe, supportive environments for diverse clients. Whether you are renewing a CASAC, CAC, CADC, or NAADAC credential, you will leave ready to build trust and support healing.

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IC&RC ADC Exam Review ($150.00)

IC & RC ADC Counselor Exam Review

PPreparing for the IC&RC ADC exam does not have to be overwhelming. This review includes 95 short video lessons, 4 domain workbooks, 3 in-depth study guides, 2 full-length 150-question practice exams with detailed rationales, case study worksheets, and test-taking strategies. Study at your own pace with a structured review built around the competencies the exam tests.

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(201)701-3205

Email:

John M

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Staten Island, NY, USA

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