Tennessee
Below you will find summaries of the continuing education requirements for mental health and addiction counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, nurses and psychologists in Tennessee and links to the appropriate regulations.
Professions
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (LADAC / LADC)
Precertification/Licensure
PreLICENSURE through the Tennessee Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors:
The two hundred seventy (270) hours can be obtained through
- Addiction (Alcohol and Drug Abuse) specific video-based, NAADAC approved online training classes (Like AllCEU's courses) that are available 24/7/365 so it is easy and efficient to get the job training you need.
Continuing Education
LADC: CEUs from a NAADAC approved provider like AllCEUs would be accepted
CEUs for CADC's Certified through the Tennessee Certification Board: We are a TCB approved provider.
AllCEUs also offers the TB refresher course and the suicide awareness course for addiction counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Any state regulatory agency for a similar license in the United States.
AllCEUs is an approved education provider by the Florida Board of Social Work, Counseling and Family Therapy.
Only 10 hours can be asynchronous, but the rest can be earned through live webinars like those offered by AllCEUs each Wednesday
Professional Counselors
Any state regulatory agency for a similar license in the United States.
AllCEUs is an approved education provider by the Florida Board of Social Work, Counseling and Family Therapy.
Only 10 hours can be asynchronous, but the rest can be earned through live webinars like those offered by AllCEUs each Wednesday
Social Workers
Accepted Approvals:
Appears to be at licensee discretion. Only 2/3 of the hours can be asynchronous
Psychologists
(b) Other Sponsor Approved Continuing Education – These are formal activities which are
psychological in nature, provide documentation of attendance, and have a preassigned number of CE credits. Offerings can be sponsored by … a recognized and relevant national, regional or state professional credentialing body
Courses
Attachment
Continuing education courses on attachment theory, attachment trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), attachment styles, abandonment anxiety and more.
Addiction
Precertification/prelicensure curriculum and ongoing continuing education for addiction counselors, recovery support specialists and other addiction professionals.
Child Development & Parenting
Online courses on child development adolescent development, parenting skills and special needs of college students.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of common mental disorders in the DSM 5 TR and ICD-11
Goal Setting & Motivation
Explore goal setting best practices, types of motivation, ways to enhance motivation, causes for resistance and behavior modification techniques.
Integrative / Holistic & Neuropsychology
Learn about neurotransmitters, the relationship between hormones and mental health, the HPA, HPG and HPT-Axes; the gut brain axis and mental health; the importance of circadian rhythms on mental health, the connection between inflammation and mental illness and more.
Mindfulness & Meditation
Explore mindfulness and meditation practices and benefits for treating mental health issues, cognitive and attentional issues, pain, sleep disorders and more.
Older Adults
Explore unique needs of older adults, signs of dementia, dementia prevention strategies, special needs of caregivers, and communicating with the cognitively impaired.
Professional Development
Ethics, documentation, domestic violence, health and safety and supervision.
Tools and Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Person Centered Therapy. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. EMDR and more…
Trauma, Crisis and Suicide
Explore current best practices for assessment, early intervention and treatment of trauma, crisis and suicidal and nonsuicidal ideation.
TAADAS (Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug and other Addiction Services); TDMHSAS (Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services) and TCB (The Tennessee Certification Board also provide limited training for addiction counselor certification, continuing education and recovery support services.