$32.00 [8.00 Continuing Education Credit Hours]
Course Number: #06-307
CE Course Description
The goal of this continuing education course is to provide strategies for long term wellness and recovery for those who have faced addiction. It was developed from the book, The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction: A Guide to Coping with the Grief, Stress, and Anger that Trigger Addictive Behavior by Rebecca E. Williams, PhD, and Julie Kraft, MA. The book offers stories, worksheets, and activities to help addicted individuals get to know thoughts, feelings, and behavior patterns and find a path toward self-acceptance, transformation, and healing. Mindfulness practices that will benefit those in recovery as well as the professionals who work with them are outlined along with ways to identify the root of addictive behaviors and healthy coping strategies.
CE Course Objectives
1. Evaluate the connection between addiction and loss, and identify positive coping skills for dealing with grief and loss.
2. Determine how thoughts, feelings, and behavior patterns are related to addiction and how they can influence recovery and healing.
3. Identify how acceptance of oneself and learning to tolerate and investigate present-moment experiences can help improve relationships and impact long-term emotional growth.
4. Define the concept of mindfulness and describe how mindfulness practices can help addicted individuals participate in their own recovery.
5. Review the characteristics of addiction, the function that addiction is serving, and approaches to help avoid addiction triggers.
6. Outline strategies to heal broken relationships and build a healthy support system.
7. Examine various exercises and activities that will help facilitate self-understanding, responsibility, and lasting change.
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State | Board Approval |
Alabama | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Alaska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Connecticut | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Delaware | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Florida Board of Psychology (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 268.000074) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Louisiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Michigan | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Minnesota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Missouri | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Montana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Nebraska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Nevada | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Ohio | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Oklahoma | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Utah | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Vermont | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wisconsin | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Alaska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Connecticut | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Delaware | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Florida Office of School Psychology (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 268.000074) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Louisiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Michigan | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Minnesota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Missouri | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Montana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Nebraska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Nevada | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Ohio | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Oklahoma | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Utah | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Vermont | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wisconsin | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Alaska | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Connecticut | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Delaware | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 159.001382) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Louisiana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Massachusetts | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Michigan | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Minnesota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Mississippi | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Missouri | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Montana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nebraska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nevada | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
North Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Ohio | YES! Accepts Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801) (Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801)) |
Oklahoma | YES! Accepts Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Utah | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Vermont | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wisconsin | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wyoming | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Alaska | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Arizona | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
California | YES! Accepts California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) (#1S-18-279-0120) (Hours online are limited to 10 in a 24 hour period) |
Colorado | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Connecticut | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Delaware | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Florida | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Idaho | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Illinois | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Indiana | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Iowa | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Kansas | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Louisiana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Maine | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Maryland | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Michigan | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Minnesota | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Missouri | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Montana | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Nebraska | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Nevada | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
New York | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
North Carolina | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
North Dakota | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Ohio | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Oklahoma | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Oregon | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Pennsylvania | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
South Dakota | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Texas | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Utah | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Vermont | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Virginia | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Washington | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
West Virginia | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Wisconsin | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts NAADAC (Provider #170179) |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Alaska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Connecticut | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Delaware | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 168.000229) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Louisiana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Michigan | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Minnesota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Missouri | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Montana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nebraska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nevada | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
North Carolina | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
North Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Ohio | YES! Accepts Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801) (Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801)) |
Oklahoma | YES! Accepts Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health Licensure |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Rhode Island | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Carolina | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
South Dakota | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | YES! Accepts Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (871) |
Utah | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Vermont | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wisconsin | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
State | Board Approval |
Alabama | YES! Accepts Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners (Approval #0617 ) Accepts American Psychological Association |
Alaska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Arizona | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Arkansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
California | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Colorado | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Connecticut | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Delaware | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
District of Columbia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Florida | YES! Accepts Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling (CE Provider #50-17261) |
Georgia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Hawaii | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Idaho | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Illinois | YES! Accepts Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (License No. 159.001382) |
Indiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Iowa | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Kansas | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association Accepts Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Approval #18-009) |
Kentucky | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Louisiana | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maine | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Maryland | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Massachusetts | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Michigan | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Minnesota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Mississippi | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Missouri | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Montana | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nebraska | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Nevada | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
New Hampshire | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New Jersey | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
New Mexico | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
New York | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
North Carolina | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
North Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Ohio | YES! Accepts Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801) (Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (#RCST071801)) |
Oklahoma | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Oregon | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Pennsylvania | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Rhode Island | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
South Carolina | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
South Dakota | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Tennessee | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Texas | YES! Accepts Texas State Board of Social Workers Examiners (6828) |
Utah | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Vermont | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Virginia | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Washington | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
West Virginia | We recommend you check with your board to see if they will accept our APA (American Psychological Association) board approvals. |
Wisconsin | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
Wyoming | YES! Accepts American Psychological Association |
The board approval status information is provided based on our current understanding of the licensing agencies. Please note that it is the responsibility of each licensee to verify acceptance of our courses with their licensing agency.