CE Accreditation & Certification
Ethics Dinner Session is an extra fee,
 
Intermediate to Advanced Clinical Training for Mental and Behavioral Health Professionals
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Program Focus and Goals
The Institute for the Advancement of Behavioral Healthcare is the producer of the Summit for Clinical Excellence Conferences, a premier provider of continuing education for behavioral health, mental health and addiction, professionals. We bring together the best and brightest trainers from many disciplines offering a broader perspective to help our therapists and counselors better address the issues that their client is facing day to day.
 
Conference Objectives:
  • To identify current evidence-based, specific diagnostic and treatment approaches, counseling skills and modalities that will be successfully applied to the fields of mental health, behavioral health and addictive disorders; including but not limited to: Opioid Use Disorder, Ethics, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Chronic Pain
  • To identify the symptoms and characteristics of the disorders mentioned in objective #1 and how they have interfered with the clients’ interpersonal and family relationships.
  • To participate in skill-building workshops and unique training that offer cognitive and experiential clinical techniques to assist in patient/client recovery from these listed disorders
 
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

AAHCPAD, American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders
Summit for Clinical Excellence continuing education co-sponsor, CE Learning Systems, LLC, has been approved to offer continuing education credit for (Certified Addiction Specialists CAS) in accordance with the American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders. AAHCPAD, 16-1460.
Credit may be claimed for all Certified Addiction Specialists (CAS)
 
APA, American Psychological Association
CE Learning Systems, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program is approved.
Credit may be claimed for psychologists, mental health professionals.
 
ASWB, Association of Social Work Boards
CE Learning Systems (Provider #1020) is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of State Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education ACE program. CE Learning Systems LLC maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 02/23/2016 – 02/23/2019. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.  Social workers participating in this course will receive up to 6 ethics continuing education clock hours and fuill program hours.
 
NOTE:  New Jersey will not be approved for the 2018 Program; if you would like to apply for approval for New Jersey Social Workers, here are the links to do so: For more information on New Jersey CE Course approval application, www.aswb.org/newjersey.
You can find details about New Jersey CE Course approval at: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/social/.
Credit may be claimed for social workers
 
CCAPP,  The California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals 
The California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals is an  approved provider to offer continuing education credit..
This program has been approved.
Provider Number OS-11-154-0819
Approval Period 08-30-2017 to 08-30-2019
Credit may be claimed for all drug counselors, CCS- Certified Clinical Supervisor and CCPS - Certified Clinical Supervisor.
 
IC&RC, International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium
This program is approved by IC&RC in Massachusetts.. IC&RC establishes, monitors, and advances reciprocal competency standards for eight reciprocal credentials: Alcohol & Drug Counselor (ADC), Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor (AADC), Clinical Supervisor (CS) Prevention Specialist (PS)  Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional (CCJP) Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional (CCDP) Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional Diplomate (CCDPD), Peer Recovery (PR)
 
NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
This course has been approved by Vendome Group, LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider # 99312, Vendome Group LLC is responsible for all aspects of their programming. Programs that do not qualify for NAADAC credit are clearly identified. Vendome Group, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Credit may be claimed for counselors, educators and other addiction-focused health care professionals.

NBCC, National Board for Certified Counselors
Vendome Group, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6791. 
Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Vendome Group, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
 

Nursing Credentialing
While we have not submitted directly to (ANCC),American Nurses Association any educational content that is available through an ANCC sponsored organization, agency or education institution can be used to meet renewal requirements. We have a co-sponsor relationship with CE Learning Systems,LLC, as an approved continuing education provider for the APA (American Psychological Association)which is one of the agencies ANCC accepts for nursing credit.  Please check with your state board for nursing accreditation approval and for more information please visit ANCC Certification information,https://www.nursingworld.org/~4abfd7/globalassets/certification/renewals/RenewalRequirements

 
STATE ORGANIZATIONS

MBSACC (Massachusetts Board of Substance Abuse Counselor Certification)
This activity is pending approval.
Credit may be claimed for Addiction Counselors.
 
New York State
Vendome Group's Co-Sponsor, CE Learning Systems SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0060.

State Boards:
Please check with your state licensing board to ensure that nationally approved courses can be used to satisfy your continuing education needs. In most cases state licensing boards allow courses for re-certification if they are nationally approved.
 
ADA Support / Disability  Accommodation
Our Academy is designed with accessibility in mind, and in accordance with the ADA of the amended United States Rehabilitation Act.  Up until thirty days prior to the conference, we welcome the opportunity to assist with disability accommodations. You may request information by emailing Ellen Kelley at ekelley@iabhc.com

For specific CE questions please email gmeyer@vendomegrp.com please reference the conference name when emailing.