The Western Conference on Addictions (WCA) meets the qualifications
for 18 continuing education (CE) credits. There is no additional
fee for CE credits. Continuing Education will be offered for
the following disciplines:
Psychologists:
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs is approved by the American
Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists.
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs maintains responsibility
for the program.
Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs)/Licensed Clinical Social
Workers (LCSWs):
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs is approved by the California
Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) to offer continuing education
for MFTs/LCSWs (PCE2001).
Substance Abuse Treatment Counselors and Specialists:
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs is approved by the California
Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC) to
offer continuing education for Certified Addiction Counselors (C.A.C.,
#2N-00-445-1104); by the California Association of Alcohol/Drug
Educators (CAADE) to offer continuing education for Certified Addictions
Treatment Specialists (C.A.T.S., CP 20 731 C 0707); and by the
California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR)
to offer continuing education for Certified Alcoholism and Other
Drug Addictions Recovery Specialists (C.A.S., 5033).
Registered Nurses:
The UCLA School of Nursing will provide Board of Registered Nursing
continuing education units (9542).
Corrections Personnel:
The Western Conference on Addictions (WCA) qualifies for credit-hours
under the California Board of Corrections' Standards and Training
for Correction (STC), Work-Related Education and Training (WRE)
alternative.
To obtain WRE credit for attending the WCA training,
please follow these steps:
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Request training credit through your department's
STC Training Manager.
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In turn, your training manager should submit
the WRE application (on-line) to STC for certification. Note:
This step can
be done retroactively, but it must be done.
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Upon completion of the WCA training, you
should complete a "WRE
Post-Course Benefit Analysis" form. You can obtain this
form through your training manager.
For STC- or WRE alternative-related questions, please
contact Nathaniel Reed, California Department
of Corrections, at 916-324-2878.
For more information,
please contact Suzanne Spear by phone at (310) 445-0874, ext.
326, or e-mail at sspear@ucla.edu.
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