DESCRIPTION: This class addresses organizational ethics and practices, individual provider ethics and practices, and guidelines for setting up a private practice. Topics include Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) behavioral health rules and regulations (2 CCR 502-1) practice standards and guidelines; DORA rules and the Colorado Mental Health Practice Act; the purpose of and the need for written policies and procedures; professional competencies, boundaries, and ethical relationships; reporting violations; employee drug testing; professional liability insurance; clinical versus administrative supervision; the ethical delivery of culturally-responsive care and trauma-informed care; and the need for a professional self-care plan. Additional topics include the DORA complaint process and how to respond to a regulatory board grievance, how regulatory board members are trained to regulate a profession and promote consumer protection boards, professional organization membership and its value, the major areas where behavioral health professionals break the law, the need to advocate for the profession and the consumer in larger systems like regulatory boards, state government entities, and state and national legislative bodies, and influencing public policy in governmental entities at the city, county, and state level. Additionally, this and all addiction counselor classes seek to enhance the ability of the counselor to offer treatment services in a manner that respects gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural, familial, systemic, and socioeconomic diversity. NOTE: This class can be taken independently, as a required course for CAT/CAS/LAC credentialing, and also as part of the Noeticus Professional Addiction Counselor - Certification Program™ (NPAC-CP); Save an additional 20% by purchasing the complete NPAC-CP Course Package. Learn more or register HERE.

• DATE: November 3 and 4, 2025 (Monday & Tuesday).
• TIME: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.
• CE CONTACT HOURS: 14.0 Contact Hours.
• CE APPROVALS: DORA, NAADAC, NBCC; Applicable to CAT/CAS/LAC Credentialing; Applicable to the Noeticus Addiction and Recovery Therapy - Certification Program™ (NART-CP).
• RECOMMENDED TEXT: Participants may find it helpful to read the Handbook for Addiction Counselors (CAC/LAC), available HERE.
• CLASS CATEGORY: CAS/LAC Class.
• BHA REQUIRED INSTRUCTOR: Yes.
• PREREQUISITE(S): CAT/CAS = Ethical Practice in Addiction Treatment; LAC = None.
• PAYMENT PLAN: A payment plan can be established through the online registration process.
• DISCOUNTS: Groups of 3+ = Save an Additional 10%; Military/Veterans = Save an Additional 15%; Graduate Students = Save an Additional 20%; BBIPOC/LGBTQIA+/Social Justice Rate = Save an Additional 25%; Noeticus Staff/Former Staff = Save an Additional 30% (Only One Category Available; Discount Provided Automatically at Check-Out).