NBCC Approved Courses
Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7987. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Dr. Paulson Professional Counseling LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The courses listed on this page qualify for NBCC continuing education credit and are designed for National Certified Counselors (NCC), Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Topics span clinical ethics and jurisprudence, diagnosis and treatment planning, trauma-informed care, suicide assessment and prevention, clinical supervision, telehealth practice, and cultural responsiveness. Every course is offered in the home study format approved by NBCC, consisting of text-based learning materials paired with an assessment that demonstrates completion. All courses are fully online and self-paced, so you can complete your required hours on your own schedule. Once you finish a course and pass the post test, your certificate is available for immediate download, with hours reported to CE Broker automatically where applicable. Courses approved through NAADAC or the Florida Certification Board are listed under their own categories.
Group Supervision Strategies and Logistics (4 Hours)
Professionals master group facilitation techniques to enhance collaborative clinical learning environments.
Clinical educators implement structured peer feedback mechanisms to accelerate practitioner skill acquisition.
Supervisors establish strict confidentiality protocols to protect client welfare during case presentations.
Technology in Clinical Supervision (3 Hours)
Supervisors establish secure communication protocols to protect confidential clinical data during remote interactions.
Practitioners evaluate specific jurisdictional regulations governing the delivery of distance supervision.
Clinical educators resolve technological barriers to ensure continuous and effective professional mentorship.
Administrative Procedures and Responsibilities of Clinical Supervisors (4 Hours)
Supervisors formulate comprehensive supervision contracts that delineate expectations and legal responsibilities.
Professionals execute precise documentation protocols to mitigate vicarious liability and ensure institutional compliance.
Clinical educators navigate complex workplace hierarchies by balancing administrative oversight with supportive mentorship.
Culturally Responsive Clinical Supervision (3 Hours)
Supervisors establish culturally responsive communication protocols to protect and validate diverse clinical data during interactions.
Practitioners evaluate specific systemic barriers and intersections of identity governing the delivery of mental health services.
Clinical educators resolve implicit biases to ensure continuous and effective inclusive professional mentorship.
Content Area C9: Legal and Ethical Issues Pertaining to SUD Counselors (3 CE Hours)
Practitioners differentiate between incidental community contacts and unethical dual relationships to maintain clinical boundaries.
Clinicians apply the strict confidentiality mandates of federal law to protect patient-identifying substance use information during telehealth sessions and medical emergencies.
Supervisors implement systemic-developmental models to effectively tailor clinical oversight to the specific experience levels of their trainees.
Section 1 C 1: Addiction Professional Competency Training (5 CE Hours)
Practitioners evaluate biological, psychological, moral, and sociocultural models to select science-based clinical interventions over stigmatizing paradigms.
Counselors assess the full biopsychosocial toll of addiction to build comprehensive treatment strategies addressing physical, mental, and social harm.
Professionals map the five domains of recovery capital to identify strengths and gaps in a client's foundation for sustained sobriety.
Tennessee Statutes, Rules, and APA Ethics (3 Hours)
Practitioners analyze the APA Ethics Code General Principles and Ethical Standards to formulate legally defensible treatment plans.
Professionals evaluate Tennessee Code Annotated Title 63, Chapter 11, to understand the statutory definition and scope of psychological practice.
Clinicians implement Chapters 1180-01 through 1180-04 regulations to satisfy Tennessee Board biennial renewal requirements.
Neurobiology and Relapse Prevention For MI Psychologists (12 Hours)
Analyzing mesolimbic dopamine systems explains why conventional punitive interventions fail to produce lasting behavioral change.
Evaluating neuroadaptive receptor changes allows clinicians to reframe early recovery struggles as biological rehabilitation.
Implementing HALT and relapse drift frameworks prevents the gradual erosion of recovery capital.
Cultural Diversity and Implicit Bias For Psychologists NH (3 Hours)
Clinicians analyze how implicit cognitive stereotyping distorts diagnostic accuracy and clinical perception.
Practitioners evaluate intersecting aspects of identity to formulate culturally responsive and equitable treatment plans.
Professionals implement standardized debiasing protocols to reduce unconscious bias during clinical evaluations.
Cultural Diversity and Implicit Bias For SC Psychologists (3 Hours)
Clinicians analyze how implicit cognitive stereotyping distorts diagnostic accuracy and clinical perception.
Practitioners evaluate intersecting aspects of identity to formulate culturally responsive and equitable treatment plans.
Professionals implement standardized debiasing protocols to reduce unconscious bias during clinical evaluations.
Cultural Diversity and Implicit Bias For TN Psychologists (3 Hours)
Clinicians analyze how implicit cognitive stereotyping distorts diagnostic accuracy and clinical perception.
Practitioners evaluate intersecting aspects of identity to formulate culturally responsive and equitable treatment plans.
Professionals implement standardized debiasing protocols to reduce unconscious bias during clinical evaluations.
Professional Clinical Ethics for MI Psychologists (3 Hours)
Practitioners evaluate boundary crossings versus boundary violations to prevent accidental ethical misconduct.
Clinicians implement the duty to warn and duty to protect when clients present imminent threats of violence.
Professionals apply digital confidentiality safeguards to protect electronic health records from unauthorized breaches.