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.
Professional Clinical Ethics for TN 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.
Professional Clinical Ethics for SC 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.
Implicit Bias For MI Psychologists (2 Hours)
Identifying unconscious attitudes prevents unequal treatment of vulnerable populations in clinical settings.
Implementing standardized assessment protocols to mitigate the impact of implicit cognitive stereotyping on diagnostic accuracy.
Executing evidence-based strategies promotes health equity and protects client welfare.
Suicide Assessment and Prevention For MI Psychologists (3 Hours)
Administering standardized screening instruments ensures accurate risk stratification during crisis moments.
Developing collaborative safety plans directly reduces imminent lethal risk for vulnerable clients.
Executing emergency protocols maintains ethical compliance during acute psychological crises.
Pain and Symptom Management For TN Psychologists (2 Hours)
Clinicians apply the biopsychosocial model to address the cognitive, emotional, and physical drivers of chronic pain.
Professionals implement quota-contingent activity pacing to break the boom-and-bust cycle of functional decline.
Practitioners evaluate pharmacological risk factors including opioid misuse potential and dangerous drug interactions.
Pain and Symptom Management for SC Psychologists (2 Hours)
Clinicians apply the biopsychosocial model to address the cognitive, emotional, and physical drivers of chronic pain.
Professionals implement quota-contingent activity pacing to break the boom-and-bust cycle of functional decline.
Practitioners evaluate pharmacological risk factors including opioid misuse potential and dangerous drug interactions.
Pain and Symptom Management For NH Psychologists (2 Hours)
Clinicians apply the biopsychosocial model to address the cognitive, emotional, and physical drivers of chronic pain.
Professionals implement quota-contingent activity pacing to break the boom-and-bust cycle of functional decline.
Practitioners evaluate pharmacological risk factors including opioid misuse potential and dangerous drug interactions.
Pain and Symptom Management (2 Hours)
Clinicians apply the biopsychosocial model to address the cognitive, emotional, and physical drivers of chronic pain.
Professionals implement quota-contingent activity pacing to break the boom-and-bust cycle of functional decline.
Practitioners evaluate pharmacological risk factors including opioid misuse potential and dangerous drug interactions.
Group Dynamics in SUD Treatment (10 Contact Hours)
Facilitators apply Tuckman's five developmental stages to guide groups safely from forming through performing.
Clinicians leverage Yalom's curative therapeutic factors to create peer-driven healing within the treatment milieu.
Practitioners execute non-authoritarian de-escalation techniques to manage interpersonal conflict and resistance.
Pharmacology of Substance Use Disorders (10 Contact Hours)
Clinicians trace the ADME process to predict onset, peak, and duration of intoxication across administration routes.
Practitioners identify specific physiological markers of intoxication and withdrawal for stimulants, depressants, opioids, and hallucinogens.
Professionals evaluate dangerous drug-drug interactions involving the CYP450 enzyme system to prevent fatal synergistic toxicity.
Foundations of Addiction Counseling (10 Contact Hours)
Practitioners evaluate the historical shift from confrontational break-them-down models to collaborative, person-centered addiction counseling.
Clinicians execute the four OARS micro-skills to elicit intrinsic motivation and navigate therapeutic discord safely.
Health professionals apply accurate empathy and unconditional positive regard to build secure therapeutic alliances.
Etiology and History of Addiction (10 Contact Hours)
Practitioners trace the historical transition from moral frameworks to contemporary biopsychosocial models of addiction.
Clinicians evaluate how U.S. drug policy has shaped treatment accessibility and clinical practice across generations.
Professionals assess genetic vulnerabilities and ACE scores to identify individual baseline risk for substance use disorders.