CERTIFIED PREVENTION SPECIALIST
EDUCATION:
-175 clock hours of Prevention specific training. Fifty (50) hours of this training must be ATOD training
which include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction. Required Courses as follows:
-50 hrs. - ATOD Issues which include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction.
-30 hrs. - Planning and Evaluation
-24 hrs. - Education & Skill Development
-24 hrs. - Community Organization
-24 hrs. - Public & Organizational Policy
-24 hrs. - Professional Growth & Responsibility
To Include: 6 hrs. Ethics for Prevention Specialists (Required)
6 hrs. Curriculum based HIV/AIDS risk reduction training (Required)
6 hrs. Confidentiality Issues for Prevention Professionals (Required)
EXPERIENCE:
One (1) year (2,000 hours) Alcohol, Tobacco and other drug (ATOD) Prevention-related work experience
SUPERVISION:
120 hours practicum in Performance Domains with a minimum of ten (10) hours in each Performance
Domain. Supervisor must have a Master's degree in Health or Human Services with documented training
as follows: 12 hrs. in Substance Abuse and 12 hrs. in Prevention Programming. If applicant's supervisor
does not have a Master's degree, there must be a consensus ranking by TASK Force members or Board
members at the next scheduled Board meeting.
EXAMINATION:
Successful passing of the ICRC/AODA Prevention Professional Written Examination. Prevention
Specialists Performance Domains
ADVANCED CERTIFIED PREVENTION SPECIALIST
EDUCATION:
-300 clock hours of Prevention specific training. Fifty (50) hours of this training must be ATOD
training to include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction. Required Courses as
follows:
-50 hrs. - ATOD Issues to include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction.
-50 hrs. - Planning and Evaluation
-50 hrs. - Education & Skill Development
-50 hrs. - Community Organization
-50 hrs. - Public & Organizational Policy
-50 hrs. - Professional Growth & Responsibility
To Include: 6 hrs. Ethics for Prevention Specialists (Required)
6 hrs. Curriculum based HIV/AIDS risk reduction training (Required)
6 hrs. Confidentiality Issues for Prevention Professionals (Required)
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years, (5250 hours) ATOD Prevention related work experience.
SUPERVISION:
200 hours practicum in Performance Domains with a minimum of fifteen (15) hours in each Performance
Domains. Supervisor must have a Master's degree in Health or Human Services with documented
training as follows: 12 hrs. in Substance Abuse and 12 hrs. in Prevention Programming. If applicant's
supervisor does not have a Master's degree, there must be a consenses ranking by TASK Force
members or Board members at the next scheduled Board meeting.
EXAMINATION:
Successful passing of the ICRC/AODA Prevention Professional Written Examination.
CERTIFIED PREVENTION SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR
EDUCATION:
-400 clock hours of Prevention specific training. Fifty (50) hours of this training must be ATOD
training to include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction. Required Courses as follows:
-50 hrs. - ATOD Issues to include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction.
-70 hrs. - Planning and Evaluation
-70 hrs. - Education & Skill Development
-70 hrs. - Community Organization
-70 hrs. - Public & Organizational Policy
-70 hrs. - Professional Growth & Responsibility
To Include: 6 hrs. Ethics for Prevention Specialists (Required)
6 hrs. Curriculum based HIV/AIDS risk reduction training (Required)
6 hrs. Confidentiality Issues for Prevention Professionals (Required)
The following 36 hours are also required for CPSS level certification. These do not have to be formal
trainings, but must be signed off by a specialist in the respective field.
-12 hrs. - Fiscal Management
-12 hrs. - Program Management
-12 hrs. - Staff Management
EXPERIENCE:
8,750 hours ATOD Prevention-related work experience..
SUPERVISION:
300 hours practicum in Performance Domains with a minimum of twenty (20) hours in each
Performance Domains. Supervisor must have a Master's degree in Health or Human Services with
documented training as follows: 12 hrs. in Substance Abuse and 12 hrs. in Prevention Programming. If
applicant's supervisor does not have a Master's degree, there must be a consenses ranking by TASK
Force members or Board members at the next scheduled Board meeting.
EXAMINATION:
Successful passing of the ICRC/AODA Prevention Professional Written Examination.
Prevention Application (click here)
EDUCATION:
-175 clock hours of Prevention specific training. Fifty (50) hours of this training must be ATOD training
which include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction. Required Courses as follows:
-50 hrs. - ATOD Issues which include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction.
-30 hrs. - Planning and Evaluation
-24 hrs. - Education & Skill Development
-24 hrs. - Community Organization
-24 hrs. - Public & Organizational Policy
-24 hrs. - Professional Growth & Responsibility
To Include: 6 hrs. Ethics for Prevention Specialists (Required)
6 hrs. Curriculum based HIV/AIDS risk reduction training (Required)
6 hrs. Confidentiality Issues for Prevention Professionals (Required)
EXPERIENCE:
One (1) year (2,000 hours) Alcohol, Tobacco and other drug (ATOD) Prevention-related work experience
SUPERVISION:
120 hours practicum in Performance Domains with a minimum of ten (10) hours in each Performance
Domain. Supervisor must have a Master's degree in Health or Human Services with documented training
as follows: 12 hrs. in Substance Abuse and 12 hrs. in Prevention Programming. If applicant's supervisor
does not have a Master's degree, there must be a consensus ranking by TASK Force members or Board
members at the next scheduled Board meeting.
EXAMINATION:
Successful passing of the ICRC/AODA Prevention Professional Written Examination. Prevention
Specialists Performance Domains
ADVANCED CERTIFIED PREVENTION SPECIALIST
EDUCATION:
-300 clock hours of Prevention specific training. Fifty (50) hours of this training must be ATOD
training to include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction. Required Courses as
follows:
-50 hrs. - ATOD Issues to include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction.
-50 hrs. - Planning and Evaluation
-50 hrs. - Education & Skill Development
-50 hrs. - Community Organization
-50 hrs. - Public & Organizational Policy
-50 hrs. - Professional Growth & Responsibility
To Include: 6 hrs. Ethics for Prevention Specialists (Required)
6 hrs. Curriculum based HIV/AIDS risk reduction training (Required)
6 hrs. Confidentiality Issues for Prevention Professionals (Required)
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years, (5250 hours) ATOD Prevention related work experience.
SUPERVISION:
200 hours practicum in Performance Domains with a minimum of fifteen (15) hours in each Performance
Domains. Supervisor must have a Master's degree in Health or Human Services with documented
training as follows: 12 hrs. in Substance Abuse and 12 hrs. in Prevention Programming. If applicant's
supervisor does not have a Master's degree, there must be a consenses ranking by TASK Force
members or Board members at the next scheduled Board meeting.
EXAMINATION:
Successful passing of the ICRC/AODA Prevention Professional Written Examination.
CERTIFIED PREVENTION SPECIALIST SUPERVISOR
EDUCATION:
-400 clock hours of Prevention specific training. Fifty (50) hours of this training must be ATOD
training to include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction. Required Courses as follows:
-50 hrs. - ATOD Issues to include basic pharmacology and the process of addiction.
-70 hrs. - Planning and Evaluation
-70 hrs. - Education & Skill Development
-70 hrs. - Community Organization
-70 hrs. - Public & Organizational Policy
-70 hrs. - Professional Growth & Responsibility
To Include: 6 hrs. Ethics for Prevention Specialists (Required)
6 hrs. Curriculum based HIV/AIDS risk reduction training (Required)
6 hrs. Confidentiality Issues for Prevention Professionals (Required)
The following 36 hours are also required for CPSS level certification. These do not have to be formal
trainings, but must be signed off by a specialist in the respective field.
-12 hrs. - Fiscal Management
-12 hrs. - Program Management
-12 hrs. - Staff Management
EXPERIENCE:
8,750 hours ATOD Prevention-related work experience..
SUPERVISION:
300 hours practicum in Performance Domains with a minimum of twenty (20) hours in each
Performance Domains. Supervisor must have a Master's degree in Health or Human Services with
documented training as follows: 12 hrs. in Substance Abuse and 12 hrs. in Prevention Programming. If
applicant's supervisor does not have a Master's degree, there must be a consenses ranking by TASK
Force members or Board members at the next scheduled Board meeting.
EXAMINATION:
Successful passing of the ICRC/AODA Prevention Professional Written Examination.
Prevention Application (click here)
CERTIFIED PREVENTION SPECIALISTS
REQUIREMENTS
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