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Basic initial certification requirements for a Certified Prevention Specialist are:
 
Bachelor's Degree
 

2000 clock hours of ATOD prevention work experience

One hundred fifty (150) clock hours of training within the past 10 years (100 hours Prevention specific of the 100 prevention specific hours a maximum of 20 hours may be mental/emotional/behavioral [MEB] trainings) and 50 hours must be ATOD specific) with a minimum of 12 hours in each domain. These 150 hours must include 6 hours of Prevention Ethics training. Additionally, a maximum of 40 hours of “in-house” training will be accepted for initial certification. “In-house training is defined as “by employee for employee”. The same course or workshop will not be used more than once for certification documentation if taken within a two-year period.  All training must have been attended within the past 10 years.

120 hours of supervision by a Certified Prevention Specialist

Passing score on the IC&RC Prevention Specialist Exam

                                                                                                                                                     
 
For complete instructions, requirements, and certification manual click on Initial Certification tab to the left. 
 
For CPS recertification instructions click on Recertification tab to the left.
 
Trainings with no certificate will require a description of the training, the date, the sponsoring agency and proof of length of training.
 
Reminder: Justifications are important for demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between the trainings and the tasks associated with the prevention performance domains.