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The Center for Addiction Studies and Research is a North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board accepted distance-learning provider of prevention education.
Education Requirements and Courses
Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS)
Bachelor’s degree or higher in a human services field from a regionally accredited college or university.
Documentation of 270 hours of education including:
- 170 hours in the area of primary prevention and life skills training
- 100 hours in substance abuse specific material including:
- 6 hours professional ethics education
- 6 hours of infectious disease (HIV/AIDS/STDS/TB/Blood-borne pathogens) training and education
- 6 hours to be selected from the following topics: Nicotine dependence, psychopathology, evidence-based treatment approaches, substance abuse issues in older adults, substance abuse issues affective veterans
There is no limit on the number of hours that can be earned through distance learning trainings.
Required Courses
North Carolina CSAPC 270-hour Required Content Training
North Carolina CSAPC 270-hour Required Content Training
$2,430
This course includes 170 hours of primary prevention and life skills training, 100 hours in substance abuse specific materials covering 6 hours of prevention ethics, 6 hours of HIV/AIDS training and education, 6 hours in nicotine dependence, 6 hours in psychopathology, and 6 hours in evidence-based treatment approaches.
Topics covered include:
- Domain 1 – Planning and Evaluation (45 hours – includes 3 hours of evidence-based treatment approaches)
- Domain 2 – Prevention Education and Service Delivery (45 hours – includes 3 hours of psychopathology, 3 hours of evidence-based treatment approaches)
- Domain 3 – Communication (45 hours)
- Domain 4 – Community Organization (45 hours – includes 6 hours of HIV/AIDS training and education)
- Domain 5 – Public Policy and Environmental Change (45 hours)
- Domain 6 – Professional Growth and Responsibility (45 hours – includes 6 hours of prevention ethics, 3 hours of psychopathology, and 6 hours nicotine dependence)
270 Hours – $2430
Please contact our office for information regarding payment plan options or to order individual content sections.
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Continuing Education Requirements and Courses
Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS)
Documentation 60 hours of continuing education every two years including:
- 30 hours of substance abuse specific education
- 3 hours of HIV/AIDS/STDs/TB/Blood-borne pathogens training and education
- 3 hours professional ethics education
- 3 hours of education to be selected from the following: Nicotine dependence, psychopathology, evidence-based treatment approaches, substance abuse issues in older adults, substance abuse issues affective veterans
There is no limit on the number of hours that can be earned through distance learning trainings.
Required Courses
Prevention Strategies and Interventions for at Risk Populations - 60 hours
Prevention Strategies and Interventions for At-Risk Populations
$375
Topics covered include:
- Risk and protective factors
- Evidenced based prevention programs
- Public policies to reduce substance use and misuse
- Prevention of adverse childhood experiences
- Barriers to behavioral health help seeking
- Ethical principles and legal issues in prevention
- Confidentiality considerations
- IC&RC Prevention Code of Ethical Conduct
- Research-based principles of HIV-prevention
- Evidenced based marijuana use prevention practices for pregnant and postpartum women
- HIV related risk assessment and risk reduction strategies
- Providing suicide prevention training to community service providers
- Evidenced based approaches to suicide prevention
- Prevention of youth violence and associated risk behaviors
60 Hours – $375
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Ethics for Prevention Professionals - 6 hours
Ethics for Prevention Professionals
$100
This course focuses on legal issues, ethical principles and professional considerations commonly faced by prevention specialists and professionals.
Topics covered include:
- Ethical principles and legal issues in prevention
- Counselor-client relationships
- Boundary issues
- Clinical supervision and counselor competence
- Professional readiness
- Application of ethical codes in professional practice
- Confidentiality considerations
- IC&RC Prevention Code of Ethical Conduct
6 Hours – $100
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HIV/AIDS Education for Prevention Professionals - 4 hours
HIV/AIDS Education for Prevention Professionals – 4 hours
$75
This course focuses on research-based models of HIV-prevention for substance abusing populations.
Topics covered include:
- Research-based principles of HIV-prevention
- Community-based outreach models
- Accessing and engaging high-risk target communities
- Risk assessment and risk reduction strategies
- Reinforcement and support of risk-reduction efforts
- Logistical concerns and implementation issues
4 Hours – $75