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The Center for Addiction Studies and Research is an Iowa Board of Certification (IBC) accepted distance learning provider of prevention education.
COVID-19 Update: The Iowa Certification Board (ICB) has waived the 50% face-to-face requirement for both initial and continuing education for all substance abuse certifications expiring through June 30, 2021.
You may now complete all coursework through approved distance learning programs.
Ethics for Prevention Professionals (6 hours) may be used to satisfy the ethics requirement.
Prevention Interventions: Special Populations and Special Issues (40 hours) may be used to satisfy continuing education requirements. This course includes 6 hours of ethics education.
Please contact our office regarding CPS / ACPS 120-hour Required Content Training coursework.
Education Requirements and Courses
Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS)
Bachelor’s Degree, or Associate of Arts Degree and an additional 35 clock hours of prevention-related training, or
High School Diploma or GED, and an additional 48 clock hours of prevention-related training.
Documentation of 120 hours of prevention specific education including:
- Successful completion of the “Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training” (if this course is not available in the time frame necessary, contact the IBC office)
- 6 hours in an IBC-approved face-to-face prevention ethics course
- 6 hours of training in special populations
- 3 hours of training in racial/ethnic
- 50 hours of training in ATOD specific training
A maximum of 50% of education hours may be completed through distance learning trainings.
Required Courses
Iowa CPS 60-hour Required Content Training
Iowa CPS 60-hour Required Content Training
$540
This course includes 60 hours specific to the six Performance Domains (10 hours per domain), 6 hours of training in special populations, and 25 hours of ATOD specific training.
Topics covered include:
- Domain 1 – Planning and Evaluation (10 hours)
- Domain 2 – Prevention Education and Service Delivery (10 hours)
- Domain 3 – Communication (10 hours)
- Domain 4 – Community Organization (10 hours – includes 3 hours of training in special populations)
- Domain 5 – Public Policy and Environmental Change (10 hours – includes 3 hours of training in special populations)
- Domain 6 – Professional Growth and Responsibility (10 hours)
60 Hours – $540
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Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist (ACPS)
A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required.
Documentation of 120 hours of prevention specific education including:
- Successful completion of the “Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training” (if this course is not available in the time frame necessary, contact the IBC office)
- 9 clock hours in an IBC-approved face-to-face prevention ethics course
- 6 clock hours of training in special populations
- 3 clock hours of training in racial/ethnic
- 50 clock hours of training in ATOD specific training
- 3 hours in the use of technology in prevention (i.e. social media, website support, etc.)
- 6 hours in the Identification and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (including SBIRT specific training)
- 3 hours in Stages of Change and Readiness
- 3 hours in Trauma Informed Care and ACES
- 6 hours in Coordination of Care (mental health/primary health issues related to substance abuse prevention)
A maximum of 50% of education hours may be completed through distance learning trainings.
Required Courses
Iowa ACPS 60-hour Required Content Training
Iowa ACPS 60-hour Required Content Training
$540
This course includes 60 hours specific to the six Performance Domains (10 hours per domain), 25 hours of ATOD specific training, 6 hours of training in special populations, 3 hours in Stages of Change and Readiness, and 3 hours of Trauma Informed Care.
Topics covered include:
- Domain 1 – Planning and Evaluation (10 hours – includes 3 hours in Stages of Change and Readiness)
- Domain 2 – Prevention Education and Service Delivery (10 hours)
- Domain 3 – Communication (10 hours – includes 3 hours in the use of technology in prevention)
- Domain 4 – Community Organization (10 hours – includes 3 hours of training in special populations)
- Domain 5 – Public Policy and Environmental Change (10 hours – includes 3 hours of training in special populations)
- Domain 6 – Professional Growth and Responsibility (10 hours – includes 3 hours Trauma Informed Care)
60 Hours – $540
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Telemental Behavioral Health Services- 3 hours
Telemental Behavioral Health Services
$50
This course focuses on technology based therapeutic services in addiction counseling.
Topics covered include:
- Overview of behavioral health technologies
- Principles for using technology based therapeutic tools
- Utility of technology based therapeutic tools
- Integrating technology into existing services
- Legal and ethical considerations
- The digital divide and healthcare disparities
- Electronic health records
3 Hours – $50
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Continuing Education Requirements and Courses
Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) / Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist (ACPS)
Documentation of 40 hours of continuing education during the two-year certification period including:
- 3 hours in ethics (moral conduct as described in the IBC Code of Ethics)
The remaining hours must in training relevant to the position of a Prevention Specialist.
A maximum of 50% of education hours may be completed through distance learning trainings.
Required Courses
Prevention Interventions for at Risk Behaviors - 20 hours
Prevention Interventions for At-Risk Behaviors
$140
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
- Vulnerable population groups
- Ethical principles and legal issues in prevention
- Confidentiality considerations
- IC&RC Prevention Code of Ethical Conduct
20 Hours – $140
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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