Kentucky Certification Board for Prevention Professionals
The Center for Addiction Studies and Research is a Kentucky Certification Board for Prevention Professionals accepted distance learning provider of prevention education.
Education Requirements and Courses
Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS)
Documentation of 150 hours in prevention including:
100 hours of prevention specific education
Of the 100 Prevention specific hours a maximum of 20 hours may be Mental, Emotional or Behavioral Health (MEB) training
50 hours ATOD specific
6 hours prevention ethics
12 hour minimum per domain
A maximum of 40 education hours may be completed through distance learning trainings.
Required Courses
Kentucky CPS 40-hour Required Content Training
Kentucky CPS 40-hour Required Content Training
SKU: n/a.
$360
This course includes 24 hours of prevention specific education (4 hours per domain), 6 hours of prevention ethics, and 10 hours of ATOD specific education.
Topics covered include:
Domain 1 – Planning and Evaluation (6 hours)
Domain 2 – Prevention Education and Service Delivery (6 hours)
Domain 3 – Communication (5 hours)
Domain 4 – Community Organization (5 hours)
Domain 5 – Public Policy and Environmental Change (6 hours)
Domain 6 – Professional Growth and Responsibility (12 hours – includes 6 hours of prevention ethics)
