The Center for Addiction Studies and Research is a Rhode Island Certification Board (RICB) accepted distance learning provider of prevention education.
Education Requirements and Courses
Associate Prevention Specialist (APS)
Documentation of 48 hours of education across all prevention domains, including:
12 hours of ATOD specific education
6 hours of prevention ethics
Minimum of 6 hours in each domain
There is no limit on the number of initial certification hours that can be earned through distance learning trainings.
Required Courses
Rhode Island APS 48-hour Required Content Training
Rhode Island APS 48-hour Required Content Training
SKU: n/a.
$435
This course includes 12 hours of ATOD specific education and 6 hours of ethics.
Topics covered include:
Domain 1 – Planning and Evaluation (7 hours)
Domain 2 – Prevention Education and Service Delivery (7 hours)
Domain 3 – Communication (7 hours)
Domain 4 – Community Organization (7 hours)
Domain 5 – Public Policy and Environmental Change (7 hours)
Domain 6 – Professional Growth and Responsibility (7 hours – includes 6 hours of prevention ethics)
Documentation of 270 hours of education relevant to domains including:
24 hours ATOD specific
6 hours in each of the following categories (not included):
contract management
program management
leadership/supervision
data literacy
proposal/fund development
6 hours ethics including 3 in advanced ethics
There is no limit on the number of hours that can be earned through distance learning trainings.
Required Courses
Rhode Island ACPS 240-hour Required Content Training
Rhode Island ACPS 240-hour Required Content Training
SKU: n/a.
$2,160
This course includes 24 hours of ATOD specific education and 6 hours of advanced ethics.
Please note, this course DOES NOT include training in contract management, program management, leadership/supervision, data literacy, proposal/fund development.
Topics covered include:
Domain 1 – Planning and Evaluation (40 hours)
Domain 2 – Prevention Education and Service Delivery (40 hours)
Domain 3 – Communication (40 hours)
Domain 4 – Community Organization (40 hours)
Domain 5 – Public Policy and Environmental Change (40 hours)
Domain 6 – Professional Growth and Responsibility (40 hours – includes 6 hours of prevention ethics)
240 Hours – $2160
Please contact our office for information regarding payment plan options or to purchase individual content sections.
