Section 161.06. Prevention applications.

 

(1)   Prevention specialist-in-training. An applicant for certification as a prevention specialist shall submit evidence satisfactory to the department of all of the following:

(a) That the applicant has a high school diploma, an HSED or GED.

(b) Completion of 40 hours of approved education and training covering the prevention domains. At least 5 hours shall be in ethics.

(2)   Prevention specialist. An applicant for certification as a prevention specialist shall submit evidence satisfactory to the department of all of the following:

(a) That the applicant has a high school diploma, an HSED or GED.

(b) Successful passage of an ethics, boundaries and jurisprudence examination developed or approved by the department.

(c) Completion of 240 hours of approved education and training covering the prevention domains. Fifty hours of this training shall be specific to alcohol, tobacco or other substance abuse. At least 6 hours shall be in ethics.

(d) Verification of 2,000 hours of work experience as a prevention specialist-in-training with a minimum of 100 hours of the experience in each prevention domain.

(e) Successful passage of the International Certification Reciprocity Consortium written prevention specialist certification examination.

(f) Verification of a 120 hour practicum in the prevention domain areas with no less than 10 hours in any prevention domain area.

CR 07-031 : cr. Register November 2007 No. 623 , eff. 12-1-07.