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Certified Prevention Specialist Training
ICDS offers the 50 hour prevention specialist training and the practicum supervision required to obtain your certified prevention specialist credential. We also provide the required additional 50 hours of training and practicum supervision for individuals who are not currently licensed/certified. This training comprehensively explores the five domains of planning and evaluation, education and skill development, community organization, public and organization policy, and professional growth and responsibility. Prevention services are currently being sought out nationwide. The CPS training is offered as an online, distance learning course and in a classroom format in Houston, TX. The requirement to enroll in this course is a high school diploma or GED. All requirements to obtain the certification are listed below. Requirements to become certified:
Classroom Course An intensive workshop that provides 50 hours of training, including face to face instruction, assignments and individual consultation. There are pre- and post-assignments involved in CPS training. The orientation dates for the next three upcoming CPS classes in Houston, TX are June 11th 5:30pm, September 10th 5:30pm and November 5th 5:30pm. Classes begin following orientation and are held on Wednesday nights for six weeks. The Supervision Practicum is separate from the CPS course. For practicum information or arrangements, contact the Prevention Coordinator at Marcia@cdstudies.com. Location - Phoenix House - 501 Garden Oaks Blvd Houston, TX 77018 (click here for map). Once you have paid through paypal (no paypal account required), you are signed up for the course(s).
Online Course The 50 hours prevention specific course and the 50 hour Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) course are available online. Both courses include individual instruction, assignments and individual consultation. Online CPS and ATOD training have open enrollment. There are pre- and post-assignments involved in CPS training. The Supervision Practicum is separate from the CPS and ATOD courses. For practicum information or arrangements, contact the Prevention Coordinator at Marcia@cdstudies.com.
Defining Prevention Many States and organizations have their own definitions for substance abuse prevention. A formal SAMHSA/CSAP definition is: “A proactive process that empowers individuals and systems to meet the challenges of life events and transitions by creating and reinforcing conditions that promote healthy behaviors and lifestyles. The goal of substance abuse prevention is the fostering of a climate in which (a) alcohol use is acceptable only for those of legal age and only when the risk of adverse consequences is minimal; (b) prescription and over-the-counter drugs are used only for the purposes for which they were intended; (c) other abusable substances, e.g., aerosols, are used only for their intended purposes; and (d) illegal drugs and tobacco are not used at all.”(Source:http://preventionplatform.samhsa.gov/MacroHQ/Glossary2/viewgloss .cfm?action=terms&letter=P&gloss=all§_id=1&topic_id=99&CFID=33 6820&CFTOKEN=20 068893) But SAMHSA has also defined prevention in broader terms that acknowledge a frequent association of substance abuse and mental health and describe prevention focus and strategies likely to be effective: “In 1998, the National Institute of Mental Health Ad Hoc Committee on Prevention Research offered a broad definition of prevention activities: Prevention refers not only to interventions that occur before the initial onset of “This definition acknowledges that prevention strategies may be effective not only in keeping a substance abuse disorder from occurring, but also in delaying onset of a substance abuse disorder or mental disorder, reducing the severity of one or both disorders, or preventing relapse in a person who has experienced one or both disorders. The programs described in this chapter as well as the full range of SAMHSA’s substance abuse disorders and mental disorders prevention activities reflect this more inclusive definition. Thus, consistent with the 1988 IOM Report, disease prevention and health promotion are two key components of the public health approach to healthcare in this country (IOM, 1988). Prevention is an essential part of a continuum that includes treatment and rehabilitation (Note: Today, what is referred to as rehabilitation in this source is referred to generally as maintenance and recovery). Prevention efforts may occur at any point along this continuum. “Research studies reveal that to be effective, prevention programs must be comprehensive, family-focused, and include appropriate cultural, developmental, and gender perspectives. In addition, they need to focus on risk and protective factors that are both identifiable and modifiable (SAMHSA, 2002c)." |
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ICDS - PO Box 565 - Round Rock, TX - 78680 |
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