Certified Prevention Professional (CPP):

• Bachelors degree
• 2,000 hours prevention work experience
• 150 hours direct supervision
• 150 hours training:
  100 prevention specific
  50 ATOD specific (Ethics training; 6 hours/AIDS/HIV training - 4 hours)
• ICRC/AODA certification prevention professional written exam

Recertification: Every 2 years with 60 contact hours of training or 6 CEUs

Prevention Associate:

• Bachelors degree
• 1,000 hours in human services field
• Involvement in a human service coalition
• 45 hours ATOD specific training:
  ATOD early identification or screening - 3 hours
  Psychopharmacology - 3 hours
  ATOD & Violence - 3 hours
  Impact of ATOD on Systems - 3 hours
  Strategies for Working with Target Population - 6 hours
  Ethics - 6 hours
  Technology of What is Prevention - 4 hours
  HIV/AIDS - 4 hours
  12 hours face-to-face consultation with a CPP

The Prevention Associate is designated for a two-year period. To qualify for renewal, applicants must earn 20 hours of ATOD prevention specific training and submit the appropriate forms.