Kentucky

HHS Region: Region 4 - Southeast 

Prevention Experience: 

  • Completion of 2000 hours of verified prevention work experience

  • This work experience must be within the past 10 years

Supervised Prevention Experience: 

  • One hundred and twenty (120) hours of direct supervised work experience with 10 hours of direct supervision in each domain
  • One Supervisor Evaluation

     

Educational / Training Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • One hundred fifty (150) clock hours of training within the past 10 years (100 hours Prevention specific and 50 hours ATOD specific) with a minimum of 12 hours in each domain
  • 6 hours of Prevention Ethics training
  • A maximum of 40 hours of on-line ATOD/Prevention training will be accepted for initial certification. A maximum of 40 hours of in-house training will be accepted for initial certification. In-house training is defined as “by employee for employee”
  • All training must have been attended within the past 10 years.

Examination: 

A passing score on the ICRC/AODA Prevention Specialist written examination

References & Recommendations: 

One Supervisor Evaluation

Code of Ethics Requirements: 

  • Signed Kentucky Prevention Professional Code of Ethics

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