New Hampshire
HHS Region: Region 1 - New England
Title: NH Certified Prevention Specialist
References / Recommendations:
- Three (3) Letters of Reference are also required, with one letter coming from the applicant’s Supervisor.
- The remaining two letters must come from colleagues with a clear understanding of prevention services.
Educational / Training Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution (or completed educational waiver packet)
- *Certified Prevention Specialists Candidates without a bachelor’s degree must complete an Educational Waiver Packet demonstrating additional experience and training hours.
- A minimum of 120 hours of education related to the Performance Domains with a minimum of 50 hours specific to ATOD abuse prevention
- *No more than 40 of the 120 hours can be applied from undergraduate/graduate work.
- Six hours of NH Prevention Certification Board-approved Prevention Ethics
- *Ethics training must be completed within the year prior to an applicant applying for certification.
- *Ethics training must be completed within the year prior to an applicant applying for certification.
Prevention Experience: A minimum of 2,000 documented hours of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) related experience in the International Certification Reciprocity Prevention Performance Domains.
Supervised Prevention Experience: A minimum of 120 hours of supervised practical experience, with a minimum of 10 hours in each Performance Domain.
Code of Ethics: The Code of Ethical Standards must be signed and notarized.
Recertification Requirements: Re-certification is required every two years. Documentation of 40 hours of continuing education is needed at the time of each re-certification. This includes 34 hours of continuing education in the six domains and an additional 6 hours from an approved ethics training; for a total of 40 hours of CEUs. Re-certification ethics training can include any ATOD-related ethics workshops.
Certification & Licensing Board: New Hampshire Prevention Certification Board (NHPCB) http://nhpreventcert.org