South Dakota
HHS Region: Region 8 - Mountain Plains
Title: Certified Prevention Specialist
Examination: Certification is granted upon completion of the application process and successfully passing the IC&RC national written examination.
Educational / Training Requirements:
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited post secondary institution.
A minimum of three (3) semester hours and a grade of “C” or higher is required in each of the following specialized education courses:
- Introduction to the Study of Alcohol Use and Abuse
- Introduction to the Study of Drug Use and Abuse
- Foundations of Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
- Theory and Practice of Alcohol and Drug Prevention
- Ethics for the Alcohol & Drug Professional (Must include six (6) contact hours of ethics specific to prevention)
Prevention Experience:
The qualifying work experience requirement must include a minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised work experience specific to the prevention specialist domains.
Of the 2,000 required hours, applicants shall provide detailed documentation for a minimum of 750 hours of supervised practical training experience in the prevention specialist domains with a minimum of fifty (50) hours in each domain:
- Planning and Evaluation
- Prevention Education and Service Delivery
- Communication
- Community Organization
- Public Policy and Environmental Change
- Professional Growth and Responsibility
Supervised Prevention Experience:
Of the 2,000 required hours, applicants shall provide detailed documentation for a minimum of 750 hours of supervised practical training experience in the prevention specialist domains with a minimum of fifty (50) hours in each domain:
Planning and Evaluation
Prevention Education and Service Delivery
Communication
Community Organization
Public Policy and Environmental Change
Professional Growth and Responsibility
Code of Ethics: Certified Prevention Specialists are required to follow the BAPP Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice and the Professional Code of Ethical Conduct for Prevention Specialists.
Recertification Requirements:
- Certification must be renewed annually during the practitioners birth month after issuance of the certificate.
- Certification expires on the last day of the month of the practitioner’s birth month.
- Recertification requires forty (40) contact hours of Board approved Continuing Professional Training to be submitted in the practitioner’s birth month every two years, in even-numbered years.
Certification & Licensing Board: South Dakota Board of Addiction and Prevention Professionals (BAPP) https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/bapp/bapp.aspx