CERTIFIED PREVENTION SPECIALISTS 

 General Information

(Note: Hereafter Certified Prevention Specialists will be known as CPS)

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Statement of Purpose

The purpose of the Certified Prevention Specialists (CPS) credential is to upgrade and standardize qualifications of those working in the area of prevention. The CPS shall be viewed as fully qualified specialists in areas of prevention and able to provide these services independently or with minimal supervision to the degree allowed by any applicable laws, statutes and regulations, and or by other governing agency privileges where a CPS may practice. The CPS is designed to be appropriate for those professionals who are currently practicing in the prevention field. The CPS is a health care professional who has been certified by the Oklahoma Certification Board of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors as having been adequately trained to provide prevention education and training. The prevention services shall be within the limitations of all- applicable state and local statutes. A CPS is also an individual who adheres to the ethical principles as set forth by the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors and the ODAPCCB Board.

Principles

Certain important principles have emerged in regard to this credential.

Principle 1 This prevention certification is based on a combination of competency and knowledge about prevention education to include academic achievement.

Principle 2 Authority for this certification comes from professionals nation wide working in the field of prevention who share a common concern for educational standards with a focus on International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC & RC) role delineation study processes and education and competency within the practice of prevention.

Principle 3 Persons having prevention skills and utilizing them in positions other than those of Counseling may be certified with this credential by ODAPCCB. The basic requirement for certification is the performance of prevention skills and academic achievement.

Principle 4 Application for this credential is entirely voluntary.

Principle 5 Prevention certification is offered through ODAPCCB certification processes.

Authority

The authority of the Oklahoma Certification Board is derived from those persons who are dedicated to service as counselors and other health professionals who are most affected by certification and standardization issues of related counseling issues such as prevention. This authority is embodied in the statewide alcohol and drug abuse counselors of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, ODAPCCB. Recognition of certification is voluntary. The credibility of this certification results from the standards that are maintained, and the performance levels of competencies.