21 N.C. Admin. Code 68.0206

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 68 .0206 - PROCESS FOR PREVENTION SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION

(a) The Board shall certify an applicant as a certified prevention specialist as set out in Article 5C of Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General Statutes. A certified prevention specialist's primary responsibilities are to provide substance use disorder information and education, environmental approaches, alternative activities, community organization, networking, and referral to promote personal health and well-being to individuals, families, and communities who may not otherwise be clients receiving substance use disorder treatment.

(b) The requirements for certification are:

(1) Supervised field experience as set out in G.S. 90-113.40(a)(8) in prevention consultation;

(2) 270 hours of academic and didactic training, divided as follows:

(A) 170 hours primary and secondary prevention and in the prevention performance domains; and

(B) 100 hours in substance use disorder specific studies, which includes six hours of HIV/AIDS/STDS/TB/Bloodborne pathogens training and education, six hours professional ethics education, and six hours of education to be selected from the following:

(i) nicotine use disorder;

(ii) psychopathology;

(iii) evidence-based treatment;

(iv) substance use disorder issues and older adults;

(v) substance use disorder issues affecting veterans; and

(vi) substance use disorder and domestic violence;

(3) A minimum of 300 hours of supervised practical training practice hours documented by a certified clinical supervisor, clinical supervisor intern, or certified prevention specialist who has been certified more than three years;

(4) An attestation or otherwise signed adherence by the applicant to the Ethical Standards of the Board as found in Section .0500 of this Chapter; and

(5) An application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), a certification fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) and an examination fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

21 N.C. Admin. Code 68 .0206

Authority G.S. 90-113.30; 90-113.31B; 90-113.33; 90-113.38; 90-113.39; 90-113.40; 90-113.41;
Eff. August 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2014; August 1, 2002; April 1, 2001; August 1, 2000;
Readopted Eff. April 10, 2019;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2022.

Authority G.S. 90-113.30; 90-113.31B; 90-113.33; 90-113.34; 90-113.38; 90-113.39; 90-113.40; 90-113.41;
Eff. August 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2000; April 1, 2001; August 1, 2002; January 1, 2014.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 17, March 1, 2019 Eff. Pending consultation pursuant to G.S. 12-3.1.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 37, Issue 03, August 1, 2022 effective 7/1/2022.