Prevention Specialist Training
A 40-hour Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training track will be offered at this year’s Institute. The Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) will run the entire week and is limited to 40 individuals—the first 40 to register and pay. Individuals attending the specialist training must attend the entire training. Developed by CSAP’s Western Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (WCAPT) for the National CAPT system, the training will be conducted by CSAP’s Southwest CAPT. The five-day training is based on the original Prevention Generalist Training (PGT) model produced by the Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division.
To become a certified prevention specialist, one needs the following: 100 hours of education (50 hours must be coursework that is alcohol/drug specific and 50 hours must be prevention specific training); a 120-hour practicum in prevention; one letter of reference from a supervisor and two letters of reference from peers; and one year or 2,000 hours of documented experience.
Individuals are also required to apply for certification through the Texas Certification Board of Addiction Professionals (TCBAP) and to take and pass the national certification (ICRC) exam administered by TCBAP. The course offered at the Institute counts toward the 100 hours required and follows the domains of the exam. Participants will receive 40 CEUs for this training.