Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS) Exam Preparation

July 20, 2022 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Category:

Prevention Competency Training

Delivery:

Live Online Training

Duration:

4.0 hours

Language:

English

Location:

United States

Registration Deadline:

July 6, 2022

Email Form:

The Prevention Specialist Exam Preparation Course will assist in preparing participants to study for and subsequently take the prevention specialist exam. This course covers the requirements and application process to become a Certified Prevention Specialist. The workshop presenters will discuss the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), authors of the exam, how the exam was developed, and how it is conducted. The workshop will cover the domains and tasks covered in the new exam, study resources, the types of questions that are on the exam and tips for studying and taking the exam. This course will NOT cover exam content.

Learning Objectives:
1) Be knowledgeable about the requirements to become a Certified Prevention Specialist
2) Be familiar with the structure and the content of the exam
3) Be acquainted with the types of questions on the exam
4) Be able to locate resources to help in preparation for the exam

Continuing Education Hours: 4.0*
Satisfactory completion of continuing education hours (CEHs) requires attending at least 85% of the training duration, participating in activities (e.g., polls, breakout rooms), and completing the training evaluation.

Requirements:
This CPS Prep training is virtual, occurring live over Zoom. All participants are required to join on camera and expected to fully engage in the training to be eligible to receive a Continuing Education (CE) certificate upon completion.

Registration:
You must submit a registration and be approved to attend (you will receive an email approving or denying your registration).

Questions:
Please direct any questions about this training to TPT via email tpt@carecg.com or by calling 1-888-878-0865.

Presented by:

Julie Stevens, MPS, ACPS, ICPS

Julie Stevens has been in the addiction field for 35 years. She is an Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist and was a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor for 20 years. She has served as Director of Prevention for the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and Training Specialist for the University of Oklahoma’s Southwest Prevention Center, and most recently as Executive Director of LifeSteps Council on Alcohol and Drugs. She is currently chair of the Prevention Specialist Committee of the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium. Ms. Stevens serves on the Texas Certification Board of Addiction Professionals and is chair of the Prevention Subcommittee. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Baylor University, 15 post-graduate hours in clinical psychology, and a Masters of Prevention Science from the University of Oklahoma.

Mitchell Moore, BAT, LCDC, ACPS, ADC

Mitchell uses pure or guided facilitation to get the results your team desires. He utilizes experiential activities to help your team discover how they work (or don’t work) well together. Communication is key. Planning is necessary. Members buy in and accountability is essential. Mitchell has facilitated training and retreats for staff team building, executive leadership development, student led-adult assisted project planning, non-profit board annual strategic planning, manager employee performance, emergency response units, and many, many, many other topics.

*Provider approved by the TCB Standards Committee, Provider Number 2032-18, (4.0) hours Prevention (P). Expires 12/22.