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CAADAC invites you to become California Certified Prevention Specialist (CCPS)

Although you are still learning the skills that are important in your profession, becoming a California Certified Prevention Specialist with CAADAC will give you a competitive advantage in securing internships, networking with future colleagues and finding the best job!

Requirements for applying for the "CCPS" Credential:

 

The following should be included in your CCPS application:

►Application Form

►Signed Ethics Code

►Signed Consent to Release Information

►Formal education documentation: Arrange for official college/university transcripts to be sent to CCBADC

►Attach certificates of attendance, in-service reports, and/or other verification of education hours, numbering the certificates

►Work experience documentation (including current job description)

►Required training documentation

►Three (3) professional letters of reference

►Have supervisor(s) complete and send Supervised Experience Practicum Log forms

►Have supervisor(s) complete and send Field Work Experience Verification form to CCBADC

►Appropriate Application Fee

Fees and Discounts

Portfolio Review CPS

►$178 Member

►$300 Non-Member

Written Exam

►$164 Member

►$240 Non-Member

Recertification

►$175 Member

►$645 Non-Member

►With CADC I/II $48

Late Fee

►$70 Member

►$138 Member

Benefits of CAADAC’s California Certified Prevention Specialist Credential:

►Invitations to workshops and education seminars

►Discounts and scholarships to events

►Mentoring and career assistance

►The security of knowing that every step you take toward certification isn’t lost or wasted along the way

►The pride that comes with saying, “I’m a CAADAC/CCBADC CCPS!”

Go to hard copy CCPS Application form

Download Renewal CCPS Application

 

Important Information Regarding Exam
In December 2011, IC&RC began using pretest items on its exams. Pretesting allows IC&RC to streamline its exam development process, provide much needed data on questions, and increase the security of its exams
 
On each IC&RC exam there are 25 “unweighted” items that do not count toward candidates’ final scores. Unweighted items are also called pretest items. Pretest items are not identified on exams and appear randomly on all exam forms. All exams are 150 questions in length, including the Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (AADC), which was previously 175 questions.
 
For further information regarding pretest items please visit IC&RC’s website at the following link:
http://www.internationalcredentialing.org/news?mode=PostView&bmi=690907.

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