Florida Certification Board

Content Specific Training Applicants must complete and document content specific training. Hours and topics vary based on degree tier. Tier 1 Degrees: 150 hours of training, allocated as follows: • Understanding Mental Health Conditions - Treatment Knowledge = 80 hours; with 24 on trauma, suicide, and crisis intervention. (6 hrs each) • Application to Practice - Professional Readiness = 25 hours; 8 on psychopharmacology. • Documentation = 15 hours • Recovery-oriented Systems of Care/Person-Centered Counseling= 15 hours • Case Management/Care Coordination = 15 hours

Initial: 50 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

1. Engagement and Assessment (initial and ongoing): 9 hours
2. Service Planning and Development (initial and ongoing): 8 hours
3. Coordination, Linkage and Monitoring: 13 hours
4. Documentation: 10 hours
5. Professional, Legal and Ethical Responsibilities: 10 hours

Initial: Work experience is prorated depending on the applicant’s highest level of formal education. • 8,000 hours – Bachelor’s Degree or non-related Master’s Degree or higher • 4,000 hours – Master’s Degree or higher in a related field

50 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

1. Engagement and Assessment (initial and ongoing): 9 hours
2. Service Planning and Development (initial and ongoing): 8 hours
3. Coordination, Linkage and Monitoring: 13 hours
4. Documentation: 10 hours
5. Professional, Legal and Ethical Responsibilities: 10 hours Renewal: 10 hours per year for a total of 20 due at each renewal period.

Initial: 100 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

1. Recovery Residence Operations and Administration: 20 hours
2. Maintaining the Physical Residence: 20 hours
3. Resident Screening and Admission: 10 hours
4. Resident Recovery Support: 30 hours
5. Legal, Professional and Ethical Responsibilities: 20 hours

Initial: 75 hours of content specific training, allocated as follows:

1. Legal and Professional Responsibility: 22 hours a. Ethics – 6 hours b. HIPAA/Confidentiality – 2 hours c. Self-Care/Professional Development – 4 hours d. Cultural Competency – 4 hours e. Electives in above – 6 hours
2. Re-engagement, Crisis Support and Safety: 13 hours a. Risk/Crisis Management – 6 hours b. Domestic Violence – 3 hours c. Electives in above – 4 hours
3. Resource Linkage/Follow Up: 13 hours a. Active Care Coordination – 6 hours b. Documentation – 3 hours c. Electives in above – 4 hours
4. Practical Living Skills/Social Development: 10 hours a. Social Development – 6 hours b. Electives in above – 4 hours
5. Recovery Management: 17 hours a. Overview of Addiction/Stages of Recovery – 4 hours b. Addiction and Brain Chemistry/Pharmacology – 3 hours c. Recovery Management – 2 hours d. Co-occurring Disorders – 4 hours e. Relapse Prevention – 2 hours f. Motivational Enhancement – 2 hours

Tier 2 Degrees: 250 hours, as follows: • Understanding Mental Health Conditions/Treatment Knowledge = 80 hours; with 24 on trauma, suicide, and crisis intervention (6 hours each topic) • Application to Practice/Professional Readiness = 25 hours; with 6 on client-family- community education • Documentation = 15 hours • Recovery-oriented Systems of Care/Person-Centered Counseling = 15 hours • Case Management/Care Coordination = 15 hours • Clinical Evaluation = 25 hours • Treatment Planning = 15 hours • Counseling = 30 hours

Initial: 30 hours of content specific training, allocated as follows:

1. Communication and Education: 4 hours
2. Resources: 4 hours
3. Advocacy: 4 hours
4. Foundations of Health: 4 hours
5. Professional Responsibility: 4 hours
6. Electives: 10 hours

Renewal: 10 hours every two years

Initial: 100 hours of training related to the CDRS core competencies. A minimum of 10 hours of training must be completed in each performance domain, the remaining hours may be used across any domain. CDRS Performance Domains: • Medical Billing Foundations • Hospital and Clinical Billing Cycle • Denied Claims Resolution • Information Systems • Professional Responsibility

Initial: Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 60 Trauma-Informed Care 7 Suicide Prevention/Intervention 7 Crisis Management/Intervention 7 Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 35 Medication-Assisted Treatment/Harm Reduction 6 Documentation 15 Recovery Oriented Systems of Care/Person Centered Counseling 15 Case Management/Care Coordination 15 Professional Ethics/Ethics for Helping Professionals 6 Clinical Evaluation 26 Treatment Planning 15 Counseling 30 Total Training Hours 250

Initial: 300 total clock hours of training divided as follows Scientific Principles of Substance Use and Co-occurring Disorders 50 hours Evidence Based Screening and Assessment 50 hours Evidence Based Treatment, Counseling, and Referral 50 hours Professional, Ethical, and Legal Responsibilities 50 hours Electives 100 hours *6 hours must be specific to counselor ethics and responsibilities

Initial: 85 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

1. Addiction Theories: 10 hours
2. Basic Knowledge of Problems and Pathological Gambling: 16 hours
3. Gambling Counseling Practice: 20 hours
4. Specific Issues in Gambling: 24 hours
5. Professional Issues: 15 hour

Initial: 40 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

1. Health Education: 3 hours
2. Assessment and Referral: 3 hours
3. Treatment Planning and Counseling: 16 hours
4. Professional Responsibility: 6 hours
5. Electives: 12 hours

Initial: Complete 30 hours of training, as allocated across the following CBHT domains: • Clinical Competence: 8 hours • Maintaining Client and Personal Safety: 4 hours • Documentation and Patient Confidentiality: 4 hours • Ethical and Professional Responsibility: 4 hours • Electives: 10 hours

Initial: Applicants must complete and document 161 hours of training, as follows: • Supervision: 16 hours • Understanding Addiction: 45 hours • Treatment Knowledge: 45 hours • Application to Practice: 20 hours • Professional Readiness: 20 hours* • Electives: 15 hours *Must include at least 4 hours of HIV-AIDS and 2 hours of Domestic Violence.

Initial: Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 40 Trauma-Informed Care 7 Suicide Prevention/Intervention 7 Crisis Management/Intervention 7 Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 35 Medication-Assisted Treatment/Harm Reduction 6 Documentation 12 Recovery Oriented Systems of Care/Person Centered Counseling 12 Case Management/Care Coordination 12 Professional Ethics/Ethics for Helping Professionals 6 Total Training Hours 150

Initial: 350 hours

1. Clinical Evaluation 35
2. Treatment Planning 30
3. Counseling 50
4. Case Management and Referral 15
5. Client, Family and Community Education 15
6. Documentation 15
7. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities 30
8. Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 80
9. Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 80

Initial: 350 hours

1. Clinical Evaluation 35
2. Treatment Planning 30
3. Counseling 50
4. Case Management and Referral 15
5. Client, Family and Community Education 15
6. Documentation 15
7. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities 30
8. Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 80
9. Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 80

270 hours allocated as follows:

1. Clinical Evaluation 25
2. Treatment Planning 15
3. Counseling 30
4. Case Management and Referral 10
5. Client, Family and Community Education 10
6. Documentation 10
7. Ethical and Professional Responsibilities 30
8. Understanding Addiction/Treatment Knowledge 70
9. Application to Practice/Professional Readiness 70

Initial: 250 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

1. Understanding Addiction: 24 hours
2. Prevention-specific Ethics: 6 hours
3. Planning and Evaluation: 70 hours *
4. Prevention Education and Service Delivery: 35 hours
5. Communication: 25 hours
6. Community Organization: 35 hours
7. Public Policy and Environmental Change: 25 hours
8. Professional Growth and Responsibility: 30 hours

• Must include 16 hours directly related to staff supervision.

Initial: 120 total clock hours of training divided as follows:

1. Understanding Addiction: 24 hours
2. Prevention-specific Ethics: 6 hours
3. Planning and Evaluation: 30 hours
4. Prevention Education and Service Delivery: 15 hours
5. Communication: 10 hours
6. Community Organization: 15 hours
7. Public Policy and Environmental Change: 10 hours
8. Professional Growth and Responsibility: 10 hours

Initial: 4 hours: Advocacy 6 hours: Mentoring 6 hours: Recovery Support 2 hours: Cultural and Linguistic Competence 4 hours: Motivational Interviewing 2 hours: Vicarious Trauma/Self-Care 4 hours: Professional Responsibility 8 hours: Whole Health (for example, WRAP, WHAM, Peer Whole Health and Resilience) 4 hours: Electives (must be related to one or more recovery peer support core competencies