New Mexico Certification Board

Initial - 270 hours specific to the CDAC domains (see below). Six hours must be specific to counselor ethics. Remaining hours must be addiction, counseling, or behavioral health training. Screening, Assessment, and Engagement Treatment Planning, Collaboration, and Referral Counseling Professional and Ethical Responsibilities All addiction specific training/workshops/education must be completed within 5 years of application submission. Renewal - Thirty-four (34) hours must be in Counseling and/or Behavioral Health-related hours

Six (6) hours must be in Counseling, Legal or Professional Ethics and Responsibilities.

Initial - Twenty-four (24) of this education must be Alcohol tobacco and Other Drug ATOD specific

Six (6) hours must be in Prevention Ethics. Remaining hours must be additional/other prevention training. Renewal Thirty-four (34) hours must be in ATOD Prevention or General Prevention hours

Six (6) hours must be in Prevention Ethics and Responsibilities.

Initial - Fifty-six (56) hours of prevention specific education. Eighteen (12) hours of this education must be ATOD specific. Six hours must be specific to prevention ethics. These hours must have been completed within five years prior to application submission. Renewal - Thirty-four (34) hours must be in ATOD Prevention or General Prevention hours

Six (6) hours must be in Prevention Ethics and Responsibilities.

Initial - 120 contact hours of prevention specific education. Fifty (50) hours of this education must be Alcohol Tobacco & Other Drugs (ATOD) specific Six (6) hours must be in Prevention Ethics. Remaining hours must be additional/other prevention trainings Renewal - Twenty-eight (28) hours must be in ATOD Prevention or General Prevention hours.

Six (6) hours must be in Prevention Ethics and Responsibilities.

Six (6) hours must be Leadership, Management, or Supervisor Skills related to the Behavioral Health Field.

Initial - To become a Certified Family Peer Support Worker in New Mexico you will need to complete the PPSP Model Training. The next training will be announced and posted on the New Mexico State University (NMSU) website. Renewal - Six (6) hours must be of professional ethics and responsibilities

Six (6) hours must be in Cultural Competency

Twenty-eight (28) hours must be in Behavioral Health, Social Work hours, and/or related to peer support services.

Initial - To apply to become a CPSW you must successfully complete the Peer Support Worker training offered through the Office of Peer Recovery and Engagement (OPRE) and complete the certification examination provided through the New Mexico Credentialing Board. Renewal - Six (6) hours must be of professional ethics and responsibilities

Six (6) hours must be in Cultural Competency

Twenty-eight (28) hours must be in Behavioral Health, Social Work hours, and/or related to peer support services.