Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant Initial Credential

Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant Curriculum

This curriculum does not include the required 3 credits in ethics. You will need to take those credits elsewhere.

For the OCPSA, you will need to obtain at least forty-five hours of prevention related education of which fifty percent shall have been obtained within the last two years and nine hours shall be alcohol and other drug (AOD)prevention specific. The required content areas with the specific contact hours are as follows:

Course Sections

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  • Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under-Resourced Populations
  • Planning Primer-Developing a Theory of Change, Logic Models and Strategic and Action Plans
  • Prevention With Purpose-A Strategic Planning Guide for Preventing Drug Misuse Among College Students
  • A Critical Look At Intergenerational Trauma and Substance Misuse: Implications for Prevention
  • A Guide to SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework
  • Effectiveness of a Hybrid Digital Substance Abuse Prevention Approach Combining E-Learning and In-person Class Sessions
  • Implementation Primer-Putting Your Plan Into Action
  • Harness the Power of Communication to Promote Your Prevention Message Part-1
  • Harness the Power of Communication to Promote Your Prevention Message Part 2
  • Media Literacy As a Practical and Transferrable Skill
  • Workforce Development Series Training 3 Community Organization for the Prevention Professional
  • Primer Capacity-Building Membership, Structure and Leadership
  • Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse
  • Targets for Intervention to Prevent Substance Use in Young People Exposed to Childhood Adversity-A Systematic Review
  • Prevention Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Treatment for Parents Involved With Child Welfare Who Use Substances
  • Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults
  • An Umbrella Review of the Links Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Misuse: What, Why, and Where Do We Go From Here?
  • What's New in Addiction Prevention in Young People-A Literature Review of the Last Years of Research
  • The Power of Local Research to Inform Adverse Childhood Experiences in Substance Use Prevention in Adolescents and Adults
  • Prevention Across the Continuum
  • Implicit Bias Training: Increasing Understanding Towards Reducing Barriers and Disparities in Access to and Delivery of Physical and Mental Health Care Services
  • Mixed Methods Evaluation of Satisfaction With Two Culturally Tailored Substance Use Prevention Programs for American Indian and Alaska Native Emerging Adults

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