Applies To:
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New Jersey
Prevention Specialists
- CPS
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New Jersey
Peer Support Specialists
- CPRS
The Addiction Professionals Certification Board of New Jersey’s primary function is the education, certification and testing of addiction, prevention and peer specific mental health professionals in the State of New Jersey as well as internationally in partnership with the IC&RC.
Initial Credential/Certification: The APCB does not allow distance learning for ‘initial’ credentialing coursework for the Board’s transcript verification certificate unless the training is part of a pre-approved matriculated degree from an accredited college or university.
Recertification: Required every 2 years. The APCB allows renewal hours for all credentials to be earned in APCB pre-approved distance learning courses. Our courses are not APCB pre-approved.
Distance Learning: There has always been a maximum of 54 hours allowed for distance learning. Please refer to the below note for other limitations.
Persons holding a Master’s degree who, after having their course content evaluated, need additional hours to satisfy the 270 hours requirement, must complete all the remaining hours through a synchronous/interactive training experience, that is the courses must be taken either LIVE in-person or LIVE virtually (ie: ZOOM platform). Asynchronous (online) coursework for any of the remaining/required courses that were not waived by the course content review is not acceptable as of April 23, 2021 determined the DCA-ADCC Committee.
Applications (all credentials): https://certbd.org/applications/
Board Contact Info
New Jersey Certification Board
180A Tices Lane Suite 205
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
https://certbd.org/
Certified Prevention Specialist
INITIAL:
Requires minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Services related degree.
120 hours of APCBNJ pre-approved initial CPS coursework. Link for full course titles can be found here: https://certbd.org/site/wp-content/uploads/CPS-Initial-Coursework-4.pdf
60 hours of coursework can be approved through CADCA Training. Check with the board for specific training for CADCA.
https://certbd.org/applications/
RENEWAL:
40 hours in any of the related 6 Prevention Specialist Domains is due every 24 months.
- Planning and Evaluation
- Prevention Education and Service Delivery
- Communication
- Community Organization
- Public Policy and Environmental Change
- Professional Growth and Responsibility
Initial Credential
120 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
No You cannot use online courses for your initial CPS credential.
Credential Renewal
40 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Courses required for the CPRS will not count towards a LCADC or CADC. The CPRS is not a clinical practice credential and cannot substitute for the LCADC or CADC in NJ State regulations.
INITIAL:
46 hours of pre-approved CPRS training. https://certbd.org/approved-providers/#cprs
RENEWAL:
18 hours in any of the 4 Peer Recovery Domains is due every 24 months.
- Advocacy
- Ethical Responsibility
- Mentoring and Education
- Recovery/Wellness Support
https://certbd.org/applications/certified-peer-recovery-specialist/
Initial Credential
46 CE credit hours required for initial credential.
No You cannot use online courses for your initial CPRS credential.
Credential Renewal
18 CE credit hours required for renewal.
Yes You can use Addiction Counselor CE for renewing your CPRS credential.
Addiction Counselor CE does not currently offer any courses applicable to this credential.
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Reconsidering the Roots, Structure, and Implications of Gambling Motives:: An Integrative Approach
1.25 CE credit hour
Understanding Addiction; Clinical Evaluation; Treatment Knowledge |
Reading-Based Online |
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Addiction Substitution and Concurrent Recovery in Gambling Disorder:: Who Substitutes and Why?
1.5 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Relapse and Recovery Strategies; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Planning |
Reading-Based Online |
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Examination of the Problem Gambling Severity Index for Use With Older Adults:: A Rasch Model Approach
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Assessment; Clinical Evaluation |
Reading-Based Online |
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A Scoping Review of the Individual, Socio-cultural, Environmental and Commercial Determinants of Gambling for Older Adults:: Implications for Public Health Research and Harm Prevention
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Prevention; Gambling |
Reading-Based Online |
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STAT: Schema Therapy for Addiction Treatment, a Proposal for the Integrative Treatment of Addictive Disorders
1.75 CE credit hour
Clinical Topics & Methods; Addictions, Substance Use; Understanding Addiction; Treatment Knowledge; Counseling (Theory and Techniques) |
Reading-Based Online |
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What Constitutes Effective Problematic Substance Use Treatment from the Perspective of People Who Are Homeless?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Ethnography
2 CE credit hours
Treatment Planning; Treatment Knowledge; Understanding Addiction; Crisis Intervention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Part 4 Motivational Interviewing in Life and Health Coaching:: A Guide to Effective Practice (Part 4)
4 CE credit hours
Peer Recovery |
Book |
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Incorporating Social Network Visualizations Into a Culturally Centered Motivational Network Intervention to Prevent Substance Use Among Urban Native American Emerging Adults:: A Qualitative Study
2 CE credit hours
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Pathways to Preventing Substance Use Among Youth in Foster Care
1 CE credit hour
Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
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Adolescents Who Play and Spend Money in Simulated Gambling Games Are At Heightened Risk of Gambling Problems
1.25 CE credit hour
Addictions, Substance Use; Children and Adolescents; Gambling; Prevention |
Reading-Based Online |
