Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4758 - Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
Chapter 4758-5 - Licensure and Certification Requirements
Section 4758-5-08 - Requirements for certification of Ohio prevention specialist assistants (OCPSA)
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 4758-5-08
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) To be certified as a prevention specialist assistant (OCPSA), an applicant shall :
(1)
Be at least eighteen years of age and hold a high
school diploma or equivalent;
(2)
Submit a formal application, including:
(a)
Suitable documentation provided in a manner specified
by the board;
(b)
An application fee;
(c)
A personal
attestation statement agreeing to practice by the code of ethical standards
adopted by the board; and
(3)
A recommendation
and suitable documentation as follows:
(a)
Provided directly
from the applicants supervisor.
(b)
Provided in a
manner specified by the board.
(B) Complete one hundred hours of prevention work experience while holding one of the following valid certifications or licenses:
(1)
Registered applicant (RA);
(2)
An independent
social worker or social worker licensed under Chapter 4757. of the Revised
Code;
(3)
A health education specialist certified by the national
commission for health education credentialing for health education
credentialing.
(C) Complete the hours of approved education in paragraph (D) of this rule, as follows:
In addition to paragraph (B) of this rule, forty-five hours of education.
(1)
Must be
prevention related specific education;
(2)
Fifty per cent of
the total hours shall be completed within two years from the date of
application; and
(3)
Completion may be through:
(a)
Board approved
continuing education units (CEU)
(b)
Courses completed
from an accredited school or university, or
(c)
A combination of
paragraphs (C)(3)(a) and (C)(3)(b) of this rule.
(D) The education content and required minimum hours as follows:
(1)
Planning and
evaluation (three hours);
(2)
Prevention education and service delivery (three
hours);
(3)
Communication (three hours);
(4)
Community
organization (three hours);
(5)
Public policy and
environmental change (three hours);
(6)
Professional
growth and responsibility (fifteen hours) to include:
(a)
Prevention
specific ethics education: (three hours) with a maximum of four
hours.
(b)
Cultural humility (three hours) with a maximum of six
hours.
(E) The board shall have sole discretion to determine if documentation submitted is suitable.
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