NCB Certifications

Health worker

Certified Community Health Workers (CHW)

CHWs help address some of the most pressing public health and healthcare needs.

Prevention

Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS)

Prevention Specialists address risk and protective factors to build resilient, heathy and equitable communities through a public health model and sustainable change.

Doula with pregnant mother

Birth Doula Certification

A Doula is a non-medical trained professional who provides evidence-based education to birthing individuals and families.

Peer support

Peer Recovery & Support Specialist Certification (PRSS)

Peers are individuals with lived experience in recovery from substance use, problem gambling, mental health, and/or other/co-occurring challenges.

Peer Supervisor

Peer Recovery & Support Specialist (PRSS) Supervisor

Registered Peer Supervisors provide guidance and support to the peer worker to promote competent and ethical delivery of services .

Nevada Certification Board (NCB)

The Nevada Certification Board (NCB) provides the state of Nevada with a community and behavioral health workforce that is well trained, educated, and skilled in providing appropriate services.

As an affiliate member board of the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), NCB ensures the public’s safety, enhances public funds accountability, and provides practitioner benefits, by applying rigorous standards for the professional certification and renewal of community and behavioral health workers.

Technology and learning