What is a Certified Prevention Specialist?
A certified prevention specialist addresses risk and protective factors to build resilient, healthy and equitable communities through a public health model and sustainable change. The Certified Prevention specialist engages with all sectors of a community to ensure funders, service providers, governments, and the community at large are delivering evidence-based prevention and evidence-informed. Prevention specialists demonstrate a thorough understanding of prevention science to include cutting-edge practices, substance misuse and behavioral health trends, social determinants of health and other applicable risk and protective factors.
For additional details, requirements for education and experience, applications, see nevadacertboard.org or contact Natalie Powell, npowell@casat.org.
For reciprocity, please check out the IC&RC Reciprocity tab.
Cost:
- The cost for initial certification is $255 ($250 if paid by check)
