NOTICE!   A $50 late fee will be required if applicants fail to return additional information within a 30 day extension period that may be requested by SACAVA for certification and recertification.

* Application fees once received are not refundable!

Standards for Certification

The following standards need to be met in order to receive Prevention Specialist (formerly:  Certified Prevention Professional  (ATOD)) certification: 

1. Verification of one (1) year or 2,000 hours of prevention related paid work experience within the past four (4) years.
   
   
2. Verification of 120 hours of supervised practical (on the job) training/experience in the five (5) core performance domains (minimum of ten (10) hours in each): 
   
   
   • Planning and Evaluation 
   • Education and Skill Development 
   • Community Organization 
   • Public Policy and Environmental Change 
   • Professional Growth and Responsibility 
     
     
3. Verification of 100 hours of prevention specific training. No more than 25 hours may be from in-service training. Fifty (50) hours of this training must be ATOD specific. 
   
   
4. Submission of three (3) references from individuals familiar with the applicant's work as a prevention professional (one supervisor, two peers). 
   
   
5. Adherence to professional code of ethics through a signed statement. 
   
   
6. Passing the written ICRC prevention examination.
   
   
7. Documentation of 6 hours Prevention Specific Ethics Training.
   
   
8. Pay all application and certification fees and mail to 

SACAVA
60 West Building
7825 Midlothian Turnpike, Suite 218
Richmond, VA 23235

• Recertification Requirements
• Downloadable Application