(A) To be certified
as a prevention specialist assistant
(OCPSA), an
individual
applicant shall
complete
the following:
(1)
Be at least eighteen years of age and hold a high
school diploma or equivalent;
(1) Submission of a formal
application.
(2) Be at least eighteen years of
age.
(3) Have at least a high school
diploma or high school equivalence diploma.
(4)(2)
Submit a formal application, including:At least one hundred hours of compensated or volunteer work,
field placement, intern, or practicum experience in prevention
services.
(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.
(5) Have at least forty-five hours
of prevention related education of which fifty percent shall have been obtained
within the last two years and nine hours shall be alcohol and other drug
prevention specific. The required content areas with the specific contact hours
are as follows:
(a) Domain I: planning and
evaluation (three hours)
(b) Domain II: prevention education
and service delivery (three hours)
(c) Domain III: communication (three
hours)
(d) Domain IV: community
organization (three hours)
(e) Domain V: public policy and
environmental change (three hours)
(f) Domain VI: professional growth
and responsibility (fifteen hours)
(i) Prevention specific ethics
education (three hours)
(ii) Cultural competency (three
hours)
(g) The remaining hours may be
distributed among these areas at the applicant's discretion.
(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.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 4758-5-08
Effective:
7/12/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
4/18/2024 and
07/12/2029
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4758.20
Rule
Amplifies: 4758.46
Prior
Effective Dates: 05/06/2013, 03/24/2017
