Nicole M. Augustine

Prevention Specialist Exam Study Guide (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Prevention Specialist Exam Study Guide helps readers to understand the competencies and knowledge necessary to become a Prevention Specialist (PS) and adequately prepares prevention professionals to pass the Prevention Specialist certification exam.

With this book, Nicole Augustine aims to close the gap in existing literature for the PS exam and enhance the prevention workforce so that society is better equipped to address current and future substance misuse challenges and improve long-term health outcomes for all. Divided into six domains, each module of this study guide contains a self-assessment, suggested readings, and a review of the information covered in the PS exam. A chapter covering the overall credentialing process and the additional requirement variations by the state is included.

Substance prevention professionals around the world looking to become a credentialed professional will find this one-of-a-kind resource indispensable.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000644722
• Artikelnr.: 64376438

Autorenporträt

Nicole M. Augustine gained the Prevention Specialist credential in 2014 and has worked at every level of prevention practice - from providing prevention education to providing training and technical assistance to communities, states, and federal agencies. Nicole owns RIZE Consultants Inc, where her professional services include coaching professionals on how they can become certified too! She serves as an Advanced Implementation Specialist with the Opioid Response Network and a subject matter expert for the Prevention Technology Transfer Center network.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: The Value of the Prevention Specialist Certification 1.
Professionalization of the Prevention Field 2. The Sociocultural Context of
Prevention Practice Part Two:The Prevention Specialist Professional
Competencies 3. Domain I: Planning and Evaluation 4. Domain II: Prevention
Education and Service Delivery 5. Domain III: Communication 6. Domain IV:
Community Organization 7. Domain V: Public Policy and Environmental Change
8. Domain VI: Professional Growth and Responsibility Part Three: Practice
Tests and Other Resources 9. Preparing to Become Credentialed 10.
Understanding the Correct Answer 11. Glossary of Terms 12. Appendix A:
History of Prevention Perspectives