IC&RC provides the minimum standards for each reciprocal credential, but Member Boards may set higher standards for their credentials.

Experience

2000 hours of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) prevention work experience.

Education

100 hours of prevention specific education. Fifty hours of this education must be ATOD specific. Six hours must be specific to prevention ethics.

Supervision

120 hours specific to the domains with a minimum of ten hours in each domain.

Examination

Applicants must pass the IC&RC PS Examination.

Code of Ethics

Applicants must sign a prevention specific code of ethics statement or affirmation statement.

Recertification

40 hours of continuing education earned every two years.

As a service to Member Boards, IC&RC provides Job Task Analyses (JTAs), the publications that provide the empirical basis for IC&RC examinations, for each credential. They are priced $15 each, and discounts are available for bulk purchases. Download and submit the JTA Order Form to order.