Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistant

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SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICE ASSISTANTS SOC Code 21-1093 Entry Salary $15.51/hr Average Salary $18.79/hr Job Description Certified Addictions Practitioner Assistants (CAPA) assist in the practice of addictions treatment, prevention, intervention, referral and follow-up under the supervision of a designated qualified clinical supervisor licensed in the state of Wyoming. Therapeutic interventions are limited to education and skill development activities. The practice of a CAPA does not include assigning diagnosis, making treatment recommendation, or acting as a primary treatment provider. Requirements 1. Age of majority. 2. Legal inhabitant of the United States. 3. Complete the education requirements specified in Chapter 4 of the Rules of the Board, which may be met by: A. Holding a current National Certified Addictions Counselor Level 1 (NCAC1) certificate in good standing from the Association for Addicions Professionals (NAADAC) or a current Alcohol and Other Drub Abuse Counselor (AODA) from the International Certification and Reciprocity Cionsortium (IC&RC), or B. Completion of an associates degree in addictionology, chemical dependencey, substance abuse counseling, or an equivelantly termed degree program, or C. Completion or 270 hours of addiiction specific course work and/or training including a maximum or 70 hours of general mental health discipline subjects (with 30 hours in counseling ethics) and a minimum of 200 hours related specifically to addictions therapy (with 6 hours of specialty training in communicable diseases). 4. A passing score on either the Association for Addictions Professionals (NAADAC), NCAC Level I exam or on another examination as may be approved by the Board. Continuing education Licensees must complete a minumum of three hours of continuing education activities in professional ethics and three hours of continuing education activities in suicide assessment and prevention. Certified addictions practitioner assistants must also complete fifteen contact hours of continuing education in addictions specific topics. Restrictions Felony conviction. Misdemeanor conviction involving moral turpitude. Schools Located in Wyoming Casper College - Casper - School of Social and Behavioral Sciences - Addiction Studies program http://caspercollege.edu/addictionology/ Central Wyoming College - Riverton - Behavioral and Social Sciences Program - Psychology https://www.cwc.edu/programs/socialsciences/psychology/ Sheridan College - Sheridan - Addictions Practitioner program (Certificate of Completion) https://www.sheridan.edu/academics/programs-a-z/addictions-practitioner/ License Certified Addictions Practioner Assistants are certified in Wyoming by the Mental Health Professions Licensing Board. Licenses expire every two years on the licensee birthday. Examination The Board accepts The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), National Certified Addictions Counselor (NCAC) Level I exam. Fees Certification by reciprocity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300.00 Certification by examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300.00 Certification renewal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100.00 per discipline Licensing Agency Mental Health Professions Licensing Board 2001 Capitol Avenue Emerson Bldg, Rm 127 Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-3628 Fax: (307) 777-3508 http://mentalhealth.wyo.gov/ Additional Sources of Information The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) 44 Canal Center Plaza, Ste 301 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: (703) 741-7698 http://www.naadac.org/ National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers PO Box 271686 Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: (888) 574-1008 https://www.naatp.org/ Occupational Outlook Handbook: Social and Human Service Assistants" http://www.bls.gov/ooh/community-and-social-service/social-and-human-service-assistants.htm Last Updated April 2023"