Credentialed Prevention Professional (CPP)/Credentialed Prevention Specialist (CPS) Reinstatement Mandatory Trainings

To reinstate a CPP/CPS credential that has been expired for longer than one year, 70 hours of training must be completed. 

The 27.75 hours of training listed below are mandatory. The remaining 42.25 hours can be any training that relates to substance use disorder prevention and meets the OASAS training standards as outlined in the Reinstatement Application. 

For the majority of the trainings, a certificate can be obtained through the OASAS Answerkey Portal by taking a test for each training completed. 

• The trainings marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that they are not through the OASAS Answerkey Portal and a certificate will be provided by the training provider's website. 
• Please note that the links to each training can be found by selecting the training title below. 

You can find free OASAS approved trainings, including ethics, in our Learning Thursdays section of the website. You can also locate OASAS approved trainings in our Training Catalog. 

Ethics

6 hours required

• Professional Boundaries and Reporting Requirements (1.0 hr)
• Additional 5 hours of training that relate to ethics for prevention professionals

Harm Reduction

1.5 hours required

• Cannabis and Harm Reduction (1.5 hr)

Evidence Based Practices and Strategies 

4 hours required

• Environmental Strategies (2.0 hr) 
• Needs Assessment & Technical Assistance Webinar (2.0 hr)

Cultural Humility and Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

5 hours required

• Issues Faced by Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming People (1.75 hr)
• A Year of Cultural Competency: What’s Behind Bias (1.0 hr)
• Addressing the Use of Stigmatized Language Towards Persons with SUD (0.75 hr)
• Cultural Humility and Competence (0.5 hr) *HealtheKnowledge
• Understanding the Basics of Race, Ethnicity and Culture (1.0 hr) *HealtheKnowledge

Mandated Reporter Training

2 hours required

• Mandated Reporter Training (2 hours) *NYS OCFS 
  The certificate must be dated 11/1/22 or after.

Opioid Overdose Prevention Training

1 hour required

• Opioid Overdose Prevention Basics (1.0 hr) *Partnership to End Addiction

Addiction Training

3.25 hours required

• Understanding Substance Use Disorders (2.0 hr) *HealtheKnowledge
• The Science of Cannabis (1.25 hr)

Substance Use Prevention 

5 hours required

This is a one-time requirement.

If you have previously completed the training listed below (more than 4 years ago) the training certificate will be accepted for this one-time requirement. However, the 5 hours will not count toward the overall 70 that are required. In this case, you can complete an additional 5 hours of any training that relates to SUD prevention to obtain the 70 hours.

If you have not previously completed this course, it must be completed during the four-year period prior to submission of your reinstatement application and the 5 hours will be counted toward the overall 70 that are required.

• Introduction To Substance Use Prevention (5 hr) *HealtheKnowledge

You must read this document in its entirety. 

Once complete, go to the OASAS Answerkey Portal under "CPP/CPS Reinstatement-OASAS Guidance Documents" to sign an attestation and receive a certificate. Please include the certificate in your submission.

• Prevention Guidelines