Effective January 1, 2004, individuals seeking AAPS Counselor credentialing shall:

• Have completed an Associates, Bachelors or Masters degree from an accredited
  college or university; and
• Have completed a minimum of 27 academic credit hours at an AAPS approved
  educational institution, such as a college or university or other designated educational
  institution. (At Butler Community College, these 27 hours translate to 32 credit hours).

An individual seeking an AAPS Counselor Assistant Credential shall provide
documentation verifying:

• Completion of 6 academic credit hours in the addiction specific certification courses
• Enrollment in an AAPS approved college to comply with the 27 credit hour course
  requirements
• A written Supervisory Plan and Agreement with an AAPS Credentialed Counselor that
  consists of:
  1. The goals and objectives of the supervision
  2. The means to determine and evaluate progress toward the goals
  3. The date the Supervisory Plan and agreement was entered
  4. The anticipated term of the agreement by either party
  5. The process for the Supervisory Plan to be integrated into the applicant's academic
     course work to include the completion of a minimum of 6 credit hours per year
     within 4 years
• Completion of or documentation of a plan to complete nine (9) continuing education units (CEUs) within nine (9) months from date of hire in each of these content areas:
  1. Three (3) hours in ethics,
  2. Three (3) hours in confidentiality
  3. Three (3) hours in infectious disease

You can access the entire document of AAPS Certification Standards at www.srskansas.org/hcp/AAPSHome.htm and click on Counselor Credentialing or by calling 785-296-6807.

For more information about this program contact:

Debbie Sawtelle
Addictions Counseling Program Director
Butler Community College
901 South Haverhill Road
El Dorado, KS 67042
316.322.3157
dsawtelle@butlercc.edu

To apply for AAPS credentialing contact:

Wanda Sorber
Credential Coordinator
Kansas Association of Addiction Professionals
P.O. Box 1732
Topeka, KS 66612
800.880.2352

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