Prevention Specialist Certification & Continuing Education

The Illinois Certification Board (ICB) works to protect the public by providing competency-based credentialing to human service professionals.

ICB is a private, non-profit organization that promotes standards for addictions professionals. ICB shall protect the welfare of the public by improving the quality of health care service provided by writing and publishing standards, evaluating experience and education, reviewing each application for the respective credential, and upgrading those standards. ICB’s professional standards meet or exceed all international standards for practitioners.

ICB Website

Other Continuing Education Resources include:

• Great Lakes Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network
• CADCA
• Healtheknowledge

National Prevention Conferences include:

• National Prevention Network
• CADCA Mid-Year and National Leadership Forum