The IAPP mission includes:

  – sponsoring education and training events
  – credentialing prevention professionals in Indiana
  – providing a vehicle for prevention advocacy in Indiana
  – networking and exchange of ideas between and among Indiana prevention professionals.
With the encouragement and endorsement of the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA), the association has established a system for training and credentialing prevention professionals in Indiana. A credential as a Certified Prevention Professional (CPP) or as a Qualified Prevention Professional (QPP), issued by the Indiana Association of Prevention Professionals, Inc., is and has been a requirement for receiving prevention funding from DMHA, since 1999. An effective prevention-credentialing program can be expected to:
  — assure that the professional possesses the required knowledge
       and skills deemed essential in the field of prevention
  — increase the value placed on the skills of prevention
       professionals by their employers and constituency
  — assure program participants of the validity of the services provided
  — recognize professionals who are committed to professional standards
  — strengthen professional preparation
  — delineate the scope of professional practice, and
  — improve the likelihood of an expanded funding base for prevention, by
       improving our credibility with: managed care organizations and other
       third-party payers; local and state government agencies; foundations
       and other grant makers; and corporate and private-sector philanthropic efforts.

Drug Abuse Prevention seeks to minimize the number of problems associated with alcohol, tobacco and other drug use by providing non-users and infrequent users with the information, attitudes, and skills needed to resist temptations to use drugs. It is a multi-disciplinary field that encompasses the health education, public health, teaching, recreation, social work, and youth development disciplines, among others, to create an environment conducive to avoiding the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. As a multi-disciplinary field, the credentialing process allows for multiple paths of entry and training.

 

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