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600-85, KSARNG, Substance Abuse Prevention & Control, 2007 Jun 1(2)
| 9 – 4. Army Substance Abuse Program staff training certifications a. Professional and Army certifications (1) Establish a minimum level of competency for quality service provided by ASAP staff members and UPLs. (2) Assure professional development for PCs, RRPCs, EAP coordinators, and suicide prevention program managers, Prevention certification is recommended for these positions, but not required as a condition of employment. (3) Give professional recognition to assigned positions. b. Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) Managers. The ASAP Manager will attend the ASAP Program Manager course within the first year of assuming the ASAP Manager duties, and must complete the refresher course every 3 years thereafter. c. Newly hired EAP coordinators must attain CEAP status through the Employee Assistance Certification Commission established by the Employee Assistance Professionals Association within 3 years of assuming their duties. (1) This requirement will be written into the employee’s job description and be a condition of employment. (2) Individuals will be responsible to apply for certification and training and for maintaining all professional development requirements once they are certified. This requirement will be clearly posted in all vacancy announcements for EAP coordinator positions. (3) EAP coordinators who fail to obtain their certification within 3 years of starting in that position or who fail to maintain their EAP certification maybe subject to administrative action and/or removal from these positions. (4) ASAP Managers are encouraged to gain CEAP certification status. (5) The EAP coordinators, who transfer to another installation and are hired as an EAP coordinator with no break in EAP coordinator service, are bound by the EAP coordinator certification start date at their first installation. The requirement to obtain certification within 3 years from the date of employment at the first installation will remain in effect. d. The DTCs will be free of administrative proceedings and must not have had a drug or alcohol-related incident within the last 3 years. DTCs who are not certified must work under the daily direct supervision of a certified DTC. Using noncertified DTCs jeopardizes the credibility of the Army’s DTP. If the installation or command does not have a certified DTC, UPLs will ship their units specimens directly to the FTDTL for testing or the ASAP manager may request an exception to policy from the Director, ARD. AR 600–85 • 23 July 2020 55 (1) Primary and alternate DTCs must be certified through the DA DTC Certification Course within 9 months of assuming their duties. (2) Primary and alternate DTCs must be recertified every 3 years. (3) The requirement to obtain and maintain DA DTC certification will be written into the employee’s job description and be a condition of employment. (4) DTCs who fail to obtain their certification or fail to maintain their certification maybe subject to administrative actions and removal from these positions. (5) The DTCs should attend a course of instruction that teaches proper instructional methods and skills. (6) The ASAP managers should gain and maintain DTC certification. (7) Additional personnel working in the Drug Test Collection Point that are not the primary or alternate DTCs will have documented training by a certified DTC and be under the direct supervision of that DTC. (8) An ASAP manager may temporarily restrict a DTC from handling UA specimens because of an alcohol or drug-related incident or pending legal or administrative proceedings until a final determination has been made. Where the DTC is a civilian employee, the ASAP manager must first coordinate with the servicing CPAC. Download 3.47 Mb. Share with your friends:
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