"Bridging The Gap - The Voice Recovery"
NATIONAL CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALIST (NCRS)
In Illinois, the NCRS credential fosters continuing professional development and recognizes unique skills required in programs that promote individual, family and community recovery. National Certified Recovery Specialists share and upgrade skills by means of specialized education and training and peer-oriented experiential learning.
The NCRS credential provides affirmation, encouragement and peer recognition of staff (employees & volunteers) that work in Halfway Houses, Recovery Homes, Sober Rooming Houses, Neighborhood Recovery Centers and other Social Model Programs and Centers.
The overlap of roles and responsibilities in this continuum of care has resulted in greater communication and interdependence among treatment and recovery specialist professionals. The development of a national certification for a recovery professional is designed to strengthen the supervision and rehabilitative potential provided by our continuum of care.
Minimum Requirements
Below, you will find a chart detailing the minimum requirements for certification based on work experience, supervised experience and training/education:
LEVEL Direct Services/Work Experience Hours of Direct Supervision Hours of Education Written Exam/Other Fees
Recovery Home Operator
2000 hours of work experience or 4000 hours of volunteer experience*
150 hours (50% under supervision of QTP per 2060.309)
120 hours
Exam: Yes - NCRS
Fee: $100 Initial
Recovery Home Manager
1000 hours of work experience or 2000 hours of volunteer experience
75 hours
60 hours
Exam: Yes - NCRS
Fee: $100 Initial
*1500 hours shall have been in direct recovery support systems services. (i.e., Residential Extended Care Facility or Recovery Home)
NCRS TESTING - At the present time, IAODAPCA administers the NCRS testing.
To learn more, visit the IAODAPCA website: http://www.iaodapca.org/certifications/ncrs/intro.cfm
