In an effort to provide quality, low-cost trainings, an IBC committee has been working on setting up trainings around the state to help you get the hours you need for certification and recertification. We sponsored a successful training last November, and more trainings are coming this year. Be watching the website and your email for details on upcoming trainings. If you have suggestions for training topics and/or trainers, please forward them to us.

Cancellation policy: If you have registered and paid for a training, and subsequently contact the IBC office to cancel 7 days or less before that training, IBC will refund all but $15.00 of your registration fee.

Objectives include:

• Recognize the role of gambling in our culture
• Learn about the co-occurring relationship between the prevalence of those with substance abuse disorders and those with a problem gambling disorder
• Learn about the screening and referral of those with problem gambling disorders and how to work toward integrated co-occurring treatment for this population
• Learn about best practices in the problem gambling treatment field.

This 3.0 hour training will be presented by Bob Kerksieck, LMSW, IAADC
 

The Certified Treatment Assistant (CTA) credential is for those individuals who provide support services within a licensed substance abuse treatment provider agency/organization.

IBC considers this credential a good first step in a career path for those who wish to enter the substance abuse profession. By obtaining this credential, Treatment Assistants demonstrate that they have obtained training in the substance abuse field. In addition, it enables them to work in the field while continuing their professional development as they move into substance abuse certification as a CADC, IADC or IAADC.

Requirements: 40 hours of job-related education (i.e. chemical dependency, additions counseling, medication management, clinical methods, mandatory reporting, CNA training, racial/ethnic, de-escalation, etc.) which also must include at least 6 hours of ethics, AND a minimum of 500 hours work/volunteer experience within the past 3 years in a licensed substance abuse facility where there is direct oversight by a licensed/certified individual in a behavioral health field.

The CTA handbook and “Request for Application” form are available here.

IBC accepts credit card payments for applications, test fees, recertifications, application requests, etc. The credit card authorization form will be included with all paperwork sent to you. The form can be downloaded from this website under "Downloads > Credit Card Authorization Form", and it will also be integrated with recertification applications, application request forms, etc. To offset costs for IBC, there will be a $5.00 fee added to every credit card payment. Simply print the credit card authorization form, complete it and mail or fax it back to the IBC office with applicable paperwork.

Computer based testing has become a standard testing method among all professions. Here are some advantages of CBT over a written exam:

• Testing on demand (not just quarterly)
• Instant test results (no more waiting for scores, though CBT scores are not "official" until you receive them from the IBC office)
• You choose your date/time/location based upon site availability
• CBT pass rates are higher than the written exam
• Tests cannot be compromised

Now that the Iowa Board of Certification is an official test site for the CBT, we will no longer be offering the written exam.

View a Credential Comparison chart that compares all IBC credentials.