May 16, 2008 

• Hold a current ICRC/NAADAC certification and/or a state recognized certification/license in a counseling related field.
• Have malpractice insurance, a minimum of 1,000,000/3,000,000.
• Successfully complete a minimum of 14 hours of training/education on intervention.
• Have a minimum of two years of work experience conducting interventions.
• Submit three peer evaluations and supervised practical experience.
• Adhere to Board Registered Interventionist Code of Ethics.
• Passing an Oral and/or Written Exam may be required.
• Provide a letter from your licensure or certification board verifying your license and/or certification are current and in good standing.

• Be or meet the requirements to be a BRI I.
• Successfully complete a minimum of 14 hours of training/education specific to addictions other than to alcohol and drugs, i.e., gambling, food, sex, etc.
• Have three additional years of work experience conducting interventions.
• Submit supervised practical experience.
• Passing an Oral and/or Written Exam may be required.

The applicant will have the following work experience conducting interventions.

BRI I: Minimum of two years of supervised work experience, completing a minimum of 5 supervised interventions. Supervisor must be approved by the AISCB.

BRI II: Meet the BRI I work experience requirement, plus an additional three years of supervised work experience conducting interventions and demonstrate experience with addictions other than to alcohol and drugs, i.e., gambling, food, sex, etc. in their practice. Successfully facilitate a minimum of 3 supervised interventions of a nature other than to alcohol and drugs. Supervisor must be approved by the AISCB.

Supervised Practical Experience/Mentoring includes activities designed to provide training in specific intervention tasks. All of the hours must be spent being observed (directly or indirectly) in the performance of the intervention task and in receiving individual or group feedback on the performance of the tasks. Individuals considered qualified to provide supervision/mentoring include only those who are pre-approved by the AISCB.

1. History of interventions
2. Suicide and homicide screenings
3. Stages of Change
4. Family Therapy
5. Johnson Intervention Model
6. Systemic Intervention Model
7. ARISE Intervention Model
8. Other types of intervention strategies
9. Ethical consideration of an interventionist
10. How to determine what intervention model to use

1. Food Addictions
2. Sex Addiction
3. Gambling Addiction
4. Domestic Violence
5. MISA clients
6. How to work with special populations, i.e., lawyers, pilots etc.
7. Choosing the right intervention approach

Of the 28 clock hours of training/education needed for the BRI II, 14 hours must be based on the Johnson, A.R.I.S.E., Systemic or other models recognized by the AISCB.

Sources of education are college courses, seminars, conferences, in-services, etc. (one college semester hour = 15 clock hours, one college quarter hour = 10 clock hours, one college trimester hour = 12 clock hours).

All requirements must be met and documented before the credential is issued.

Upon obtaining registration, the interventionist will display the board registration at his/her primary work site. A Board Registered Interventionist is responsible for renewal of his/her credential.

DURING THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF IMPLEMENTATION, ALL FULL MEMBERS OF AIS (Association of Intervention Specialists) AND ANYONE MEETING THE INTERVENTION TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (i.e., 14 HOURS OF TRAINING/EDUCATION ON A BOARD APPROVED INTERVENTION MODEL, REGISTRATION/LICENSURE REQUIREMENT AND WORK EXPERIENCE) WILL BE GRANTED BOARD REGISTERED INTERVENTIONIST I STATUS AFTER COMPLETING THE APPLICATION PROCESS, SIGNING AN ETHICS STATEMENT AND PAYING THE BIENNUAL FEE ($100). ALL OTHER FEES AND REQUIREMENTS WILL BE WAIVED. BOARD REGISTERED INTERVENTIONIST II STATUS WILL BE GRANTED WITHIN THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF IMPLEMENTATION TO ANY FULL AIS MEMBER (Association of Intervention Specialists) WHO CAN DOCUMENT WORKING WITH OR HAVE TRAINING WITH ADDICTIONS OTHER THAN ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, COMPLETE THE APPLICATION PROCESS, SIGN AN ETHICS STATEMENT AND PAY THE BIENNUAL FEE ($100). ALL OTHER FEES AND REQUIREMENTS WILL BE WAIVED.

A BRI I may transition to a BRI II once the qualifications have been met. Qualifying work experience and training/education hours are cumulative. Application for transition does not suspend the interventionist's CEU requirement for the current level of registration.

• Request transition application packet from the AISCB.
• Pay appropriate transition fee.
• Complete the application packet.
• Return the transition application to the AISCB for review and approval.

The AISCB will not review current files to verify an applicant's experience, supervised practical experience or education when the applicant is applying for a transition. The applicant is responsible for completing the application in order to provide the required information. "You have it on file" will not be accepted in lieu of the submitted information and such applications will be considered incomplete.