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Consumer
Any
person seeking or assigned the services of a FCB certified professional
or person seeking certification, regardless of the certified professional
or person seeking certification's work setting.
Complainant
A person who files a formal complaint with the FCB against a certified
professional or a person seeking certification under FCB jurisdiction.
Continuum
of Care
The range of services deemed appropriate and necessary for an individual
consumer. Such services may include but are not limited to prevention,
intervention, outreach, information and referral, detoxification,
inpatient or outpatient services, extended care, transitional living
facilities, and aftercare.
Certified
Professional
Any person who holds any credential issued by FCB.
Ethics
Committee
FCB standing committee charged with the responsibility of sanctioning
certified professionals or persons seeking certification who breach
the Code of Conduct, as well as amending and reviewing all appropriate
documentation, and charged with all other responsibilities deemed
necessary.
FCB
Professional Classifications
Classifications offered by FCB:
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Certified Addictions Professional (CAP): Certified Addiction Specialist and Certified Addiction Counselor (CAS and CAC).
- Certified
Addictions Prevention Professional (CAPP); Certified Associate
Addictions Prevention Professional Levels 1 and 2 (CAAPP-1 and
CAAPP-2)
- Certified
Criminal Justice Addictions Professional (CCJAP); Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Specialist and Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Counselor (CCJAS
and CCJAC)
- Certified Behavioral Health Technician (CBHT)
Hearing Committee
Three certified professionals and a non-voting Hearing Officer
appointed by the Board to hear a Respondent's appeal.
Hearing
Officer
A non-voting member of a Hearing Committee appointed by the Board
who presides over a Respondent's appeal hearing. The Hearing Officer
may or may not be a certified professional.
Person
Seeking Certification
Any individual who has an application for certification, at any
level, on file with the FCB.
Plagiarism
The act of appropriating the language, ideas, or thoughts from another
person, organization, or entity and representing them as one's own
original work.
Public
Reprimand
A sanction that is a formal, written, published reproof or warning
to a Respondent who the Ethics Committee has determined to have
breached the Code of Conduct.
Respondent
A certified professional or person seeking certification who is
the subject of a formal complaint alleging a breach of the Code
of Conduct.
Revocation
A sanction resulting in the complete forfeiture of FCB certification,
or application for certification, for a period of at least 36 months.
Sexual
Misconduct
When a certified professional or person seeking certification engages,
attempts to engage, or offers to engage a consumer in sexual behavior,
or any behavior, whether verbal or physical, which is intended to
be sexually arousing, including kissing; sexual intercourse, either
genital or anal; cunnilingus; fellatio; or the touching by either
the professional or person seeking certification or the consumer
of the other's breasts, genital areas, buttocks, or thighs, whether
clothed or unclothed.
Supervisee
An individual that works under the direct supervision of a certified
professional, and works in the capacity of delivering direct services
to consumers of addiction services.
Suspension
A sanction resulting in the temporary forfeiture of FCB certification
or application for certification for a period of time to be determined
by the FCB.
Written
Caution
A sanction that is a formal, private, non-publicized letter of warning
to a Respondent who the Ethics Committee has determined to have
breached the Code of Conduct and which cautions the Respondent against
certain conduct or behavior.
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