Certification Process for Clinicians

APSATS has approved the following certification process for those clinicians who have completed the 4 day APSATS MPTM Certification Training program . Once the applicant has successfully completed the training and receives a certificate of completion of the program, the applicant will then complete the following requirements for consideration for Certification by APSATS as a Certified Clinical Partner Specialist (CCPS). Certification is designed to take place no earlier than 9 months, and must be completed within a 2 year (24 month) time period after taking the APSATS MPTM Certification Training program. Please note that these requirements are our initial requirements. We reserve the right to make changes to these requirements in the future as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.

To become certified after completion of the required training modules, an applicant will meet the following requirements:

Clinicians, CCPS Candidates: Licensed or license eligible in their state or comparable process from another country.

Consultation Hour Requirements:

• 30 hours with an APSATS Approved Consultation Supervisor
• 10 hours must be completed with a Primary Consultation Supervisor. 5 of these hours must be in individual consultation (note: dyad consultation is considered individual).
• 20/30 hours must be completed with a Clinician Consultation Supervisor. The remaining 10 hours may be completed with a Coach Consultation Supervisor.

CLINICAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

• Certification is designed to take place no earlier than 9 months, and must be completed within a 2 year (24 month) time period after taking the APSATS MPTM Certification Training program.
• Documentation of 30 hours of consultation supervision with approved APSATS consulting supervisors (Ask for a Consultation Supervision Log)
• Verification of 125 hours of face-to-face therapy with partners of sex addicts and/or couples
• Primary Consultation Supervisor Evaluation (Appendix A)
• Consultation Supervisor Verification (Appendix B)
• Provide two Professional References (Appendix C) This excludes your APSATS Supervisors
• Additional Work History (Appendix D) (if applicable)
• Complete written case study (see Appendix E)
• List of professional affiliations
• Professional Headshot
• Copy of your license
• Proof of liability insurance
• Up to date resume or curriculum vitae
• Proof of completion of required APSATS training (MPTM 4 Day Training)
  
• Payment of a $200 application fee ( online payment )

You can download a copy of the application when you are close to meeting these requirements and are ready to apply for certification.

Please send all documents as separate files, but together in one email to [email protected].  Once received, we will notify you upon submission to the review committee. This process can take up to a few weeks after receipt of your completed packet. 

IF you are a Betrayed Partner or a Sex Addict in recovery:

We recognize that some of the clinicians and coaches who work in the field of helping betrayed partners, are recovering sex addicts themselves and/or partners who have been betrayed. It is this real-life experience with their own recoveries that adds additional compassion and expertise to the work they do. At the same time, we recognize that these clinicians and coaches have a responsibility to both themselves and their clients to consistently assess how their past experiences may be impacting their current work. Therefore, APSATS has developed a set of guidelines for those we certify as Certified Clinical Partner Specialists and Certified Partner Coaches. Click here to read our guidelines.