Upon completion of our Core Training Track, the trainee has the right to bear the credentials of his or her track, citing, when appropriate, C-SASI as the training provider. The credentials are:
CCSAS (certified clinical sex addiction specialist)
C(P/L)SAS (certified pastoral/lay sex addiction specialist)
CSASC (certified sex addiction specialist, coach)
These credentials signify completion of the given C-SASI track and are not associated with any Continuing Education Units (CE/CEUs). The completion of the track is also not a validation of the individual’s skills or practice. Our certificate signifies completion of our educational track, a ten-module process (for ten months) plus 10 hours of supervised mentorship.
Clinical and coaching trainees must already be established professionals in a therapy related profession (i.e., psychologist, marriage and family therapist, social worker, professional counselor, mental health counselor, psychiatrist, physician, clinical nurse practitioner, certified coach) before using the clinical or coaching designations. Associate/provisional licensures are acceptable.
C-SASI members in good standing (trainees or certified) gain ongoing access to the C-SASI online resources, the C-SASI community, and receive a discount for conference attendance.
CERTIFICATION RENEWAL
Those certified with C-SASI are asked to renew their certification every two years, which allows them to continue to be members of our organization, in good standing, and cite their certification as part of their educational credentials. The recertification requirements include:
Evidence of 20 hours (clinicians) or 10 hours (others) of ongoing professional development, at least 10 of which must be related to sex addiction or partner trauma. Reading/viewing resource material may account for 50% of professional development hours for clinicians and 100% for others.
Attending our annual Sexual Integrity Leadership Summit counts for all of the required professional development hours.
Please email evidence (e.g., reading list, signed documentation re. completion of workshops, etc.) to admin@c-sasi.org prior to paying your renewal fee.
The renewal fee is $155 for clinicians and $105 for others.
IACSAS CERTIFICATION
Those members who received CCSAS or CPSAS certification through IACSAS prior to 2018 are welcome to continue to use this designation as part of their credentials, citing C-SASI as the accrediting body. Pastoral specialists (CPSAS), who are lay ministers, may, if they wish, choose to switch to the CLSAS designation.