Counseling Addicted Offenders (30 Hours)
Objective
- Explore similarities between addiction and criminogenic thinking
- Identify purpose, sources of information and areas of concern for screening
- Explore the pitfalls of diagnosis in the CJ system
- Identify preferred screening and assessment instruments and what they measure
- Examine placement strategies based on criminality, mental health and addiction issues
- Discuss general treatment issues in CJ including the purpose, intervention and alternatives
- Consider barriers to effective treatment in the criminal justice system
- Highlight unique needs of special populations including women and the elderly in the CJ system