Course Code: REL-BHC-0-SUTJII
Hours: 1.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Identify five potential points in the criminal justice system continuum in which a treatment professional may intervene with individuals who have a substance use disorder.
Recall five key pieces of information that should be collected during a comprehensive assessment of a justice-involved individual with a substance use disorder.
Indicate evidence-based recovery practices that clinicians should engage in when working with justice-involved individuals with a substance use disorder.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Substance Use Disorder and Justice-Involved Populations
Thomasina
Defining Substance Use Disorder
More Information on Substance Use Disorders
Substance Use Disorders and Justice-Involved Populations
The Criminal Justice Process
Drug Courts: Behavioral Health and the Recovery Court
Challenges to Working with Justice-Involved Persons
Review
Summary
Section 3: Screening and Assessment
Screening for Substance Use Disorders
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Assessment for Mental Health Disorders
Assessment of Psychosocial Needs
Screening for Infectious Diseases
Assessment for Risk Need Responsivity (RNR)
Assessment of Motivation to Change
Stages of Change
Assessment of Strengths, Protective, and Resiliency Factors
Assessment of How Illegal Behavior Is Correlated to Substance Use
Assessment Needs Related to Gender
Thomasina
Review
Summary
Section 4: Evidence-Based Recovery Practices
Continuum of Care/Level of Care
Communicate with Justice Partners
Apply the Appropriate Dosage
Address Responsivity Factors
Address Relapse
Review the Best Treatment Approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Key Aspects of CBT
Contingency Management Interventions
Medication Assisted Treatment
Ongoing Alcohol and Drug Monitoring
Co-Occurring disorders
Treating Women with Substance Use Disorders in the Criminal Justice System
Review
Summary
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule
42 CFR Part 2
State Laws and Agency Requirements
Information Sharing and Justice-Involved Persons
Ethics Regarding Information Sharing in the Justice-Involved Population
Consent
Boundaries
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Exam and BrainSparks
Instructor: Jennifer Niles, LCSW, LCAS, CCS-I
Jennifer received her Bachelor’s degrees in Social Work and Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Master’s degree in Social Work with a Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has over 13 years of experience providing psychotherapy, counseling, and case management to a variety of populations. Her experiences and clinical interests are centered around addiction treatment, harm reduction, severe mental health conditions, psychosis, LGBTQ+ issues, gender diversity, integrated care, and clinical supervision.
Reviewer: Amanda Gayle, Ph.D.
Amanda Gayle received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Georgia in the Counseling and Testing Center. She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in the Occupational Health Department working in both the internal and external employee assistance programs. She is licensed in North Carolina where she was in private practice for 15 years serving primarily adults in individual and couples counseling with many presenting issues. Her focus was on cognitive behavioral therapy to treat anxiety, mood disorders, grief, relationship difficulties, stress management, self-esteem, and parenting. She joined Relias as a subject matter expert writer for behavioral health in 2021.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Alcohol and Drug Counselors; Marriage and Family Therapists; Nurses; Professional Counselors; Psychologists; Social Workers; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.