This 12-hour course is designed to explore specific treatment needs and strategies for individuals in particular criminal justice settings. Each of the four chapters of this course will look at…
Florida Certified Criminal Justice Specialist (CCJAS) Initial Certification (150 hours)
ADDICTION (45 Hours)
Retraining and Updating on Currently Abused Drugs (3 hours)
Drug and Alcohol Dependence: The Problem, The Solution, and Co-Occurring Disorders (3 hours)
Mind Over Matter: The Brain’s Response to Drugs. A Teacher’s Guide (3 hours)
Treatment Planning:Utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) (3 hours)
An Introduction to Treatment Medications: What Every Counselor Should Know (4 hours)
Group Treatments for Addiction (6 hours)
Implementing Change in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs (3 hours)
Treating Chronic Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorders: Individual and Group Counseling Strategies (6 hours)
A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction (CBA-1) Module 1 (4 hours)
The Offender and Addiction – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (6 hours)
Commitment to Change – Overcoming Errors in Thinking (4 hours)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (45 Hours)
You Can Lead a Horse to Water – Treatment Resistance and Motivation Characteristics of Offenders Who Use Substances (3 hours)
Treatment Needs and Strategies for Individuals in Various Criminal Justice Settings (12 hours)
Cluckers, Clockers, Cookers: An Introduction to Drug Control Policy for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)
Criminal Addicts or Addicted Criminals?: Theories of the Drug-Crime Relationship (3 hours)
Drug Treatment Courts: An Integrated Approach (3 hours)
Major Treatment Issues for Offenders Who Use Substances (6 hours)
Screening and Assessment of Clients in the Criminal Justice System (6 hours)
Working With Families of Chemically Dependent Criminal Justice Offenders (3 hours)
The Offender and Addiction – Clinical Case Management (6 hours)
ETHICS (15 Hours)
Clinical Supervision: Models, Roles and Responsibilities, Ethics and Legal Issues (3 hours)
Considerations for the Provision of E-Therapy (3 hours)
Ethical Practice with Special Populations (3 hours)
The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
Personal Wellness for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)
COUNSELING (45 Hours)
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment (3 hours)
Anger Management for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Clients (3 hours)
Commitment to Change – Habits That Block Change (4 hours)
Commitment to Change – The Power of Consequences (4 hours)
Counseling for Marijuana Dependence – A Manual for Treating Adults (6 hours)
Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery (6 hours)
Overview of Group Therapy for Substance Abuse Treatment (8 hours)
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Module 2) (3 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part I (3 hours)
Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy (5 hours)
Lessons
Treatment Needs and Strategies for Individuals in Various Criminal Justice Settings (12 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
Cluckers, Clockers, Cookers: An Introduction to Drug Control Policy for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 3-hour course will help develop the student’s understanding of the national and international strategic drug control policies. The student will also gain insight into the complex issues of drug…
Criminal Addicts or Addicted Criminals?: Theories of the Drug-Crime Relationship (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
A 3-hour course designed to explore and examine the relationship between substance abuse/dependence and criminal behavior. Goals/Objectives By participating in this internet based course the trainee will learn to: 1.…
Drug Treatment Courts: An Integrated Approach (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 3-hour course will examine drug courts from an integrated process – the blending of treatment with legal case processing. Additional topics reviewed will include screening and assessment of adult…
Major Treatment Issues for Offenders Who Use Substances (6 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 6-hour course examines issues related to treating clients in the various programs found in the criminal justice system. Part 1 addresses strategies for modifying substance abuse treatment services for…
Screening and Assessment of Clients in the Criminal Justice System (6 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 6-hour course addresses the issues relevant to screening and assessment and makes recommendations for the appropriate use of screening and assessment tools in specific settings within the criminal justice…
Working With Families of Chemically Dependent Criminal Justice Offenders (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 3-hour course is designed to educate professionals, working with chemically dependent offenders and their families, about family dynamics and family dysfunction. Students of this course will gain an understanding…
The Offender and Addiction – Clinical Case Management (6 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
A 6-hour course designed to provide clinical skills instruction for criminal justice and counseling professionals regarding the concepts and services of case management applied to addictions and corrections; the issues…
Clinical Supervision: Models, Roles and Responsibilities, Ethics and Legal Issues (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 3-hour course is for anyone considering a supervisory position or who has been practicing as a clinical supervisor. It provides an overview of supervision models, roles and responsibilities of…
Considerations for the Provision of E-Therapy (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This course is based on information found in the manual Considerations for the Provision of E-Therapy from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of…
Ethical Practice with Special Populations (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 3- hour course is an advanced level course for professionals who have had introductory ethics and have been practicing for several years. It covers four clinical populations which typically…
The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 3 hour course provides an exploration of the field of criminal justice ethics, which broadly encompasses the history of justice and theories of morality and ethics from antiquity to…
Personal Wellness for Substance Abuse Counselors (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
Substance abuse counselors may be at higher risk for stress and burnout than other counselors because they work with chronic and difficult clients. Intuitively, it makes sense that working with…
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
Based on TIP 50 Persons with substance abuse problems who are in treatment consistently show a high prevalence of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. This course is designed for frontline…
Anger Management for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Clients (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
Course Summary: Substance use and abuse often coexist with anger and violence. This course is designed to introduce students to a manual that was developed for use by qualified substance…
Commitment to Change – Habits That Block Change (4 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
Correcting errors in thinking is basic. The other half is the BEHAVIOR that results from these thoughts. Tactics are habitual ways of acting that keep people stuck in destructive lives.…
Counseling for Marijuana Dependence – A Manual for Treating Adults (6 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 6-hour course provides guidelines for counselors, social workers, and psychologists in both public and private settings who treat adults dependent on marijuana. It utilizes the Center for Substance Abuse…
Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery (6 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This course is designed for substance abuse counselors who work with clients who are experiencing depressive symptoms. Topics in the course range from the relationship between depressive symptoms and substance…
Overview of Group Therapy for Substance Abuse Treatment (8 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 8 hour course presents an overview of the role and efficacy of group therapy in substance abuse treatment. It presents critical research and clinical findings and distills them into…
Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (Module 2) (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This course is based on information found in the manual Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (TAP 21) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy TIP 39 Part I (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This course is the first in a series of four courses designed for substance abuse treatment counselors; family therapists are a secondary audience. The course should be of interest to…
Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy (5 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 5 hour course presents an overview of the role and efficacy of group therapy in substance abuse treatment. It presents critical research and clinical findings and distills them into…
Retraining and Updating on Currently Abused Drugs (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This is an information booster and refresher course for addiction professionals. It provides current information on the issues, facts, and figures for ten drugs being used and abused today. Each…
Drug and Alcohol Dependence: The Problem, The Solution, and Co-Occurring Disorders (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This 3-hour course is comprised of three sections that address the disease concept and how it affects the brain, treatment and recovery, and how to diagnose a co-occurring disorder. I.…
Mind Over Matter: The Brain’s Response to Drugs. A Teacher’s Guide (3 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
According to the course manual, this course is a teachers guide for the NIDA “Mind Over Matter” series. The course serves two purposes. The first is to provide an initial…
Treatment Planning:Utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) 3 hours(Florida CCJAS)
This course seeks to transform required “paperwork” into clinically useful information. The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) is one of the most widely used tools for the assessment of substance use-related…
An Introduction to Treatment Medications: What Every Counselor Should Know (4 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
Course Summary: This course is designed as a quick reference for psychotherapeutic medications for substance abuse and mental health treatment providers. The course presents a list of medications ranging from…
Group Treatments for Addiction (6 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This course is based on the treatment manual “Group Treatments for Addiction” by Dr. Dennis C. Daley, Professor of Psychiatry and Chief of Addiction Medicine Services at the Western Psychiatric…
Implementing Change in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, (3 hours), TAP 31(Florida CCJAS)
Based on TAP 31. This course provides guidance on how to integrate evidence-based practices (EPBs) for substance abuse treatment into clinical practice. The course explains how to assess an organizations…
Treating Chronic Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorders: Individual and Group Counseling Strategies (6 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
This course is designed for mental health and addiction counselors and other professionals working with clients who have chronic mental disorders such as schizophrenia and a co-occurring substance use disorder.…
A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach: Treating Cocaine Addiction (CBA-1) Module 1 (4 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
Free PreviewThis course(Module) is the first of two courses based on a NIDA developed therapy manual, CBA-1, for drug addiction. The course is intended for use by drug abuse treatment practitioners,…
The Offender and Addiction – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (6 hours)(Florida CCJAS)
A 6 hour course designed to provide clinical skills instruction for criminal justice and counseling professionals regarding adult clients who have a history of chronic substance abuse as well as…