- Credit Hours: 6 Hours
- Author: Kevin Scheel
- Price: $78.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish between screening and assessment processes in criminal justice substance abuse treatment settings.
- Identify the critical areas to address during screening and assessment, including substance abuse history, detoxification needs, co-occurring disorders, and trauma history.
- Apply criteria for selecting and implementing appropriate screening and assessment instruments, including considerations of length, cost, literacy, and language.
- Describe procedures for evaluating psychopathy and risk for violence and recidivism in criminal justice clients.
- Explain how screening and assessment results inform treatment referral decisions and ensure offenders receive appropriate levels of care.
- Analyze screening and assessment considerations for specific populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, women, and offenders with co-occurring mental disorders.
- Outline the qualifications and training requirements for individuals conducting screening and assessment in criminal justice settings.
- Describe how to coordinate screening and assessment protocols between treatment and criminal justice programs.
- Compare interview-based and self-administered assessment instruments and identify the advantages and limitations of each approach.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Screening and Assessment of Clients in the Criminal Justice System covers screening and assessment practices within the criminal justice system, including key terminology, guidelines, and the selection and use of specific screening and assessment instruments. It is designed for counselors and other professionals who work with clients in criminal justice settings. Participants will examine issues related to screening and assessment, explore considerations for specific populations, and review approaches for integrated screening and assessment. The course is taught by Kevin R. Scheel, MS, MAC, LMFT, a chemical dependency counselor and educator with more than 23 years of experience in the addiction and human services field.
Date: Ongoing
Distance Learning Method: Asynchronous Reading
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Criminal Justice Professionals
Refund Policy: If you request a refund within 30 days of placing your order (and prior to submitting any exams / completing any courses) we will gladly issue a refund of your money, less the processing fee and handling charge.
Course Interactivity: None
Posttest Requirements: Must score 80% or better to pass. Tests can be taken multiple times to obtain passing score.
Course Completion Requirements: Passing score on posttest. Submission of course evaluation. Course date of completion is recorded at this point.
Certificate of Completion: Issued when course is completed, available for download in Student Center
System Requirements: Internet access
About the Instructor
Kevin R. Scheel
Kevin R. Scheel is a Masters prepared chemical dependency counselor with more than twenty-four years of experience in the human service field. He has served as the director of programs in the public sector as well as in private care facilities, both in the profit and not-for-profit arenas. He has been involved in the delivery of education services to the field since 1986 as an instructor at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas, and as a private training consultant with Hazelden. Mr. Scheel is the author of "Alcohol: Chemistry & Culture," as well as a series of education videotapes on the various drugs of abuse, published and marketed by WRS Group, Inc. He has also created a preparation and review manual that is currently in use by a variety of colleges and universities in Texas, designed to aid students preparing for their Texas chemical dependency credential.
While in Texas, Kevin served as the Texas Coordinator for the federally funded Project for Addiction Counselor Training (PACT) program. For this project Mr. Scheel designed a 270 hour curriculum for beginning counselors, delivering over 45,000 hours of classroom training to 415 minority students. As a result of his efforts, 268 of these students have gone on to obtain their credentials to practice chemical dependency counseling in Texas.
Kevin also served in the position as Coordinator for the Texas Addiction Training Center (currently the Texas Addition Technology Transfer Center), a federally funded project from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in Washington, D.C. The goal of this project has been to increase the level of addiction education to the various disciplines offering counseling services to drug and alcohol affected clients. In Texas this project worked with 8 major colleges and universities.
Approved and Widely Recognized
CEU Matrix is approved by the following national and state accreditation boards:
CEU Matrix is approved with the following state boards:
Arkansas (ASACB), California (CCAPP #OS-07-394-0222), California (CADTP #250), Connecticut (#0115-5202), Delaware (DCB #37), Florida (FCB #5141-A), Georgia (ADACBGA #2026-4-003), Illinois (IAODAPCA #19345), Kentucky, Louisiana (LA ADRA #E026), Michigan (MCBAP), Missouri (Missouri CB #183), New Mexico (NMCBBHP #2046), North Carolina (NCSAPPB), Ohio (OCDP #50-19236), Oklahoma (OBLADS #20260153), Texas (TCB #1758-07)
Provider Statement:
CEU Matrix, provider #2726, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 07/23/2026-07/23/2027.