- Credit Hours: 3 Hours
- Author: Lee Pioske
- Price: $39.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the meaning and importance of ethics in criminal justice practice and explain how ethical decision-making applies to various criminal justice professions.
• Compare major ethical frameworks, including utilitarianism and the social contract approach, and explain their application to criminal justice dilemmas.
• Identify ethical challenges commonly faced by counselors, probation and parole officers, corrections personnel, and other criminal justice professionals.
• Apply models of ethical decision-making to resolve conflicts that arise in criminal justice and substance abuse treatment settings.
• Explain how addiction-related issues create unique ethical considerations for criminal justice professionals working with substance-abusing clients.
• Assess one’s own ethical perspectives and analyze how personal values influence professional decision-making in criminal justice settings.
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About the Instructor
Lee Pioske
Lee Pioske is a Licensed Substance Abuse Counselor with more than eight years of experience in the field. He has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and a Master’s Degree in Addiction Psychology from Capella University. He is currently director of one of the largest and most respected recovery Transitional Living programs in the United States. He also serves as a Therapist at a local Behavioral Health hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.
Lee’s story is one of great changes and comebacks. He is a recovering cocaine addict, and spent over five years incarcerated in various prisons. He has dedicated his life to helping people in recovery, especially those who were a part of the penal system. Today, he enjoys working with people interested in Criminal Justice careers, and spends a great deal of time with police, probation and parole officers. His goal is to help create a better understanding of addiction for people on both sides of the law. Lee has designed several courses for use by residents of rehabilitation programs, including Relapse Prevention classes that have been attended by more than 5000 people in recovery.
Lee is currently living in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife Angelita.
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)
