2 Hours | 2 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Traditional Forms of Community Supervision and Interventions Offered is presented by Jennifer Eno Louden, PhD.
This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards the Correctional Mental Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.
This program reviews the basics of probation and parole- the two main forms of community corrections supervision in the U.S. There is a general discussion of the programs that have been developed for community corrections clients with mental illness, such as specialty mental health probation caseloads. The research on the effectiveness of these interventions will be presented, along with a discussion of the role of mental health professionals in such programs.
This program is geared toward all audiences who are interested in or thinking about providing mental health services to clients in community corrections. The most likely audience would be those who provide mental health services in the community, but those who work in correctional settings may also be interested.
Program outline:
- Overview of community corrections
- Probation vs. parole
- Similarities and differences
- Programs developed for community corrections clients with serious mental illness
- Specialty mental health probation
- FACT
- Others
- The role of clinicians in community corrections programs
- Mandated treatment: what does this mean for clinicians?
- Dual role relationships in mandated treatment
- Case vignette—client not attending mandated treatment
- What helps clients succeed in community corrections

Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals

Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the common forms of community supervision (i.e., probation and parole) along with the similarities and differences between these forms
Describe common interventions used in community corrections for clients with serious mental illness

Curriculum
1. Community Corrections
2. Mental Health Practice in Community Corrections
3. Working With A Probation Client
4. Things to Avoid
Develop a Specialty Area of Practice
Transforming mental health professionals into experts
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CE Credit
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Convenience & Flexibility
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Earn Certificates
This is badge-earning course, which means it will help you earn a certificate that can be showcased on digital platforms like Linkedin.
CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.