Course Descriptions

1. Introduction to Addiction and Criminality
2. Treatment and Recovery Management Strategies
3. Motivational Interviewing
4. Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
5. Individual, Group and Family Counseling
6. Therapeutic Community Theory and Practice
7. Mental Health and Co-Occurring Disorders
8. Culturally Competent Treatment
9. Recovery Oriented System of Care
10. Treatment Skills Practicum and Test Preparation
• These trainings are funded by CDCR DARS. All individuals who are not working under a DARS contract will be billed $50 per training day.

1. Introduction to Addiction and Criminality

   Contact Hours: 32

   Topics Covered:
   Epidemiology of substance abuse disorders, evidence-based treatment models and modalities, risk and vulnerability factors, the process of addiction, understanding the brain, classes of psychoactive substances, understanding the criminal justice system, the typology of criminal justice clients, and general understanding of ethics in treatment.

   In Relation To Old Curriculum:
   Covers topics in SUD & Treatment 101-105 And SA 101-104 (more CJ Related)

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2. Treatment and Recovery Management Strategies

   Contact Hours: 32

   Topics Covered:
   Screening, referral and assessment, treatment planning, documentation/case notes, service coordination, psycho-educational delivery strategies, and medication assisted treatment strategies

   In Relation To Old Curriculum:
   Covers topics in Learning Facilitation Skills

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3. Motivational Interviewing

   Contact Hours: 32

   Topics Covered: Motivational interviewing/working with resistance/contingency management.

   In Relation To Old Curriculum: New!

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4. Cognitive Behavioral Treatment

   Contact Hours: 32

   Topics Covered:
   Cognitive behavioral therapy: theory, practice, anger management, relapse prevention, and stages of change. (more CJ Related)

   In Relation To Old Curriculum: New!

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5. Individual, Group and Family Counseling

   Contact Hours: 32

   Topics Covered:
   Individual and family interventions, group counseling, and skills practicum.

   In Relation To Old Curriculum:
   Covers topics in Group Counseling Skills

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6. Therapeutic Community Theory and Practice

   Contact Hours: 32

   Topics Covered:
   Principles and practices of the TC treatment model as described and designed by George DeLeon and David Deitch, produced and published by SAMHSA.

   In Relation To Old Curriculum:
   Covers topics in TC Immersion (more CJ related)

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7. Mental Health and Co-Occurring Disorders

   Contact Hours: 32

   Topics Covered:
   Mental health and co-occurring disorders (psychopathology of anxiety, depressive, bipolar, eating, impulsive-control disorders, and ADHD), trauma-informed services, and case management.

   In Relation To Old Curriculum: New!

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8. Culturally Competent Treatment

   Contact Hours: 32

   Topics Covered:
   Cultural considerations in criminal justice based treatment, LGBT, older adults and adolescents, hepatitis A, B and C, TB, HIV and STD's, abstinence-oriented and harm reduction philosophy, gender responsive treatment

   In Relation To Old Curriculum:
   Covers topics in Advanced Topics (more CJ related)

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9. Recovery Oriented System of Care

   Contact Hours: 32

   Topics Covered:
   Managing treatment processes and treatment organization, legal & ethical implication of addiction treatment, domestic violence, and parenting.

   In Relation To Old Curriculum: New!

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10. Treatment Skills Practicum and Test Preparation

    Contact Hours: 32

    Topics Covered:
    ½ week is on skill building and practicum in addiction treatment, another ½ week is on test preparation.

    In Relation To Old Curriculum: New!

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