Course Summary
This course focuses on integrating trauma-informed clinical interventions in constrained correctional settings, with an emphasis on understanding behavior through a regulation-first lens.
You’ll also develop your ability to use motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral tools to address ambivalence, criminogenic thinking, and reentry challenges, helping you respond more effectively to common barriers in treatment.
Finally, the course explores how to apply strategies for maintaining therapeutic boundaries and clinician self-regulation with justice-involved clients, supporting both effective care and long-term sustainability in your work.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Integrate trauma-informed clinical interventions in constrained correctional settings.
- Use motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral tools to address ambivalence, criminogenic thinking, and reentry challenges.
- Apply strategies for maintaining therapeutic boundaries and clinician self-regulation with justice-involved clients.
Learning Audience
This course is designed for behavioral health clinicians in Colorado who work in jail settings or support individuals during reentry.
Continuing Education Credits
This course is eligible for Continued Education Units (CEU) upon completion, which are awarded as follows:
- 1 CE credit awarded per (1) hour of completed learning
The University of Colorado is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The University of Colorado maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Course Duration
Content Contributors
- Amber McDonald, PhD, LCSW
