Substance Abuse Screening and Assessment in Criminal Justice Systems (6 hours)

Course overview

A 6-hour course designed to help the learner to understand the principles, elements, procedures, and issues in screening and assessing for substance abuse and HIV/AIDS issues/needs in the criminal justice system. Goals/Objectives By participating in this internet based course the trainee will: 1. Identify the issues associated with assessment. 2. Understand the difference between screening and assessment. 3. Understand what a screening protocol is. 4. Understand the critical areas for screening in substance abuse programs. 5. Understand the principles of effective interventions with offenders. 6. Identify the properties of assessment instruments. 7. Understand what is meant by readiness for treatment. 8. Identify the components of a pretreatment orientation program. 9. Understand ways to assess readiness. 10. Understand the difference between phase and track treatment designs. 11. Understand the relationship between assessment and treatment plans. 12. Understand how program progress can be assessed. 13. Explain the issue of screening accuracy: false positive and false negative. 14. Explain what should be included in an assessment report. 15. Understand how to assess treatment resistance.