Forensic CE Courses for Counseling

An Overview of Competency Restoration is presented by Deanna Metropoulos, Psy.D. This training program will provide an overview of restoration programs provided across the country in efforts to respond to the competency crisis in the United States. This training program will incorporate an overview of the competency and the crisis, as well as up-to-date research on restoration practices.

This training program will provide an overview of the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychologists and behavioral health professionals working in forensic settings, as well as an opportunity to utilize a case-based approach to review common ethical challenges forensic psychologists and forensic-based behavioral health clinicians may encounter. This training program will incorporate up-to-date research, as well as incorporate the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct and the Specialty Guidelines.

This webinar is part one of a two-part series. An in-depth examination of the dynamics that contribute to an overrepresentation of foster youth and alumni involved in the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems is explored. In addition, specific attention is given to the ways that the foster care and criminal justice systems model one another.

This webinar introduces participants to the foster care to prison pipeline and examines factors that make LGBTQ+ youth in care more vulnerable to criminal justice system involvement. In addition, this presentation will explore systemic and interpersonal factors that make LGBTQ+ youth more vulnerable to experiences of trafficking and exploitation.

This course focuses on navigating the legal system and provides the knowledge needed to understand the different court proceedings that survivors of domestic violence may experience. In addition, this course explores the best ways to support victims and survivors through the process.

This course examines the ethical handling of subpoenas and provides guidance for clinical professionals as it relates to preparing for depositions or trial hearings.

This course will focus on the impact of incarceration and the re-entry process for returning citizens.

This presentation will help participants develop ethical, self-protective strategies to avoid a high-risk case turning into a nightmare case! Participants will be introduced to a simple step-by-step approach for ethically responding to subpoenas for records, depositions, and preparing for litigation events, such as depositions and trial testifying.

This course will examine the high-risk nature of clinical practice, especially when working with couples and families. Frequently, when couples decide to divorce, their therapist will become entangled in the clients’ litigation, which may result in the therapist receiving a subpoena for records and/or deposition and trial testimony.