Social Work and Criminal Justice: An Essential Partnership

Name: Social Work and Criminal Justice: An Essential Partnership
Price: 99.00 USD
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Rating: 4 (364 reviews)

Course: #1067Level: Introductory 1.25 Hours 364 Reviews

Social workers are in a position to make profound contributions to the criminal justice system. This webinar explores the unique ways social workers can provide professional services in community-based settings (police departments, probation and parole, public defenders’ offices, courts) and correctional institutions. This webinar also explores ways social workers can educate criminal justice colleagues about complex factors that cause criminal behavior, promote crime prevention, and engage in criminal justice reform and advocacy.

General Social Work

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify the ways social workers can provide professional services in community-based settings (police departments, probation and parole, public defenders’ offices, courts) and correctional institutions.
After this course, participants will be able to explain and educate criminal justice colleagues about complex factors that cause criminal behavior.
After this course, participants will be able to recognize ways to promote crime prevention and engage in criminal justice reform and advocacy.

Course created on January 11, 2021

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-20 Minutes	Social work in criminal justice settings: History and roles
20-40 Minutes	A social work perspective on criminal behavior: A typology
40-55 Minutes	Social work and criminal justice reform
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q & A

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Presented By

Frederic G. Reamer
PhD

Frederic Reamer is a professor in the graduate program, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College. His teaching and research focus on professional ethics, criminal justice, mental health, health care, and public policy. Dr. Reamer received his PhD from the University of Chicago and he has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings. He chaired the national task force that wrote the Code of Ethics adopted by the National Association of Social Workers in 1996 and recently served on the code revision task force. Dr. Reamer has lectured nationally and internationally on social work and professional ethics, including in India, China, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and in various European nations. His books include Social Work Values and Ethics; Risk Management in Social Work; The Social Work Ethics Casebook; Ethical Standards in Social Work; Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services; Ethics and Risk Management in Online and Distance Social Work; and The Social Work Ethics Audit, among others. In addition, Dr. Reamer has served as an expert witness in many court and licensing board cases throughout the United States.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial disclosures: Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D received an honorarium for presenting this course. Dr. Reamer received his B.A. in Criminal Justice and Criminology. Dr. Reamer has worked in the criminal justice system, and researched social work practice within the criminal justice system extensively. Dr. Reamer’s contributions to publications regarding social work and criminal justice include; On the Parole Board: Reflections on Crime, Punishment, Redemption and Justice, Social Work and Criminal Justice: The Uneasy Alliance, Criminal Lessons: Case Studies and commentary on Crime and Justice, among others. Non-financial disclosures: Frederic G. Reamer, Ph.D has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by continued Social Work.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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