Youth Justice Issues in Correctional Mental Health
1 Hour | 1 CE
This on-demand professional training program on Youth Justice Issues is presented by Johanna Folk, PhD.
This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards the Correctional Mental Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.
This program focuses on the unique needs of young people in carceral settings. The content explores the history of the juvenile legal system, inequities in representation and behavioral health outcomes among legally involved youth, and best practices for assessing and addressing youth behavioral health needs in carceral settings.
This program also highlights considerations for the delivery of trauma-, gender- and culturally-responsive care within carceral settings. Participants gain a better understanding of the historical context of the juvenile legal system and state of the empirical literature related to behavioral health needs and care in youth carceral settings.
This program is geared toward mental health and other allied professionals at all levels of training who work in youth carceral settings or with youth involved in the juvenile legal system.
Program Outline
- Introduction
- Historical background on the juvenile legal system and relevant reforms
- Inequities in representation among youth in carceral settings
- Behavioral health needs of youth in carceral settings
- Evidence-based treatment of youth behavioral health needs in carceral settings
- Considerations for trauma-, gender-, and culturally-responsive practice
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe individual and contextual factors that impact behavioral health among youth in correctional settings
Describe current research and best practices for addressing youth behavioral health needs in correctional settings
Presented By
Johanna Folk, PhD
Johanna Folk, PhD (she/they) is a licensed clinical psychologist, Assistant Professor, Associate Director of the Juvenile inJustice Behavioral Health Lab, and the Director of Research, Evaluation and Analysis in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, Sa...
Curriculum
1. Foundations of the Juvenile Legal System
2. Behavioral Health in Youth Carceral Settings
3. Effective Practices and Special Topics
4. Provider Well-Being
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