1 Hour | 1 CE
This on-demand professional training program on Trauma-Informed Care in Corrections is presented by Nicole Bartholomew, PhD.
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This program focuses on understanding the prevalence of trauma experiences in incarcerated populations, and participants learn about the significance of using a trauma-informed care approach in carceral settings. Specific implications of trauma-informed care on routine correctional practices and the provision of mental health services to incarcerated adults are explored. Trauma-informed care principles are also discussed within the context of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model to understand how trauma experiences relate to criminogenic risk.
This program also highlights special population groups, focusing on multicultural factors to understand how the intersecting identities of incarcerated adults affect their experience of and recovery from trauma, particularly when in the correctional environment.
Lastly, this program provides a review of the literature related to trauma-informed care, and participants learn how they can use their role in the correctional environment to have both macro- (system/institution) and micro-level (client, staff) impacts. This includes understanding the effect of trauma on correctional staff and the importance of self and staff wellness. Correctional mental health providers work in one of the most stressful environments with high rates of burnout and compassion fatigue, so it is important to use trauma-informed care practices to maintain competence and effectiveness.
This program is geared toward mental health and other allied professionals at all levels of training who work in carceral settings or with clients involved in the criminal justice system.
Topics Covered
- Introduction
- Trauma
- Trauma experiences of incarcerated populations
- Risk-Need-Responsivity Model
- Trauma Informed Care (TIC) - The Four R's
- Trauma Informed Care - Principles
- Application of TIC for assessment and intervention with incarcerated populations.
- Applications of TIC for correctional practices and environments
- TIC as it applies to correctional staff

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 the prevalence and impact of trauma in incarcerated populations
Describe diversity and cultural factors that affect one's experience of trauma
Describe how trauma-informed care relates to the Risk-Need-Responsivity model
Describe the core components of trauma-informed care, and how they can be applied to the correctional environment and the provision of mental health services
Describe how trauma-informed care practices also relate to correctional staff and mental health providers

Curriculum
1. Trauma
2. Trauma and Criminal Justice-Involved Populations
3. Trauma-Informed Care
4. Trauma-Informed Care in Corrections
5. TIC for Correctional Staff
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