Working Effectively with Families of Juvenile Offenders

Course Code: REL-PSC-0-WEFJO

Hours: 2

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Explain the three roles families can take on to help youth be successful under supervision.
Identify common challenges to engaging families in the supervision process.
Explain practical strategies you can employ to improve family engagement in the supervision process.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Family Roles in the Supervision Process

The Power of Family Involvement

A Rough Morning for Quinn

Family Roles for Successful Supervision

Review

Summary

Section 3: Challenges and Strategies for Involving Families

Overview

Unwelcome Involvement

Uninvolved Guardians

Guardians Need Services Themselves

Guardians Who are in Denial

High Emotion

System Mistrust

Family Dynamics

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

References

Subject Matter Expert: Kimberly Cobb, MS

Mrs. Cobb is a Lead SME Writer/Trainer at Relias. Her primary writing responsibilities are in the content areas of public safety and behavioral health. Mrs. Cobb is also the onboarding trainer for new staff joining the Relias Content Department. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice. She has over 25 years of experience working in criminal and juvenile justice. Her work includes direct service, research, publication development, and training and technical assistance development and delivery.

Reviewer: Jennifer Niles, LCSW, LCAS, CCS-I

Jennifer received her Bachelor’s degrees in Social Work and Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Master’s degree in Social Work with a Certificate in Substance Abuse Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has over 13 years of experience providing psychotherapy, counseling, and case management to a variety of populations. Her experiences and clinical interests are centered around addiction treatment, harm reduction, severe mental health conditions, psychosis, LGBTQ+ issues, gender diversity, integrated care, and clinical supervision.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Probation/Parole Officers.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.