Community Supervision of Juveniles with Behavioral Health Disorders

Course Code: REL-PSC-0-CSJBHD

Hours: 2

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the 8 most common behavioral health disorders among justice-involved youth.
Describe how the juvenile justice environment influences the behavior of juveniles with behavioral health disorders.
Explain how to supervise juveniles with behavioral health disorders more effectively.
Discuss how to coordinate services with treatment providers to improve the success of youth on supervision.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Behavioral Health and Juvenile Justice

Overlap Between Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Involvement

How Justice-Involved Youth Fall Through the Treatment Crack

Common Behavioral Health Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar and Related Disorders

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Substance Use Disorders

Review

Summary

Section 3: Challenges and Solutions

Challenges

System Impacts on Behavioral Health

Why Is This Important?

Knowledge Check

Know About Psychotropic Drugs

Strategies to Improve Supervision Outcomes

Use Trauma-Informed Practices

Build Healthy Relationships with Youth

Consider Their Condition When Sanctioning

Provide Consistency

Focus on Strengths

Collaborate with Treatment and Other Service Providers

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References

Congratulations!

Instructor: Dee K. Bell, PhD

Dr. Dee Bell is a clinical psychologist and consultant in the areas of Restorative Justice, Juvenile Justice and Correctional Assessments. She retired as the Deputy Commissioner of Juvenile Justice at the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Previously, she served for four years as the Administrator of the Community Justice Institute at Florida Atlantic University and the Director of the Balanced and Restorative Justice Project sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Prior to these positions, she has worked 30 + years in Community Corrections for Georgia and Florida State Government. Educated at Clemson University and Emory University, she has provided training in both state and national venues for many years and has authored and co-authored a number of articles on justice system issues and adult and juvenile justice curricula and restorative justice in communities and schools.

Writer: 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.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Correctional Officers; Law Enforcement; in the following settings: Juvenile Corrections.

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