CRIJ 220 Evaluation & Treatment of Offenders
This course familiarizes the student with the diagnostic tools utilized by treatment providers and certified chemical addictions specialists. Classification of offenders and methods of treatment are also discussed.
CRIJ 220Evaluation & Treatment of Offenders
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
Department
Social Science
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
48
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
This course familiarizes the student with the diagnostic tools utilized by treatment providers and certified chemical addictions specialists. Classification of offenders and methods of treatment are also discussed.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Explain the biological, psychological and sociological theories of criminal behavior.
- Describe the historical foundations of correctional counseling and treatment.
- Explain offender assessment, diagnosis, and classification.
- Describe the justice system approaches to contemporary approaches to correctional counseling and treatment.
- Describe the effective correctional interventions for special populations.
- Know and understand correctional counseling as a career, understand various roles in correctional counseling.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
The process of Correctional Counseling and Treatment
Understanding the Special Challenges Faced by the Correctional Counselor in the Prison Setting
Psychoanalytic Theory
Radical Behavioral Interventions
Early Approaches to Group and Milieu Therapy
Diagnosis and Assessment of Criminal Offenders
An Overview of Offender Classification Systems
Social Learning Models
Cognitive Therapies
Family Therapy
Treating Sexual Offenders
Treating Substance Abuse in Offender Populations
Treating Severely Antisocial Offenders
Treating Women Offenders
Correctional Treatment: Accomplishments and Realities
Case Planning and Case Management
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
Participation in class discussions
Chapter readings and written summaries of chapter content
Professional Interview
Required Exams
Chapter Quizzes
Unit Exams
Required Text
Correctional Counseling & Rehabilitation, Patricia Van Voorhis, Emily J. Salisbury (8th Edition Anderson Publishing)
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Participation in class discussions
Chapter readings and written summaries of chapter content
Professional Interview
Chapter Quizzes
Unit Exams