Breining Institute offers these Forensic Counselor Continuing Education Course Bundles as four, separate 15-hour online courses.
3 steps to complete the Forensic Counselor Education Courses:
- READ the Course Material.
- Select the ANSWER SHEET link, and answer the questions.
- Select the SUBMIT button to be provided a link for online payment, $59 for each course completed, and a Completion Certificate will be emailed to you.
TEXTBOOK
The Forensic Counselor
Training Manual for Addiction Counselor Competency in a Forensic Treatment Setting
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Breining Institute
188 pages
$59.70 (includes shipping to US addresses)
Select book cover, above, to order The Forensic Counselor textbook.
COURSES
Course title: FC-1951P1: Forensic Counselor Continuing Education Course, Part 1 (15 hours)
Syllabus: Includes the correlation between substance abuse and crime, financial cost of addictive disorders, the mental health industry’s treatment of addictive disorders, introduction to the central nervous system, and research related to whether there may be genetic predisposition to addictive disorders.
Course materials: Based upon The Forensic Counselor: Training Manual for Addiction Counselor Competency in a Forensic Treatment Setting (2011, Breining Institute), Chapters 1 through 5
Select this link for the Exam Questions: FC-1951P1 Exam Questions Packet (free download)
Select this link for the online Answer Sheet: FC-1951P1 ANSWER SHEET
FC-1951P2: Forensic Counselor Continuing Education Course, Part 2 (15 hours)
Syllabus: Includes screening, assessment, determining level of care, outpatient treatment services, inpatient / residential treatment, criminal justice settings, and the therapeutic community.
Course materials: Based upon The Forensic Counselor: Training Manual for Addiction Counselor Competency in a Forensic Treatment Setting (2011, Breining Institute), Chapters 6 through 7
Select this link for the Exam Questions: FC-1951P2 Exam Questions Packet (free download)
Select this link for the online Answer Sheet: FC-1951P2 ANSWER SHEET
FC-1951P3: Forensic Counselor Continuing Education Course, Part 3 (15 hours)
Syllabus: Includes treatment issues and approaches, building a therapeutic alliance, treatment planning, elements of effective treatment, recovery maintenance / relapse prevention, and discharge planning.
Course materials: Based upon The Forensic Counselor: Training Manual for Addiction Counselor Competency in a Forensic Treatment Setting (2011, Breining Institute), Chapters 8 through 10
Select this link for the Exam Questions: FC-1951P3 Exam Questions Packet (free download)
Select this link for the online Answer Sheet: FC-1951P3 ANSWER SHEET
FC-1951P4: Forensic Counselor Continuing Education Course, Part 4 (15 hours)
Syllabus: Includes trauma and domestic violence; anger management; parenting from a distance; methamphetamine, porn and parole; formatting assessment reports for the legal system; and ethics, laws and boundaries.
Course materials: Based upon The Forensic Counselor: Training Manual for Addiction Counselor Competency in a Forensic Treatment Setting (2011, Breining Institute), Chapters 11 through 16, Appendices A and B
Select this link for the Exam Questions: FC-1951P4 Exam Questions Packet (free download)
Select this link for the online Answer Sheet: FC-1951P4 ANSWER SHEET
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT REGARDING CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) CREDIT FOR THESE CE COURSES
These are Continuing Education (CE) courses, intended for already licensed or certified professionals in healthcare.
These courses are not considered formal “postsecondary education,” and will not result in the award of formal transcripts, degrees or diplomas.
These courses do not lead to a degree or a diploma in subjects that licensees are required to take solely for the purpose of continued licensure, or to enhance the licensee’s skills and knowledge within their particular profession, occupation, trade, or career field, and are not designed to lead to employment.
Although Breining Institute is a NAADAC-approved education provider, these individual CE courses do not qualify as NAADAC-approved CE credit.