COUN 7711 - Forensic Mental Health Counseling

Credit Hours: 3

Description The course offers a comprehensive understanding of how and why mentally ill clients intersect with the legal system, as victims and offenders. It provides a thorough explanation of how traumatic neurodevelopment, including adverse childhood experiences, result in sometimes maladaptive coping behaviors; assessment strategies and motivational interviewing techniques counselors use with mandated clients; specific assessments used with addictions, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault victims and offenders; diagnostic and ethical issues counselors commonly address in forensic settings; lifespan issues related to victimization and offending behavior; and self-care for counselors in forensic settings.