The Forensic Counselor: Training Manual

You may use the following citation for this publication:
Breining Institute. (2011). The Forensic Counselor: Training Manual for Addiction Counselor Competency in a Forensic Treatment Setting. Orangevale, California: Breining Institute.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section I: Contextual Information

1. The Correlation between Substance Abuse and Crime
2. Financial Cost of Addictive Disorders
3. The Mental Health Industry’s Treatment of Addictive Disorders
4. Introduction to the Central Nervous System
5. Genetic Predisposition to Addictive Disorders

Section II: Screening and Assessment

6. Screening and Assessment
7. Therapeutic Community

Section III: Treatment Approaches

8. Treatment Issues and Approaches
9. Building a Therapeutic Alliance
10. Treatment Planning

Section IV: Special Forensic Issues

11. Trauma and Domestic Violence
12. Anger Management
13. Parenting from a Distance
14. Methamphetamine, Porn and Parole
15. Formatting Assessment Reports for the Legal System
16. Ethics, Laws and Boundaries

Appendices

Appendix A. Training Resources
Appendix B. Glossary of Terms