Correctional offenders experience distinctive needs and pose specific management problems.
This program will strengthen your proficiency in dealing with offenders generally and special offenders specifically. It will increase your effectiveness in managing with sex offenders, gang members, and violent offenders. While much is said and written about the psychopathic personality, few correctional workers and mental health professionals really understand this very destructive, manipulative, and high risk offender. This certificate program will help you learn to identify the specific personality traits associated with the psychopathic personality and specific techniques to manage this type of offender. Cognitive approaches to changing offender behavior will also be discussed in one of the modules.