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Being-A-Pro: A Prosocial Treatment Approach for At-Risk Youths

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CE Credits: 1.5 Credits
Length: 1.5
Level: Introductory
CE Eligibility: APA, ASWB ACE, ANCC, NAADAC, CPA, NYSED
Training Style: Video
Category: GIFR Membership Exclusive
Intended Audience: Mental Health, Correctional, and Legal Professionals

Training Description
This webinar provides training in a new evidence-based treatment for juvenile on or at risk for probation. Prosocial reasoning is identified in existing research as a modifiable criminogenic risk factor of juvenile crime. The Being-A-Pro model is a research-based intervention to promote prosocial reasoning in teens. This training provides sufficient information to begin using the model and Dr. Ralph's teen workbook published by Safer Society Press in 2016.
Trainer Biography
Dr. Ralph is a clinical psychologist with the Juvenile Justice Center in San Francisco, and Coordinator of their Juvenile Sexual Responsibility Program. He is also a psychiatric epidemiologist and neuropsychologist, who has authored over 30 articles, book chapters, or books. He was formerly Associate Clinical Professor in Family Practice, University of California School of Medicine at Davis, and Lecturer and Research Biostatistician in the Program in Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Trainer for Aggression Replacement Training, through the California Institute for Mental Health. He is certified as a practitioner for Moral Reconation Therapy. He is certified as a trainer for the Juvenile Sexual Offense Recidivism Risk Assessment Tool - II. He is the Treasurer of the East Bay Children's Law Offices providing services to over 1,800 foster children. He is a member of the ATSA Prevention Committee.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
  • Describe the Being-A-Pro approach
  • Explore developmental and brain research supporting the goals of the Being-A-Pro approach
  • Learn ways to promote prosocial reasoning skills in teens to help them function better in their social relations

1 Sponsorship: The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc is approved by the American Psychological Association, National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, and Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education trainings. Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) has been approved by NBCC as an approved Continuing Education provider, ACEP No. 6711. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. GIFR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts Continuing Education Credit sponsored by the American Psychological Association. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc (provider #1371) is also approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. ACE provider approval period: 6/8/2022-6/8/2025. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
2 Refund/Cancellation Policy: If you wish to request a refund on account of technical difficulties, please contact [email protected].
3 Commercial Supports: The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc reports no conflicts of interest in the development and sponsorship of this training. The Global Institute of Forensic Research, Inc receives no commercial support for its Continuing Education programs or from its presenters.

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