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Forward-Focused Treatment Program: Developmentally-Informed Treatment for Juvenile Offenders

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CE Credits: 1.5 Credits
Length: 1.5 Hours
Level: Introductory
CE Eligibility: APA, ASWB ACE, ANCC, NAADAC, CPA
Training Style: Video
Category: GIFR Membership Exclusive
Intended Audience: Mental Health, Correctional, and Legal Professionals
Accessibility: To learn more about accessibility accommodations contact [email protected].

Training Description
This session will introduce practitioners, administrators, and other juvenile justice professionals to the Forward-Focused Model, an empirically-guided treatment program for court-involved adolescents based on the most recent research and best practices in juvenile justice.  Participants will learn about the manner in which the treatment addresses critical issues such as adolescent brain development, trauma, motivation, and various complex issues related to juvenile offending.  The program is designed specifically for adolescents, ages 14-24, and has been implemented in state and county residential systems, community-based programs, court-based and probation programs.
Trainer Biography
Nancy G. Calleja, Ph.D., LPC is Professor and Chair of the Department of Counseling and Addiction Studies at the University of Detroit Mercy and the Clinical Director of Spectrum Human Services, Inc. & Affiliated Companies. Dr. Calleja has worked in juvenile justice for more than three decades as a clinician, clinical supervisor and administrator.  She specializes in comprehensive program development and evaluation, and in the treatment of juvenile offenders, including those with sexual behavior problems. Dr. Calleja has published 30 scholarly articles and two books, and she consults nationally with governmental and non-profit organizations on business planning and specialized treatment program development and implementation.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
  • Examine the role that adolescent brain development plays in offending behaviors and how to integrate this knowledge into treatment
  • Discuss multi-modal treatment components designed to promote long-term success and healthy development
  • Increase knowledge of how the effectiveness of a treatment program is impacted by the clinical environment, fidelity, and outcome evaluation

Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts Continuing Education Credit sponsored by the American Psychological Association.

Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.), provider #1371, formerly Global Institute of Forensic Research, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/8/2025-6/8/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits.

Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) has been approved by NAADAC as an approved Continuing Education, Provider No. 144308. Programs that do not qualify for NAADAC credit are clearly identified. MHS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Multi-Health Systems Inc. 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. Multi-Health Systems Inc. is solely responsible for all aspects of the programing.

NBCC credit is not available for live webinars nor GIFR Member Exclusive Trainings.

Global Institute of Forensic Research (GIFR) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0337.

Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0036.

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Multi-Health Systems, Inc. (MHS, Inc.) reports no conflicts of interest in the development and sponsorship of this training. MHS receives no commercial support for its Continuing Education programs or from its presenters.

In order to successfully complete any GIFR on-demand course, you must watch the video(s) in its/their entirety, pass the posttest, and submit the feedback evaluation. Your certificate will automatically generate once all steps are completed.

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In order to pass the posttest, you must achieve a minimum score of 75%. Should you need to re-take the exam, you will be able to reset it one time. If you do not pass the posttest on the second attempt, contact [email protected].