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Certificate in Peer Counseling

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Peer Counseling Certificate Overview


The advanced practice certificate in peer counseling introduces you to the fundamentals of peer counseling, including building rapport, active listening, identifying mental health issues, advocacy, leading groups, teaching life skills, and providing referrals. You’ll also learn about the ethical aspects of the peer counselor relationship, such as maintaining appropriate boundaries and confidentiality.

In your studies, you’ll explore protocols related to working with peers who are experiencing crisis, mental illness and/or substance abuse, or who demonstrate signs of risk to self or others. The program incorporates the fundamentals of providing trauma-informed care, mental health first aid, and crisis management.

 

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Pathway to a Master’s

The credits from this certificate coursework can be applied toward earning your master of science degree in forensic behavioral science or forensic leadership administration.

Online Courses

The program is offered online giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually and from a location of your choice.

In-Depth Learning

Analyze successful peer counseling models, interventions, and strategies by reviewing case studies and engaging in simulations.

 

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Course One: Peer Counseling

This course introduces the fundamentals of peer counseling, including building rapport, active listening, identifying mental health issues, advocacy, leading groups, teaching life skills, and providing referrals. Additional aspects of the peer counselor relationship, such as maintaining appropriate boundaries and confidentiality, are also explored.

Course two: Complex Issues in Peer Counseling

This course will review protocols related to working with peers who are experiencing crisis, mental illness and/or substance abuse, or who demonstrate signs of risk to self or others. Fundamentals of providing trauma-informed care, mental health first aid, and crisis management are incorporated.

Course three: Peer Counseling with Specific Populations

This course allows you to explore the nuances of facilitating peer counseling with one or more populations, including veterans, firefighters, and those affected by domestic violence, chronic illness, substance abuse, disaster, and trauma. Appropriate similarities and differences in approaches will be reviewed, allowing the student to gain a framework for expanding to different sectors and contexts.
 

 

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The certificate program is offered online. All classes and coursework can be completed virtually, allowing you flexibility with your schedule.

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Are scholarships and financial aid available?

Yes, there are private and public scholarships to help you meet the cost of your education and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

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Why CSFS

CSFS is dedicated to graduating rigorously educated and trained professionals who impact society, public opinion, and policy by applying science in preventing, investigating, and mitigating conflict and violence. CSFS is a corporate partner of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and many of our advanced practice certificates are eligible for continuing education credit.

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Certificate in Trial Consulting

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Trial Consulting Certificate Overview


In this program, you’ll learn about the theories and best practices used for persuasion in a courtroom setting. You'll explore the factors that influence jury decision-making, and discern what drives individual juror choices. You’ll also engage in research to understand the various human factors to manage undesired influences on decision-making within the courtroom. 

The certificate program is designed for professionals interested in applying psychological principles and behavioral theory to decision-making in the courtroom. It will draw upon law, psychology and marketing disciplines to explore the art of persuasion and the impact of different factors on deliberation, evidence processing, and decision-making in criminal and civil trials.

 

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Offered Online

The program is offered online giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually and from a location of your choice.

Evidence-Based Expertise

Work and study with the field’s top professionals, building your expertise in evidence-based skills to engage in trial consultation.

 

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Course 1: Case Conceptualization and Presentation 

This course provides an in-depth examination of theory and practice related to theme development and case conceptualization. The course draws upon law, psychology and marketing disciplines as they apply to framing and persuasion in a courtroom setting. Witness communication and presentation are also addressed.

Course 2: Jury Dynamics and Decision-Making 

This course examines both group (jury) and individual (juror) deliberation and decision-making processes in a courtroom setting. The course explores the separate and interacting roles of cognition, bias, personality, attribution, belief, personal judgment, influence, extra-evidentiary and extralegal information, and group dynamics in the contexts of criminal and civil trials.

Course 3: Voir Dire and Jury Selection

This course provides an in-depth examination of theories, research, controversies and practices associated with empaneling juries and in predicting outcomes. The course explores pre-trial methods of managing the impact of individual factors on deliberation, evidence processing and decision-making in criminal and civil trials.

 

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Yes, there are private and public scholarships to help you meet the cost of your education and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

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Certificate in Threat Assessment and Management

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Threat Assessment and Management Certificate Overview


In this program, students will examine risk factors and behavioral cues to aid in identifying individuals who may pose a threat to personal and organizational safety. Regardless of industry or setting, the program will not only help students recognize a potential threat, but also give them a familiarity with proven tactics on managing the threat with effective leadership skills.

Designed for professionals interested in personal and organizational safety and security, students will learn to describe evidence-based approaches to identifying and managing threats, employ proven tactics for mitigating violence in a variety of contexts, situations, and environments, and apply evidence-based crisis management interventions to prevent and reduce violence.  

 

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Offered Online

The threat assessment training program is offered online giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually and from a location of your choice.

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Work and study with the field’s top professionals, building your expertise in evidence-based skills in effective threat assessment and management.

 

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Course 1: Fundamentals of Threat Assessment and Management

This course provides an overview of the theories and approaches related to identifying and mitigating potential violent activity in specific contexts. It examines investigating people who may pose a threat and recognizing and managing immediate threats. Topics include behavioral threat assessment and threat management, violence risk assessment, behavioral analysis, victim factors and forensic victimology, threatening communications, and managing threats in various contexts.

Course 2: Threat Assessment and Management in Context: School and Workplace Violence

This course explores educational institution disruptions such as school violence, workplace violence, and mall violence, and examines their differences, commonalities, and uniqueness in terms of threat assessment and management, including efforts to evaluate and manage these threats. Also addressed are the factors that contribute to violence in these particular areas, from both internal and external sources, as well as legal issues related to evaluating and managing threats in these areas.

Course 3: Threat Assessment and Management in Context: Stalking, Intimate Partners, and Public Figures

This course explores stalking and its relationship to violence from a threat assessment perspective. The course examines the factors that respectively increase and decrease the risk of violence and potential lethality in these contexts and focuses on methods of identifying violent intent and mitigating violence potential.

 

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Are scholarships and financial aid available?

Yes, there are private and public scholarships to help you meet the cost of your education and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

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Why CSFS

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Certificate in RESPOND: Law Enforcement-Mental Health Response Team

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RESPOND: Law Enforcement-Mental Health Response Team Overview


In this program, law enforcement and mental health professionals receive evidence-based education and training in how to effectively and compassionately respond to emergency calls involving individuals with mental illness. Earn this certificate and earn to work together in ways that improve outcomes for those in crisis and the people around them.

The program covers basic concepts of mental illness, including signs and symptoms, indications of pending crises, approaches to de-escalation, and more. It explores the unique culture of police and sheriff departments and the basics of working within the law enforcement community, providing mental health professionals with guidelines for collaborating with law enforcement and supporting a successful partnership that improves community safety.

 

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Offered Online

The program is offered online giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually.

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Work and study with the field’s top professionals, building your expertise in applying evidence-based skills in crises involving individuals with mental illness.

 

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Course 1: Responding to Individuals in Crisis

This course covers the basic concepts associated with mental illness, mental health crises, violence risk, and behavioral threat assessment. The features associated with specific mental illnesses, including signs and symptoms and behavioral indicators of potential crises, are explored. De-escalation and risk management strategies are reviewed. The course provides you with options to focus on community or school-based applications.

Course 2: Model Law Enforcement-Mental Health Response Initiatives

This course covers the basic concepts associated with mental illness, mental health crises, violence risk, and behavioral threat assessment. The features associated with specific mental illnesses, including signs and symptoms and behavioral indicators of potential crises, are explored. De-escalation and risk management strategies are reviewed. The course provides students with options to focus on community or school-based applications.

Course 3: Expanding the Impact of Law Enforcement-Mental Health Response Initiative

This course reviews innovative, supplemental strategies such as dispatch protocols, safe school campaigns, and community-based public/private partnerships that can assist in improving crisis and threat response practices and the wellbeing of the individuals involved. The course provides options to focus on the ways in which impact can be enhanced in the community or in school-based settings.
 

 

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Why CSFS

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Certificate in Pragmatic Situational Awareness

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Pragmatic Situational Awareness Certificate Overview


A finely tuned awareness of emerging threats and danger in times of stress, turmoil, and tension is a vital skill for responders faced with making split-second and potentially life-saving decisions. 

This advanced practice certificate in pragmatic situational awareness is designed to support public safety, private security, first responders, and risk management professionals to develop their understanding of the factors that can impact situational awareness. The expanded knowledge is applied to improved and rapid risk management response and decision-making. 

The certificate will examine and deconstruct a series of case studies in contexts such as workplace violence, school shooter incidents, officer-involved shootings, and others. These scenarios will be used as the basis for students to apply theory into practice.

 

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Entirely Online

The program is offered online giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually and from the location of your choice.

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Work and study with the field’s top professionals, helping to build your expertise in evidence-based skills that support enhanced strategic decision-making.

 

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Course 1: Situational Analysis of Behavior

This course provides a foundation for the interpretation of covert behavioral and environmental stimuli through each of the different aspects of non-verbal behavior, including biometrics, kinesics, proxemics, geographics, heuristics, and atmospherics. The course covers applications for analyzing non-verbal behavior in contexts such as deception detection, interviewing, crisis intervention, investigations, threat assessment, risk management, law enforcement, conflict resolution and critical incident response.

Course 2: Decision-Making in Complex Situations

This course provides a foundational understanding of the factors that contribute to and hinder rapid decision making, decision making under stress, and decision making in rapidly evolving complex situations. It examines the respective and combined roles of cognition, physiology and behavior on the decision-making process, as well as the impact of feedback, group dynamics, stress and situational awareness. The course covers applications of decision making in complex situations such as those encountered by military, law enforcement and other first responders, organizational leaders, risk managers, threat assessment personnel, crisis responders, critical incident commanders and similar roles.

Course 3: Communication and Human Factors in Crisis and Conflict

This course addresses communication and human factors as they relate to crisis management, effective mediation, and conflict resolution. The course incorporates challenges to effective communication caused by interpersonal, intrapersonal, intergroup or intragroup conflict, and the role of communication in resolving such conflicts. The focus is on the human, psychological, social, cultural and emotional aspects of conflict and effective communication strategies, including the roles of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, culture and generation. It also addresses concepts such as group processes, identity, needs, cooperation/competition, and barriers to effective communication in conflict or crisis contexts.

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Are scholarships and financial aid available?

Yes, there are private and public scholarships to help you meet the cost of your education and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

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At Alliant, our mission is to prepare students for professional careers of service and leadership and to promote the discovery and application of knowledge to improve lives. We offer an education that is accredited, focused on practical knowledge and skills, connected with diverse faculty and alumni, and aimed at the student experience.

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Why CSFS

CSFS is dedicated to graduating rigorously educated and trained professionals who impact society, public opinion, and policy by applying science in preventing, investigating, and mitigating conflict and violence. CSFS is a corporate partner of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and many of our advanced practice certificates are eligible for continuing education credit.

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Certificate in Fundamentals of Police Psychology with Assessment

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Certificate in Fundamentals of Police Psychology with Assessment Overview


The advanced practice certificate in fundamentals of police psychology provides mental health professionals with foundational knowledge and skills to work with law enforcement and public safety personnel in multiple contexts, including private practice, law enforcement agencies, and health care.

 

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Pathway to a Master’s

The credits from this certificate coursework can be applied toward earning your master of science degree in forensic behavioral science or forensic leadership administration.

Offered Online

The program is offered online giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually and from a location of your choice.

Vital Work at a Vital Time

Learn to provide psychological support services to law enforcement personnel at a time when societal need for this expertise has never been more vital.

 

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Course One: Assessment in Police Psychology I

This course gives you the knowledge and skills related to assessment of police and public safety personnel in areas including: pre-employment and  post-offer psychological evaluations of job candidates; psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations of incumbents; evaluations for FMLA eligibility; police officer standards and training (POST) requirements for PEPE and FFDE; direct threat and workplace violence assessments; psychological autopsies (for purposes other than case resolution); promotional assessments, assessment centers and in-basket approaches to assessment; and evaluations for high risk, high stress positions.

Course Two: Assessment in Police Psychology II

This course provides knowledge and skills related to assessment of police and safety personnel using the MMPI2-RF for law enforcement, CPI, open-ended tests, and 16PF.

Course Three: Operational Support in Police Psychology I

This course provides an overview of the role of the psychologist in supporting law enforcement and safety personnel in criminal profiling; psychological intelligence/counter-intelligence; psychological autopsies (intended to facilitate case resolution); and crisis and hostage negotiation.

Course Four: Operational Support in Police Psychology II

This course provides an overview of the role of the psychologist in supporting law enforcement and safety personnel in counter-terrorism (anti-terrorism); threat assessments; stalking; workplace violence; and operations related research, teaching and consultation.
 

 

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At Alliant, our mission is to prepare students for professional careers of service and leadership and to promote the discovery and application of knowledge to improve lives. We offer an education that is accredited, focused on practical knowledge and skills, connected with diverse faculty and alumni, and aimed at the student experience.

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Why CSFS

CSFS is dedicated to graduating rigorously educated and trained professionals who impact society, public opinion, and policy by applying science in preventing, investigating, and mitigating conflict and violence. CSFS is a corporate partner of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and many of our advanced practice certificates are eligible for continuing education credit.

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Certificate in Fundamentals of Police Psychology

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Fundamentals of Police Psychology Certificate Overview


The advanced practice certificate in fundamentals of police psychology provides mental health professionals with foundational knowledge and skills in working with law enforcement and public safety personnel in multiple contexts, including private practice, law enforcement agencies, and health care.

 

Program Highlights


Pathway to a Master’s

The credits from this certificate coursework can be applied toward earning your master of science degree in forensic behavioral science or forensic leadership administration.

Offered Online

The program is offered online, giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually and from a location of your choice.

Vital Work at a Vital Time

Learn to provide psychological support services to law enforcement personnel at a time when societal need for this expertise has never been more vital.

 

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Course One: Introduction to Police and Public Safety Psychology

This course provides an introduction to and overview of the field of police and public safety psychology, examining the role of the police psychologist, the psychological impact of police work on the individual officer, and the issues involved in providing psychological services to officers and law enforcement agencies. It covers the many and diverse roles of the police psychologist and the legal, ethical and practical considerations inherent in these roles. The course will survey the history of police psychology and its evolution to its current state, and includes an examination of the special concerns when providing psychological services to police officers (and all law enforcement personnel and emergency service workers), including confidentiality, mandatory referrals, and weapons removal and retention. Also includes diverse perspectives on the role of the police psychologist by various individuals within and outside the law enforcement community.

Course Two: Understanding the Culture of Law Enforcement

The course explores the unique culture of police and sheriff departments, including the differentiation between working custody versus working patrol; common lapses in judgment and common pitfalls that can negatively affect new officers; differences and dynamics specific to sworn versus civilian law enforcement employees; elements of effective interactions with the public and the press. The course will explore the basics of teaching and consulting in the law enforcement community, including common pitfalls for the psychologist.

Course Three: Providing Psychological Support Services to Law Enforcement Personnel

This course will provide an overview of the intervention domain of police psychology. Topics will include the difference between in-house and out-of-house, or contract, psychological services; the stressors unique to first responders and law enforcement personnel and the cultures in which they work; the unique ethical considerations which must be considered when providing psychological services to law enforcement personnel including voluntary vs. mandatory counseling, confidentiality, and safety concerns. Other topics inclue the critical incidents that law enforcement personnel encounter including officer involved shootings, mass casualty incidents, public mistrust, homicides, undercover work, child abuse, etc. Also explored is an understanding of critical incident stress debriefings and defusings, early intervention strategies, and whether they should be recommended or mandatory; an understanding of multiple intervention/counseling techniques including individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy and group interventions. The course explores the value of adjunctive services such as those provided by chaplains, peer counseling programs, employee assistance programs for the treatment of substance use/abuse and early prevention programs.
 

 

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Are scholarships and financial aid available?

Yes, there are private and public scholarships to help you meet the cost of your education and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

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At Alliant, our mission is to prepare students for professional careers of service and leadership and to promote the discovery and application of knowledge to improve lives. We offer an education that is accredited, focused on practical knowledge and skills, connected with diverse faculty and alumni, and aimed at the student experience.

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Why CSFS

CSFS is dedicated to graduating rigorously educated and trained professionals who impact society, public opinion, and policy by applying science in preventing, investigating, and mitigating conflict and violence. CSFS is a corporate partner of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and many of our advanced practice certificates are eligible for continuing education credit.

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Certificate in Fundamentals of Military and Veterans Psychology

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Fundamentals of Military and Veteran Psychology Certificate Overview


The advanced practice certificate, fundamentals of military and veterans psychology, supports mental health professionals in providing essential services to active and veteran military personnel and their families.

This military psychology counseling program is designed for clinical mental health counseling professionals who seek foundational knowledge and trauma counseling skills within the military population. As a professional counselor, you will work among military members and military families, and engage in veteran services.

 

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Pathway to a Master’s

The credits from this military counseling certificate coursework can be applied toward earning your master of science degree in forensic behavioral science or forensic leadership administration.

Offered Online

The military psychology counseling program is offered online giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually.

Evidence-Based Support 

Get the training you need to conduct interventions to support returning military personnel and assess the complex trauma in service personnel and veterans.

 

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Course One: The History, Structure, and Culture of the U.S. Military

This course provides an overview of the evolution of the U.S. military, its current structure and culture, and the systems of treatment. Emphasis will be placed on the manner in which military culture and training foster both protective and risk factors impacting the psychological health of service military members and veterans.

Course Two: Assessment of Complex Trauma in Service Personnel and Veterans

This course explores the types of conflict and associated stressors commonly experienced by military personnel, and examines typical psychological and physiological responses to extreme circumstances and environments. Students will engage in evidence-based assessment of not uncommon psychiatric responses, including acute stress, depression, substance use disorder, combat-related PTSD, and traumatic brain injury.

Course Three: Interventions to Support Returning Military Personnel

This course will focus on the epidemiology, identification, prevention, and treatment of psychiatric conditions including combat-related PTSD, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, and depression. Contemporary research establishing empirical links between combat exposure and elevated risks for specific psychiatric conditions will be explored, as will evidence-based treatments, including internet-based interventions and veterans’ courts. The effects of military service on interpersonal relationships, particularly relationships with spouses and children will also be examined. An overview of the impact of the deployment cycle on attachment, based upon a myriad of variables—length of marriage, number of children, age of children, prior exposure to military culture—will be explored. Evidence-informed intervention models to enhance military and veteran family functioning will be reviewed.
 

 

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Are scholarships and financial aid available?

Yes, there are private and public scholarships to help you meet the cost of your education and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

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At Alliant, our mission is to prepare students for professional careers of service and leadership and to promote the discovery and application of knowledge to improve lives. We offer an education that is accredited, focused on practical knowledge and skills, connected with diverse faculty and alumni, and aimed at the student experience.

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Why CSFS

CSFS is dedicated to graduating rigorously educated and trained professionals who impact society, public opinion, and policy by applying science in preventing, investigating, and mitigating conflict and violence. CSFS is a corporate partner of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and many of our advanced practice certificates are eligible for continuing education credit.

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Certificate in Fundamentals of Correctional Psychology with Assessment

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Certificate in Fundamentals of Correctional Psychology with Assessment Overview


The advanced practice certificate in fundamentals of correctional psychology supports mental health professionals working within, or seeking to work within, correctional systems to attain the skills, knowledge, and attitudes essential to success and safety. It is also designed to support those already within the system to enhance their knowledge and skills.

 

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Pathway to a Master’s

The credits from this certificate coursework can be applied toward earning your master of science degree in forensic behavioral science or forensic leadership administration.

Taught Online

The program is offered online giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually and from a location of your choice.

Forensic Assessment Focus

This program supports students in discerning the purposes and differences between clinical and forensic assessments in correctional settings.

 

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Course One: Developing a Correctional Professional Identity

This course provides an introduction to and overview of the field of correctional psychology, and of the unique relational factors that contribute to or hinder realization of professional identity within correctional settings. In this program you’ll learn about the unique culture of correctional institutions, and the health professional’s role as a member of an inter-professional team. You’ll explore the factors associated with successful and intentional development of a solid professional identity, including addressing difficult situations within corrections, common lapses in judgment and missteps that occur in correctional institutions, conditions that lead to burn out, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, strategies for self-care, and best practices for conflict resolution in an adversarial environment. Special emphasis will be placed on ethical decision-making in the correctional setting.

Course Two: Developmental Bases of Criminal Behavior

This course will explore the major distinctions between normative and criminal human development, including the major theories of personality development as related to criminal behavior. The impact of various factors on criminal behavior, including macro-level factors (culture, media, political context), neuroscientific factors, and major theories of cognitive development, related to criminal behavior.

Course Three: Evidence-based Practices in Corrections

This course reviews the particular impact of common and co-morbid physical, psychological, and environmental conditions on clinical intervention in correctional settings. The impact of institutional resources and priorities on treatment planning is explored. Common treatment interventions used in the correctional environment, including motivational interviewing and various cognitive-behavioral and psychoeducational interventions, are reviewed and practiced. The course will also review basic psychopharmacology commonly used in correctional settings. You’ll learn best practices specific to correctional settings, including establishing a therapeutic alliance, including the strategies for working with resistant patients; counter-transference issues that arise when working within correctional settings; and special considerations, such as screening for and treating suicidality and homicidality.

Course Four: Assessment in Correctional Settings

This course supports you in discerning the purposes and differences between clinical and forensic assessments in correctional settings. It explores how legal standards inform your choice of assessment tools, and the commonly employed assessments and the specific considerations for interpretation when working with correctional populations.
 

 

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The certificate program is offered online. All classes and coursework can be completed virtually, allowing you flexibility with your schedule.

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Yes, there are private and public scholarships to help you meet the cost of your education and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

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Why CSFS

CSFS is dedicated to graduating rigorously educated and trained professionals who impact society, public opinion, and policy by applying science in preventing, investigating, and mitigating conflict and violence. CSFS is a corporate partner of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and many of our advanced practice certificates are eligible for continuing education credit.

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Certificate in Fundamentals of Correctional Psychology

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Fundamentals of Correctional Psychology Certificate Overview


The advanced practice certificate, fundamentals of correctional psychology, supports mental health professionals working within, or seeking to work within, correctional systems to attain the skills, knowledge, and attitudes essential to success and safety. It is also designed to support those already within the system to enhance their knowledge and skills.

 

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Pathway to a Master’s

The credits from this certificate coursework can be applied toward earning your master of science degree in forensic behavioral science or forensic leadership administration.

Offered Online

The program is offered online giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually from a location of your choice.

Explore your Professional Identity

Gain the skills and knowledge to build your professional identity in the field of correctional psychology while mastering evidence-based practices in clinical intervention in correctional settings.

 

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Course One: Developing a Correctional Professional Identity

This course provides an introduction to and overview of the field of correctional psychology, and of the unique relational factors that contribute to or hinder realization of professional identity within correctional settings. In the program you’ll learn about the unique culture of correctional institutions and the health professional’s role as a member of an inter-professional team. You’ll explore the factors associated with successful and intentional development of a solid professional identity, including addressing difficult situations within corrections, common lapses in judgment and missteps that occur in correctional institutions, conditions that lead to burn out, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, strategies for self-care, and best practices for conflict resolution in an adversarial environment. Special emphasis will be placed on ethical decision-making in the correctional setting.

Course Two: Developmental Bases of Criminal Behavior

This course explores the major distinctions between normative and criminal human development, including the major theories of personality development as related to criminal behavior. It examines the impact of various factors on criminal behavior, including macro-level factors (culture, media, political context), neuroscientific factors, and major theories of cognitive development, related to criminal behavior.

Course Three: Evidence-based Practices in Corrections

This course reviews the particular impact of common and co-morbid physical, psychological, and environmental conditions on clinical intervention in correctional settings. The impact of institutional resources and priorities on treatment planning is explored. Common treatment interventions used in the correctional environment, including motivational interviewing and various cognitive-behavioral and psychoeducational interventions are reviewed and practiced. The course will also review basic psychopharmacology commonly used in correctional settings. Additional best practices specific to correctional settings, including establishing a therapeutic alliance and the strategies for working with resistant patients; counter transference issues that arise when working within correctional settings; and special considerations, such as screening for and treating suicidality and homicidality.
 

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this course taught online or on-campus?

The certificate program is offered online. All classes and coursework can be completed virtually, allowing you flexibility with your schedule.

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Are scholarships and financial aid available?

Yes, there are private and public scholarships to help you meet the cost of your education and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

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Why Alliant

At Alliant, our mission is to prepare students for professional careers of service and leadership and to promote the discovery and application of knowledge to improve lives. We offer an education that is accredited, focused on practical knowledge and skills, connected with diverse faculty and alumni, and aimed at the student experience.

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Why CSFS

CSFS is dedicated to graduating rigorously educated and trained professionals who impact society, public opinion, and policy by applying science in preventing, investigating, and mitigating conflict and violence. CSFS is a corporate partner of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and many of our advanced practice certificates are eligible for continuing education credit.

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Certificate in Forensic Linguistics

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Forensic Linguistics Certificate Overview


This advanced practice certificate in forensic linguistics is designed for professionals interested in gaining a foundational understanding of the application of science to language in the context of criminal and civil law.

This certificate is offered entirely online, and credits from the certificate’s coursework can be applied to several master’s degrees offered by CSFS.

 

Program Highlights


Pathway to a Master’s

The credits from this certificate coursework can be applied toward earning your master of science degree in forensic behavioral science or forensic leadership administration.

Entirely Online

The program is offered online, giving you the flexibility to complete your coursework virtually from a location of your choice.

From Discourse Analysis to Linguistic Profiling

You will gain skills in language and discourse analysis, forensic phonetics, linguistic dialectology, linguistic pattern analysis, plagiarism detection, and author profiling.

 

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Course One: The Fundamentals of Forensic Linguistics

This course covers basic concepts in forensic linguistics, including a brief history of the field and the contexts in which it has been applied, such as author identification, discourse analysis, forensic phonetics, linguistic dialectology, and plagiarism detection. 

Case examples that include death threats and suicide letters, valid and false confessions, authorship investigations, and perjury will be surveyed to illustrate the use of forensic linguistics in criminal and civil court proceedings, investigations, and intelligence. Considerations related to forensic linguistics and the judicial process, such as admissibility under Frye and Daubert standards and the contexts in which forensic linguists have served as consultants to the justice system to support comprehensibility of a range of legal issues by laypersons, both in the U.S. and internationally, will also be examined.

Course Two: Discourse as Evidence

This course provides an overview of the methodological approaches to language analysis, with a particular examination of the language of police interrogations, emergency calls, victim-witness and witness statements, confessions, and criminal threats.

Course Three: Evaluating Authorship

This course will teach students how to use metadata to evaluate linguistic patterns and variations that support accurate author profiling.
 

 

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Is this course taught online or on-campus?

The certificate program is offered exclusively online. All classes and coursework can be completed virtually, allowing you flexibility with your schedule.

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Are scholarships and financial aid available?

Yes, there are private and public scholarships to help you meet the cost of your education and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

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Why Alliant

At Alliant, our mission is to prepare students for professional careers of service and leadership and to promote the discovery and application of knowledge to improve lives. We offer an education that is accredited, focused on practical knowledge and skills, connected with diverse faculty and alumni, and aimed at the student experience.

Learn More

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Why CSFS

CSFS is dedicated to graduating rigorously educated and trained professionals who impact society, public opinion, and policy by applying science in preventing, investigating, and mitigating conflict and violence. CSFS is a corporate partner of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), and many of our advanced practice certificates are eligible for continuing education credit.

Why CSFS

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