IC&RC CCJP study plan
IC&RC CCJP · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation
Map the full screening-to-referral workflow and label each decision point where a justice-involved client enters or exits the process
Define the distinction between screening, assessment, and evaluation, and classify ten sample client scenarios into the correct stage
List the core instruments used in criminal justice settings (risk/need, substance use severity, mental health, trauma) and state what each measures and its limits
Outline the legal and ethical boundaries of confidentiality and informed consent at the screening stage, including what must be disclosed before testing
Your checkpoint
A one-page workflow diagram of the screening-assessment-evaluation sequence with at least eight labeled decision points and a matching instrument-to-purpose table
Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation
Interpret intake data to identify co-occurring substance use, mental health, and criminogenic need patterns
Apply a risk-need-responsivity lens to decide which findings change supervision or treatment intensity
Draft screening summary language that is objective, behavior-based, and defensible in a court report
Identify cultural, language, literacy, and disability factors that can distort screening results and describe adaptations
Your checkpoint
Three written screening summaries from fictional case vignettes, each under 250 words, with a self-scored checklist for objectivity, bias, and documentation quality
Treatment Planning and Case Management
Translate assessment findings into prioritized problem statements linked to specific criminogenic needs
Write measurable, time-bound treatment goals with objectives and matching interventions
Sequence services so that supervision requirements, treatment intensity, and client readiness are aligned
Build a case management plan that assigns responsibility for each action to a named role and a deadline
Your checkpoint
One complete individualized treatment plan for a fictional justice-involved client, including problem statements, two long-term goals, six measurable objectives, service schedule, and review dates
Treatment Planning and Case Management
Coordinate with courts, probation, parole, and treatment providers to document shared expectations and information-sharing limits
Design a progress-review cycle that captures attendance, drug testing results, and behavioral change indicators
Draft a court progress report that separates factual observations from clinical opinion
Plan responses to noncompliance that preserve the therapeutic alliance while meeting supervision obligations
Your checkpoint
A court-ready progress report template plus one completed sample report and a written noncompliance response protocol with at least four graduated steps
Counseling and Crisis Intervention
Demonstrate reflective listening, open questioning, and summarizing in a recorded role-play with a resistant client
Apply motivational interviewing principles to resolve ambivalence about treatment participation without arguing
Distinguish a crisis from chronic instability and select the appropriate level of response
Execute a de-escalation sequence and a suicide risk screening conversation in a simulated setting
Document a crisis intervention using a structured note format that supports continuity of care
Your checkpoint
Two recorded role-plays (one motivational interviewing session, one crisis de-escalation with risk screening) plus written self-critique and a completed crisis documentation note
Counseling and Crisis Intervention & Client, Family, and Community Education
Design a family education session that explains substance use as a chronic condition and reduces blame
Adapt education content for low-literacy and non-English-speaking audiences without losing accuracy
Facilitate a community referral discussion that connects clients to housing, employment, and recovery supports
Practice boundary-setting with family members who request confidential client information
Evaluate an existing client education handout against plain-language and health-literacy standards
Your checkpoint
A plain-language family and community education packet (two handouts plus a 20-minute session outline) with a written rationale for each adaptation made
Professional Responsibility and Ethics
Apply the major ethical principles of confidentiality, dual roles, informed consent, and competence to ten ambiguous practice scenarios
Identify reporting duties and limits of confidentiality specific to justice-involved clients, including mandated disclosure situations
Develop a personal plan for supervision, continuing education, and scope-of-practice boundaries
Recognize impairment, burnout, and countertransference risks and describe the appropriate response
Your checkpoint
A written ethics decision log covering ten scenarios, each with the competing obligations, the chosen action, and the rationale, plus a one-page professional development plan
Criminal Justice System Collaboration and Advocacy & Screening, Assessment, and Evaluation & Treatment Planning and Case Management & Counseling and Crisis Intervention
Explain the counselor's role within the criminal justice system, including advocacy boundaries and the difference between advocacy and legal advice
Advocate for a client's treatment needs in a simulated multidisciplinary team meeting while respecting court authority
Integrate content from all six domains in a timed practice examination and analyze every missed item by domain
Consolidate weak areas into a final review sheet that links each gap to a specific action before test day
Your checkpoint
A full-length timed practice examination with a domain-by-domain score analysis and a final one-page review sheet listing the top ten weak areas with corrective actions
Milestones
Week 2: Complete three screening summaries scored against an objectivity and documentation checklist, with at least 80 percent of checklist items met on the final summary
Week 4: Produce one full treatment plan and one court progress report that a peer or supervisor rates as court-ready on clarity, measurability, and separation of fact from opinion
Week 5: Pass a self- or supervisor-rated role-play rubric on motivational interviewing and crisis de-escalation, scoring at least 3 of 4 on reflective listening, risk screening, and documentation
Week 7: Complete the ten-scenario ethics decision log with a defensible rationale for each entry and a written professional development plan
Week 8: Score at least 75 percent on the timed practice examination and show a written remediation plan for every domain scoring below 70 percent