Culturally Competent Mental Health Care for Black Men in the Justice System
A 3.0-hour NCASPPB-approved continuing education course in culturally responsive, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care for Black men affected by the justice system. Approval 26-546-C — Up to 3 total hours of either GSB or SS (EBT or ETHICS).
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Enroll in This Course- Training type
- Continuing Education
- Estimated duration
- Approximately 3.0 hours total learning time
- CE / credit hours
- Up to 3 total hours of either GSB or SS (EBT or ETHICS)
- Approving organization
- North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board (NCASPPB)
- Approval / provider code
- 26-546-C
Behavioral health clinicians, substance use professionals, professional counselors, social workers, peer support specialists, case managers, reentry professionals, supervisors, and justice-system/community partners. NCASPPB Approval 26-546-C: Up to 3 total hours of either GSB or SS (EBT or ETHICS).
Continuing-education acceptance is governed by the approving organization and any applicable licensing or credentialing requirements. Learners should confirm that this course meets their individual renewal or credential needs.
About This Course
Culturally Competent Mental Health Care for Black Men in the Justice System is a 3.0-hour professional training for behavioral health clinicians, substance use professionals, peer support specialists, case managers, reentry professionals, supervisors, and justice-system/community partners.
The course moves from cultural awareness to practical application. Learners examine how race, masculinity, justice-system exposure, trauma, substance use, family disruption, reentry pressure, economic instability, and institutional mistrust can affect engagement and recovery while maintaining an individual-assessment standard that avoids stereotyping.
The C.A.R.E. Practice Framework
Learners use one repeatable workflow throughout the course: Context before conclusion; Alliance before disclosure; Recovery Capital before relapse plan; Ethical Advocacy before reporting. The framework is applied to intake, treatment planning, documentation, supervision, reentry planning, substance-use assessment, and court/probation communication.
What Makes This Course Different
Dr. Shipman’s Keep the Family Close dissertation lens is translated into practice through recovery capital, family/community support, belonging, identity repair, and concrete reentry stability. Learners are asked to change what they say, ask, document, plan, and report—not simply memorize cultural-awareness concepts.
Curriculum
- Race, masculinity, justice involvement, and clinical context.
- Barriers to engagement, retention, and recovery.
- Culturally responsive and motivational engagement strategies.
- Trauma, racialized stress, reentry, and identity reconstruction.
- Treatment planning, documentation, recovery capital, advocacy, referral, and practice tools.
- Application cases, 20-question final post-test, and required course evaluation.
Completion Standard
Learners must complete every required lesson in sequence, pass the final post-test with a score of at least 80%, and submit the course evaluation before the TSG Professional Academy Certificate of Completion is released.
Continuing Education Approval
NCASPPB Approval Code: 26-546-C
Approved Hours: Up to 3 total hours of either GSB or SS (EBT or ETHICS).
This course is approved by the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board (NCASPPB) for continuing education credit. Learners remain responsible for meeting any credential-specific reporting or renewal requirements that apply to them.
This course provides professional education and does not replace clinical supervision, agency policy, legal counsel, professional ethical requirements, or practice within the learner’s credential and scope.
Course Information
Course Instructor
Welcome, Course Orientation & Practice Framework
Orientation, scope, learning objectives, course standards, and completion requirements.
Module 1 — Race, Masculinity, Justice Involvement & Clinical Context
Intersectional clinical context, masculinity, justice-system pressure, survival adaptations, and avoiding stereotypes.
Module 2 — Barriers to Engagement, Retention & Recovery
Stigma, mistrust, structural barriers, mandated treatment, substance use, and strategies for retention.
Module 3 — Culturally Responsive Engagement Strategies
Cultural humility, first-session engagement, motivational communication, community anchors, and culturally affirming care.
Module 4 — Trauma, Racialized Stress, Reentry & Identity
Incarceration trauma, racialized stress, reentry risk, identity reconstruction, regulation, and recovery supports.
Module 5 — Treatment Planning, Documentation, Advocacy & Practice Tools
Collaborative planning, strength-based documentation, SUD/recovery integration, ethical advocacy, and practice tools.
Application Lab, Post-Test & Course Evaluation
Three C.A.R.E. application cases, provider self-audit, and the required 20-question final assessment.
Required course evaluation, practice reflection, and learner completion attestation.