1 Hour / 1 CE

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Integrated Behavioral Health and the Criminal Justice System is presented by Jerrod Brown, PhD.

Integrative behavioral health is a type of whole-person care, focusing on the interconnections between the body, mind, and physical actions. As such, integrated behavioral health can include a diverse variety of topics, including mental health, life stressors and crises, nutrition, sleep, stress-related physical symptoms, and substance use. Because clients with mental health problems often suffer from co-occurring physical health issues, providing services through an integrated behavioral health lens may result in improved outcomes. 

Persons involved in the criminal justice system commonly experience a host of behavioral health and physical health issues. As such, an integrated behavioral health approach to care is desperately needed. 

This program is designed for professionals interested in learning about the causes and consequences associated with behavioral health and physical health issues among criminal justice-involved populations. Implications for interviewing, screening, and intervention are explored through an integrated behavioral health lens. Empirically based research findings are highlighted throughout this program. 

Relevant topics reviewed during this program include:

  1. Chronic diseases
  2. Blood sugar dysregulation
  3. Gut dysbiosis
  4. Sleep issues
  5. Cognitive health problems
  6. Food insecurity
  7. Neurocriminology
  8. Neurocounseling
  9. Psychoneuroimmunology
  10. Poverty and homelessness
  11. Offender reentry
  12. Criminal recidivism

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

  • 1 Define integrated behavioral health and other related topics
  • 2 Describe the causes and consequences associated with behavioral health and physical health issues among criminal justice-involved populations
  • 3 Describe interviewing, screening, and intervention options appropriate for criminal justice-involved populations through an integrated behavioral health lens
  • 4 Describe up-to-date research findings

  • Intended Audience

    This training is intended for mental health professionals interested in or currently working with justice-involved populations, particularly those specializing in forensic or correctional mental health, integrated behavioral health, or related fields that address both physical and mental health needs.

    Examples of Relevant Professionals:

    • Mental Health Professionals
    • Psychologists
    • Social Workers
    • Counselors
    • Professionals specializing in forensic or correctional mental health
    • Professionals in integrated behavioral health roles addressing co-occurring physical and mental health needs

  • Experience Level

    This training is appropriate for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals at various stages of experience with integrated behavioral health in criminal justice settings.

    • Beginner: Participants new to integrated behavioral health or criminal justice-involved populations who seek foundational knowledge of key concepts, terminology, and the relationship between behavioral and physical health.

    • Intermediate: Participants with some experience in behavioral health or criminal justice settings who are looking to deepen their understanding of integrated approaches, research findings, and practical applications for interviewing, screening, and intervention.

  • Practice Setting

    Professionals practice at the intersection of behavioral and physical healthcare within justice-involved systems, collaborating across custody, courts, medical, and social services to deliver integrated, whole-person care. Work environments are interdisciplinary, high-acuity, and continuity-focused, emphasizing screening, intervention, and care coordination from incarceration through reentry.

    Examples of Practice Settings:

    • Forensic psychiatric hospitals and secure treatment centers
    • Problem-solving courts (mental health, drug, veterans)
    • Community reentry programs and probation/parole with embedded behavioral health
    • Integrated primary care clinics and FQHCs serving justice-involved patients
    • Community mental health centers and CCBHCs
    • Homeless shelters, transitional housing, and halfway houses
    • Mobile crisis teams, co-responder units, and telebehavioral health services
Presented By

Jerrod Brown, PhD

Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S., is a professor, trainer, researcher, and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). Jerrod has also provided consultation services to a number of caregivers, professionals, and organizations pertaining to topics related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), confabulation, suggestibility, trauma, and other life adversities, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and youth firesetting. Jerrod has completed four separate master’s degree programs and holds graduate certificates in Neuropsychology, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Other Health Disabilities (OHD), and Traumatic-Brain Injuries (TBI). Jerrod has also conducted over 200 workshops, webinars, and on-demand training for various organizations and professional and student audiences. In 2021, Jerrod completed a post-doctoral certificate in Leadership and Organizational Strategy from Walden University and a Professional Certificate in Forensic Psychology from San Diego State University Global Campus. Currently, Jerrod is pursuing a graduate certificate in Neuroscience and Law from Michigan State University. Jerrod has published several articles and book chapters and recently co-edited the book Forensic Mental Health: A Source Guide for Professionals (Brown & Weinkauf, 2018) with Erv Weinkauf. Jerrod is also regularly featured on several national and international podcast programs. 


Jerrod has also completed specialized trainings and certifications in the following areas: 

Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor (CFNC) through Functional Nutrition Alliance 

Integrative Adult Sleep Coach Certification Program. A 12-month, in-depth, comprehensive training program 

Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies. A 7-month online post-graduate training program 

Certified Neurodiversity Professional 

Professional Certification in Trauma & Resilience: Level One 

Certified Kid’s Nutrition Specialist 

Certification as a Tobacco Treatment Specialist through Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center Rochester, Minnesota 

Brain Health Coaching Certification Course 

Certified Digestive Health Specialist through the Institute of Transformational Nutrition 

Gut Health Specialist Certification 

Stress and Mindset Coach Certification 

Holistic Health Coach Certification 

Certified Sleep Science Coach

Training Outline

Key topics covered in this training include:

  • Describe integrated behavioral health and other related topics.

  • Describe the causes and consequences associated with behavioral health and physical health issues among criminal justice-involved populations

  • Describe criminal justice professionals and allied disciplines of study should become integrated behavioral health Informed

  • Describe interviewing, screening, and intervention options appropriate for criminal justice-involved populations through an integrated behavioral health lens

  • Describe up-to-date research findings

CE Sponsorship Information

Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by, recognized by, or maintains sponsorship provider status with the following boards and agencies. We maintain responsibility for all content in our CE/CPD programs. For more information, visit here. 

  1. American Psychological Association (APA): Approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists.

  2. Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB): Approved continuing education provider (ACE program, Provider #1480), 11/22/2023–11/22/2026.

  3. Canadian Psychological Association (CPA): Approved to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

  4. National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 7190).


Sponsorship Approval Statements

Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7190. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Palo Alto University, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Palo Alto University maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits. Continuing and Professional Studies, Palo Alto University, 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-0103. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Palo Alto University, Continuing & Professional Studies (CONCEPT), 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-0356. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies, is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073.