1 Hour / 1 CE

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on Metacognitive Deficits: Implications for Mood, Behavior, Cognition, Physical Health, and Criminality is presented by Jerrod Brown, PhD.

This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards the Integrated Behavioral Health Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.

Metacognition is the ability to recognize, comprehend, and control one’s mental functions. These functions can range from problem-solving and decision-making to memory and learning. Deficits in metacognition are associated with severe adverse life outcomes across the lifespan, such as social dysfunction, poor educational attainment, mental health and physical problems, substance use, and criminality. 

This program examines metacognition deficits' impact on clinical and forensic mental health populations and their implications for physical health, behavior, mood, and cognition. Implications for intake, screening, and intervention are highlighted through a clinical and forensic mental health lens. Empirically based research findings are examined throughout this program. 

Learning Objectives

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

  • 1 Describe metacognition and other related topics
  • 2 Describe the impact metacognition deficits have on mood, behavior, cognition, physical health, and criminality
  • 3 Describe intake, screening, and intervention strategies through a clinical and forensic mental health lens
  • 4 Describe familiar with empirically based research findings

  • Intended Audience

    This training is designed for mental health professionals who work with clinical or forensic populations, with a particular focus on those specializing in forensic mental health, clinical psychology, or related applied mental health fields. It is especially relevant for those seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge in forensic mental health assessment, intervention, or consultation.


    Examples of Relevant Professionals:
    • Mental Health Professionals
    • Psychologists
    • Social Workers
    • Counselors
    • Other professionals working with clinical or forensic populations

  • Experience Level

    This training is designed for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals at various stages of experience with metacognition in clinical and forensic settings.

    • Beginner: Participants are new to the concept of metacognition and its relevance to mental health, seeking foundational knowledge about its definition, key processes, and associated outcomes.

    • Intermediate: Participants have some familiarity with metacognition and are looking to deepen their understanding of its impact on mood, behavior, cognition, physical health, and criminality, as well as to enhance their skills in intake, screening, and intervention strategies using empirically based research.

  • Practice Setting

    Practitioners work across clinical and forensic environments conducting metacognitively informed assessment, intake screening, intervention, and consultation for individuals with complex behavioral, mood, cognitive, and health needs. Work is team-based and systems-oriented, spanning acute, outpatient, community-based, and justice-involved care with coordination across healthcare, social services, and legal stakeholders.


    Examples of Practice Settings:
    • Inpatient psychiatric units and behavioral health hospitals
    • Outpatient and community mental health clinics
    • Forensic hospitals and state secure treatment facilities
    • Jails, prisons, and detention centers
    • Court-affiliated evaluation clinics and problem-solving courts
    • Probation, parole, and reentry services
    • Juvenile justice and residential treatment programs
    • Private practice specializing in forensic assessment and consultation

Presented By

Jerrod Brown, PhD Pathways Counseling Center, Inc.

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.

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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).



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) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 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), SW CPE 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 and 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. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #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. CONCEPT Professional Training 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.