2 Hours / 2 CEs

On Demand | Self-Paced Professional Training

This on-demand professional training program on the Trauma-Informed Supervision of Forensic Trainees is presented by Terry Kukor, PhD, ABPP, and Julie Goldenson, PhD.

This program explores the intricate emotional landscape of forensic practice and the distinct challenges faced by professionals working in trauma-informed settings. Forensic work often involves exposure to traumatic material, high-stakes decision-making, and interactions with systems that can be adversarial or emotionally taxing. These factors contribute to a heightened risk of stress, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress (STS) for both clinicians and supervisors.

Through discussion, case examples, and practical strategies, this program will explore how trauma-informed (TI) principles can be intentionally applied to the supervisory process to promote resilience, reflective practice, and ethical decision-making. Participants will learn how supervision can serve as a protective space that supports both personal well-being and professional competence in forensic contexts. Emphasis will be placed on developing supervisory awareness of emotional tolls, identifying early warning signs of compassion fatigue, and integrating trauma-informed strategies to sustain effective and ethical practice.

The program is intended for all levels of Forensic mental health professionals who provide or receive supervision.

Learning Objectives

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

  • 1 Describe key competencies and differences between clinical and forensic supervision
  • 2 Describe Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and related constructs, and personal and professional risk factors for the development of these conditions
  • 3 Describe how trauma-informed principles can be applied to forensic supervision to help trainees manage job-related demands

  • Intended Audience

    This training is designed for individuals involved in forensic psychology who seek to understand and address the emotional challenges inherent in their work. It provides practical, expert-led guidance on trauma-informed supervision strategies to prevent burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress, while fostering resilience, ethical decision-making, and reflective practice.


    Examples of Relevant Professionals:
    • Mental Health Professionals
    • Forensic Psychologists
    • Psychiatrists
    • Social Workers
    • Case Managers
    • Legal Consultants in Mental Health
    • Correctional Counselors
    • Victim Advocates

  • Experience Level

    Experience Level: This training is designed to be relevant for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals who provide or receive supervision in forensic, trauma-informed contexts.

    • Beginner: Pre-licensed clinicians, new forensic practitioners, or new supervisors seeking foundational understanding of clinical vs. forensic supervision, the emotional toll of forensic work, and core concepts related to secondary traumatic stress (STS) and compassion fatigue.

  • Practice Setting

    Professionals practice in high-stakes, trauma-exposed forensic environments at the intersection of behavioral health and the legal system, often within secure, policy-driven organizations and multidisciplinary teams. Their work involves assessment, treatment, consultation, and documentation/testimony under stringent ethical, legal, and safety protocols, with supervision serving as a structured, reflective space to mitigate secondary stress and sustain competence.


    Examples of Practice Settings:
    • Correctional facilities (jails, prisons, juvenile detention)
    • Courts and specialty dockets
    • Forensic psychiatric hospitals and inpatient units
    • Community mental health and forensic outpatient clinics
    • Probation and parole agencies
    • Child protection and family services
    • Victim advocacy and trauma service centers
    • Law enforcement and investigative agencies
    • Legal offices (public defender, prosecutor) for mental health consultation
    • Private practice/consulting with forensic caseloads
    • Academic medical centers and training clinics

Presented By

Terry Kukor, PhD, ABPP Senior Forensic Psychologist at the Netcare Forensic Center

Terry Kukor, Ph.D., ABPP, is board-certified in forensic psychology, and is a Senior Forensic Psychologist at the Netcare Forensic Center. Dr. Kukor has specialized in criminal forensic evaluation for more than 30 years, during which time he has also done violence risk and threat assessment. He teaches multiple workshops for the American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP) including Critical Thinking in Forensic Evaluation. He is a threat assessment consultant for Work Trauma Services Inc., and consults with a regional office of the FBI. In 2016, he was recognized with the Howard H. Sokolov Forensic Mental Health Leadership Award, presented by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. In 2019, he was granted the Distinguished Contributions to Forensic Psychology Award by AAFP.

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Presented By

Julie Goldenson, PhD Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto

Dr. Julie Goldenson is a clinical and forensic psychologist with two decades of experience conducting evaluations in criminal and civil contexts. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at Simon Fraser University’s Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, her professional work has integrated clinical and forensic practice, teaching, and scholarship. She is a part-time Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and the incoming Chair of the Graduate Counselling and Clinical Psychology Program, where she teaches doctoral-level courses in diagnosis and assessment. Dr. Goldenson’s scholarship examines the psychological impact of trauma, adverse childhood experiences, and interpersonal violence, with a parallel focus on resilience. Her scholarship also advances best practices in forensic mental health assessment. She serves as Forensic Section Editor for Psychological Injury and Law and on the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. Her professional leadership includes a term as President of the Ontario Psychological Association.She is a member of the Program in Psychiatry and the Law at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center/Harvard Medical School and was the 2021 recipient of the Strasburger Award in recognition of her contributions to this program.

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Training Outline

Key topics covered in this training include:

  • Clinical and Forensic Supervision:
    -Key Competencies and Differences​
    -The Emotional Toll of Forensic Work​

  • Personal and Professional Risk Factors for Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS)​

  • Trauma-Informed (TI) Principles in Forensic Settings

  • Supervisor’s gatekeeping function when supervisees’ personal reactions interfere with competent practice

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.