Chasity Conner
September 16, 2026
Richard Kruszynski
MSSA, LISW-S, LICDC-CS
This certificate is awarded to
Continuing Education Certificate
CEBP Director
Building Competence in Addressing Criminal Thinking Patterns
For successful completion of this
Continuing Education offering on
Programs approved by the Center for Evidence-Based Practices are accepted for continuing education by the Ohio CSWMFTB. 1.5 CPEs have been awarded to Social Workers and Counselors as approved by the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services per RCST042505.

The Center for Evidence-Based Practiced has been approved by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board as a provider of Continuing Education Units and has awarded 1.5 CEUs per 50-50548. This program is approved for the following content area/s: C2 - 1.5 hour(s)
Deana Leber-George
M.Ed., LPCC-S
Manager of Consultation and Training
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Chasity Conner

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Issue date: September 16, 2026

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The Center for Evidence Based Practices offers technical assistance in the form of skills training, clinical and administrative consultation and program evaluation for multiple practice models.

Type

Training

Format

Online

Duration

90 minutes

Price

Free

Description

Criminal behavior is often driven not only by circumstances but by deeply ingrained patterns of thought that shape how individuals interpret situations, justify actions, and make decisions. This training provides practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of criminal thinking patterns and equips them with practical, evidence based strategies to disrupt these cognitive processes and support long term behavior change. Participants explore the core thinking patterns commonly associated with criminal conduct—such as entitlement, justification, power orientation, victim stance, and cognitive distortions that minimize harm or externalize blame. Through a blend of research based instruction, real world examples, and interactive exercises, the training demonstrates how these patterns develop, how they function as criminogenic needs, and how they contribute to ongoing risk.