Justice involvement is no longer a niche concern—it is now as prevalent as many other systemic challenges faced by individuals experiencing homelessness. As a result, case managers, housing navigators, and service providers across the homelessness response system are increasingly working with individuals who have complex justice system histories. This training provides a foundational understanding of how justice involvement intersects with housing instability, homelessness, and efforts toward self-sufficiency. 

Participants will explore how impulsive thinking, criminogenic behaviors, and systemic barriers—such as housing denials, employment discrimination, and stigma—impact an individual’s ability to stabilize. Rather than treating criminal behavior as a secondary issue, this training positions it as a central focus of case management, equipping practitioners with step-by-step strategies for assessing risk domains and planning targeted interventions to reduce recidivism and support long-term stability. 

The session introduces a specific set of criminogenic thinking patterns that drive criminal and self-destructive behaviors—patterns that require a distinct approach from general cognitive-behavioral methods. 

Highly interactive and skill-based, this workshop features audio-recorded work samples, group exercises, and role-plays to support real-world application. Participants will leave better equipped to understand, engage, and support justice-involved clients in achieving stability and advancing toward self-sufficiency. 

Who Should Attend: 
Case managers, housing specialists, outreach workers, diversion specialists, reentry coordinators, behavioral health providers, housing navigators, supervisors, and anyone working in the homeless, housing or criminal justice response systems. 

Presenter:
Raymond Chip Tafrate, PhD
Clinical Psychologist | Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice 
Central Connecticut State University 

Raymond Chip Tafrate is on the advisory board of the forensic special interest group for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, a diplomate of the National Anger Management Association, the editorial board for Criminal Justice and Behavior, and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Dr. Tafrate frequently consults with criminal justice agencies and programs and has trained thousands of professionals to work more effectively with adolescents and adults with difficult-to-change problems such as criminal behavior and anger dysregulation. He has presented his research throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, and has published numerous articles and book chapters on motivational interviewing. 

 His most recent books are:

• The Practitioner’s Guide to Anger Management: Customizable Interventions, Treatments, and Tools for Clients with Problem Anger (2019; New Harbinger/Impact)  

• Anger Management for Everyone (2nd ed.): Ten Proven Strategies to Help you Control Anger and Live a Happier Life (2019; New Harbinger/Impact)  

• CBT with Justice-Involved Clients: Interventions for Antisocial and Self-Destructive Behaviors (2018; Guilford Press)  

• Forensic CBT: A Handbook for Clinical Practice (2014; Wiley)