Earn a Community Corrections Specialist Certificate

With our industry-driven Community Corrections Specialist Certificate, students learn the essential skills for those working in areas critical to alternatives to incarceration. Topics covered include grant writing, case management, cultural competency, diversion approaches, trauma-informed approaches, and treatment of underlying causes of deviance and recidivism.

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Why Pursue a Community Corrections Specialist Certificate

With the Community Corrections Specialist Certificate, students build essential skills for community corrections professionals. The certificate allows students to:

    • Learn industry-specific skills focused on Recidivism Reduction & Reeentry as well as Community Corrections.
    • Develop a solid foundation required for working at Day Report Centers, Community Residential Programs, Parole & Probation Services, and Advocacy groups.
    • Get practical exposure through mastering the key elements essential for crafting competitive grant applications and engaging in hands-on grant creation.
    • Get guidance from faculty members meant for career advancement or further studies.

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Build a solid foundation for a promising career with our Community Corrections Specialist Certificate

Blue Ridge CTC offers a blend of real-world knowledge and additional workforce skills employers look for in qualified applicants.

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Become Career Ready With a Community Corrections Specialist Certificate

Can you see yourself as a successful Case Manager, Community Engagement Specialist, Criminal Justice Program Specialist, or Grant Writing Assistant?

Our Community Corrections Specialist Certificate teaches students in-demand skills through an industry-focused curriculum required to enter the Community Corrections Workforce

Throughout this program, students learn the latest workforce-ready technical skills, knowledge, competencies, and professional aptitude required in day-to-day as a Community Corrections Specialist

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    30

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What You Will Learn - Curriculum Overview

With a Community Corrections Specialist Certificate, students learn hands-on skills necessary to build essential skills for community corrections professionals.

This program delivers students practical understanding of Community Corrections. The curriculum helps students to:

    • Identify multidimensional factors in drug use, dependence, and treatment specific to West Virginia
    • Identify conditions that most commonly co-occur with substance use disorders
    • Identify key elements to creating competitive grant applications
    • Explore strategies that reduce reoffending in trauma-impacted populations

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