MCA Monthly Workshop:
Applying the Biopsychosocial Model in
Criminal Justice Settings
September 10, 2025
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Via Zoom
This workshop is also eligible for Board of Social Work CEU's
Workshop
Applying the Biopsychosocial Model in Criminal Justice Settings
The goal of this workshop is to encourage criminal justice and mental health professionals to become informed on the biopsychosocial model and how this can be applied to justice-involved populations.
Objectives:
- Define the biopsychosocial model and other related topics.
- Learn about various prenatal and postnatal biopsychosocial factors associated with criminal behavior and poor health outcomes among justice-involved individuals.
- Discuss biopsychosocial-informed approaches to interviewing, intake, screening, and intervention for justice-involved individuals.
- Learn how neurocriminology, lifestyle medicine, neuronutrition, and other related fields of study can be incorporated into a biopsychosocial model approach for justice-involved populations.
Workshop Description:
The biopsychosocial model is an emerging multifaceted approach and framework with clear benefits for justice-involved individuals. This holistic framework considers the biological, psychological, and social elements that affect health, well-being, and behavioral health problems. As such, the biopsychosocial model is particularly well suited to help address the diverse array of physical and mental health problems, prenatal/postnatal trauma, cognitive impairments, unhealthy lifestyle practices, and histories of health disparities commonly experienced by justice-involved individuals. Designed for professionals working in criminal justice settings, this training provides an overview of the biopsychosocial model and encourages its application in interactions with justice-involved clients. Key topics include how the biopsychosocial model can enhance and provide a valuable framework to use during the intake and screening processes, goal and treatment planning (including court-mandated treatment), interviewing techniques and approaches, community supervision (e.g., probation and parole), and case management. Research findings from the following fields of study, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), attachment theory, the first 1,000 days of life, lifestyle medicine, neurocriminology, and nutritional neuroscience, will be incorporated throughout this training to provide you with a more comprehensive understanding of this approach. A primary goal of this training is to encourage criminal justice professionals to become biopsychosocial model-informed. We invite you to think about how you can incorporate the biopsychosocial model into the work you are currently doing or are considering doing in the future. Together, we can create a more effective and compassionate approach to serving justice-involved individuals. Join us in becoming biopsychosocial model-informed and make a difference in the lives of justice-involved individuals.
Presented by: Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S.
Jerrod 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), intellectual and developmental disabilities, confabulation, suggestibility, memory, Miranda rights comprehension issues, sleep disturbances, trauma and other life adversities, alexithymia, executive dysfunction, criminal recidivism, serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and youth firesetting. Jerrod has completed four separate master’s degree programs and holds graduate certificates in Medical Biochemistry, Exercise Prescription, Neuroscience and the Law, Neuropsychology, Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Other Health Disabilities (OHD), and Traumatic-Brain Injuries (TBI). 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. In 2023, Jerrod completed a diabetes care and education certificate from Central Arizona College. Currently, Jerrod is pursuing his fifth master’s degree in Applied Clinical Nutrition from Northeast College of Health Sciences. Jerrod has also conducted over 300 workshops, webinars, and on-demand trainings for various organizations and professional and student audiences. 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 has also been quoted in various magazines, newspapers, and other professional outlets. Jerrod is also regularly featured on several national and international podcast programs.
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