It depends on the format your court accepts. Our live PAR alternative group program runs for two full days, about eight hours each day. The PAR Alternative self-paced online course takes 12+ hours at your own pace. PAR Alternative Therapy is twelve 50-minute sessions, or roughly four weeks with fast-tracking and court approval.

Our programs have been approved in courts across the U.S., Canada and Australia for close to twenty years. No provider is accepted everywhere, though, and every judge and probation officer sets their own rules. Confirm before you enrol and we will help you check.

Not for you if your court named a provider we are not on, if your order requires in-person attendance, or if you want a certificate to buy rather than a program to complete. Ask us and we will tell you honestly.

The documentation depends on the program you select. The 12-session therapy program includes a personalized completion report upon successful completion. The 2-day group program provides a certificate within 2 business days of assignment approval, while the self-paced online course provides a letter of completion within 2 business days after final review and approval.

Every program runs online, so there is nothing to travel to. That is usually an advantage: no waiting lists, no time off work, and you can start today rather than waiting for a local intake date.

Yes. Many clients are ordered to complete both. Tell us what your order says and we will arrange the sequence and the paperwork so nothing is duplicated or missed.

A class teaches the curriculum in a group, quickly. PAR Alternative therapy is one-to-one and works through topics such as definitions of abuse, power and control, communication, parenting, substance use, emotional regulation, and conflict resolution. If your order names counseling, treatment or a session count, choose therapy, because a class will not satisfy it.