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STINKING THINKING:
Ex-Offenders Talk about Cognitive Change - DVD/ Video Series
Promote positive cognitive change among offenders, transforming the "stinking thinking" that keeps them stuck in destructive behaviors that lead to repeat incarcerations! This 6-part video/DVD series features multi-ethnic ex-offenders discussing their change from destructive thinking patterns to pro-social thinking patterns. Approximately 20 minutes each. A REPRODUCIBLE guide is included with each series.
1: Are You Ready for Cognitive Change? Ex-offenders reveal that "Stinking Thinking" keeps you stuck in destructive behavior and can even lead to repeat incarceration. By giving examples of "Stinking Thinking" and how it affects behavior, they explain why cognitive change is needed.
2. Cognitive Change: How Do I Change My Thinking? Part I The participants discuss cognitive change as a slow process that requires a desire to change and determination. They reveal the faulty beliefs that led to their criminal addictive mindset.
3. Cognitive Change: How Do I Change My Thinking? Part II The "Insanity Principle" is described as doing the same thing, expecting different results, but getting the same results! Let go of the "Insanity Principle," advise the participants. And, unlearning "Stinking Thinking" requires a 180 degree turnaround.
4. Implementing Cognitive Change - Making it Permanent: Part I The ex-offender participants share how the long, slow process of cognitive change can eventually lead to permanent change. They stress that you must be honest, have a sincere desire to change, set goals and have a plan to reach them.
5. Implementing Cognitive Change - Making it Permanent: Part II "You can't go it alone and be successful," say the participants. A support group can make the difference. They also stress that cognitive change is a life-long process, hard, but worth it!
6. Ex-offenders Offer Insight and Advice While everyone has their own journey to take on the way to permanent cognitive change, advice from those who have been there can help. Learn what the ex-offenders are doing now and how they give back by helping others along the way.
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DADS
Ex-Offenders Talk about Fatherhood - DVD/ Video Series
This 4-part video/DVD series features multi-ethnic ex-offenders offering insights and advice on fatherhood. They discuss how they learned their parenting skills, how they handled being incarcerated and separated from their children, and how they approached their reunion with their children. They also talk about their plans for the future and conclude with thoughts about what it takes to be a successful parent. Approximately 20 minutes each. A REPRODUCIBLE guide is included with each series.
1. Learning to be a Dad The participants reveal their current relationship with their children. They discuss their own childhood and their parents' parenting skills, as well as other sources from which they learned. 2. Separation The ex-offender Dads reveal the frustrations of being incarcerated and separated from their children and how they handled them. They discuss their relationships with their children and caregivers. 3. Reunion The participants discuss how they re-established trust between themselves and their children when they were reunited. They also discuss how they handled questions about their past. Finally, they discuss how they began again to provide for their children. 4. Where do we go from here? These Dads have plans for their futures and their children's futures and they reveal how they plan to continue to learn parenting skills. In conclusion, they discuss what it takes to be a successful Dad.
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TECHNOLOGY 101 FOR EX-OFFENDERS
DVD/ Video Series
Provide offenders in pre-release with a basic understanding of the modern technology they will need to function in today's world and have a better chance at success! The focus of this 4-part video/DVD series is on computer literacy, including using the Internet to find jobs, housing and transportation. Cell phones and financial life skills that use technology are also highlighted. Approximately 20 minutes each. A REPRODUCIBLE guide is included with each series.
1: How the World has Changed This introduction to modern technology shows how computers, the Internet and cell phones have changed everything we do, from banking and communicating to finding a job, housing and transportation. The importance of embracing change is stressed.
2: Finding a Job & a Place to Live Using technology, along with other resources, makes finding a job and housing easier. Starting early, planning, and preparing for success by taking advantage of computer education in prison is stressed.
3: Modern Communication & Transportation Technology has changed the way we communicate with the advent of the cell phone! Technology can also help find necessary transportation, from bus routes and maps to used cars for sale.
4: Developing Your Skills Take advantage of computer training now and plan on gaining even more knowledge upon release. Also, be aware of the "dark side" of modern technology - identity theft, a lack of privacy, and opportunities for crime and vice that can lead to costly mistakes!
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MANAGING A SUCCESSFUL PAROLE
Keeping it Between the Lines - DVD/ Video Series
Prepare offenders for success on parole by having a purpose, a plan, and a back-up plan! While finding housing, employment, and transportation are important to parolees, simple mistakes can undo the best plans, resulting in parole violations and a return to prison. This 4-part video/DVD series features multi-ethnic ex-offenders offering insights and advice. Approximately 20 minutes each. A REPRODUCIBLE guide is included with each series.
1: Mapping it Out Ex-offenders, both men and women, share their experiences while on parole, stressing the need for having goals and a purpose, a plan, and a back-up plan! They caution that the ex-offender should not expect instant success and should not try to go it alone.
2: Getting in Gear The participants recall how they took responsibility for their lives as ex-offenders on parole by making good choices. They also reveal that sometimes they stumbled before they could go forward!
3: Revving it up with Resources Ask for help when you need it, advise the ex-offender participants! They focus on how to identify and find the many varieties of resources that will work for the ex-offender and advise them not to wait until release to research resources. 4: Keeping it between the Lines The participants share what they are doing now and how they got there. They emphasize, again, that planning is key, along with making good choices and using resources. They give a message of hope that ex-offenders can manage their parole and can be successful!
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VOLUNTEERING IN JAILS AND PRISONS
A Guide to Safety and Effective Service
Written for volunteers (both those who are new and those who currently serve in jails and prisons everywhere), this guide is a training must-read! Chapters by knowledgeable contributing authors cover: what motivates and what it takes to be a volunteer; putting safety first; understanding the criminal mind; the culture and language of inmates and administration; and how to effectively serve inmates through volunteer programs of all kinds. Real volunteer success (and failure) stories are included as well. 112 pages.
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SUICIDE PREVENTION IN CORRECTIONS
A Staff Training Program - 8-DVD/ Video Series
Suicide and its ideology are common problems faced by correctional facilities. This series of 8 videos/DVDs is designed as basic training for correctional officers, administration and staff working in today's jails and prisons. The first four videos/DVDs, Part I, are intended to cover basic requirements for a two-hour annual suicide training. The last four videos/DVDs, Part II, contain a facilities and programs overview and additional staff interviews. Approximately 26 minutes each.
PART I 1: Myths, Liabilities & Policies 2: Risk Factors, Suicide Model, Booking & Screening 3: Incident Response 4: Aftermath / Post-Event Investigations
PART II 5: Facilities & Programs 6: Additional Interviews - Sheriff 7: Additional Interviews - Jail Administrator / Frontline Staff 8: Additional Interviews - Mental Health Response
Disclaimer: This educational video/DVD series is designed to cover basic information on suicide in adult correctional settings. It is not intended to replace the judgment of the medical/mental health providers in the jail or prison. The instructor or producer are not responsible for the application of this information with any particular individual. They are not responsible for any errors, omissions or misapplication in/of this video series. Users are expected to stay current with all applicable research.
Dr. Sheretts is currently the Mental Health/Criminal Justice Manager for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Corrections of the State of Maine. He is a forensic psychologist, a former deputy sheriff, EMT, and a negotiator with an emergency response unit. He has held numerous academic positions at several universities.
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FAMILY REUNIFICATION
Ex-Offenders Talk About Going Home - DVD/ Video Series
This 6-part series asks how the inmate leaving prison reintegrates back into the family. Are the expectations real? First hand accounts and insights from ex-offenders who have made the transition from prison to family life. They cite their struggles, successes and failures. Approximately 20 minutes each. A REPRODUCIBLE guide is included with each series.
1: Fear & Anticipation Ex-offenders discuss fears related to returning home after being released from prison, and stress the importance of realistic expectations.
2: Anger Includes practical suggestions for anger resolution for different facets of the family - the returning ex-offender, spouse and children.
3: Rebuilding Relationships Ex-offenders stress that the development of trust between family members is key to rebuilding relationships. They also advise to expect progress to happen slowly, not overnight.
4: Communication Communication with spouse and children involves both sharing and listening. Although it takes time and practice, ultimately it reaps great rewards.
5: Forgiveness Ex-offenders discuss the importance of seeking forgiveness for their past actions, not only from their family, but also from themselves.
6: Insights & Advice Practical suggestions are offered along with additional insights into making the smoothest possible transition from prison to family life.
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PARENTING FROM PRISON
Practical Advice & a Positive Message - DVD/ Video Series
This 4-part series features multi-ethnic ex-offenders discussing parenting from prison and beyond. The series also features Barbara Rasmussen, parenting teacher at the Racine Correctional Institution in Wisconsin, who offers her expert advice and a message of hope to parents in prison. Approximately 25 minutes each. A REPRODUCIBLE guide is included with each series.
1: What does it Mean to be a Parent? Participants tell the true stories of their experiences as parents in prison. They discuss the frustrations of separation, relationships with caretakers, and how they provided emotional support for their children during their incarceration.
2: Rights and Responsibilities Participants talk about the difference between the legal responsibility of support and real parenting. Most importantly, they address how one earns the right to be in a child's life!
3: Keeping in Touch Participants discuss what they did to keep parent-child bonds together while in prison. They talk about visits, special occasions, and the necessity of sending a constant message of love.
4: Going Home Participants talk about how they reestablished their parental relationship with their children using resources and how they dealt with issues of anger, trust and forgiveness. They conclude by revealing what things, large and small, went wrong when they got home, and how they could have better prepared for the reality of reunion.
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SUCCESS AFTER PRISON
Ex-Offender Success Stories - DVD/ Video Series
A 4-part series, Success After Prison focuses on reducing recidivism, cognitive intervention, and changing the criminal mindset toward a positive attitude. Candid interviews with ex-offenders offer insight into success without returning to prison. Available in three versions - for male, female, and juvenile offenders. Approximately 20 minutes each. A REPRODUCIBLE guide is included with each series.
1: Introduction Participants discuss at what point they decided not to go back to prison. They discovered that changing their attitude and taking responsibility for their actions was an important step to success. 2: Positive Outcomes from Serving Time The discussion covers positive outcomes obtained while serving time in prison. Learning job skills, academic opportunities available and how taking advantage of your time in prison are important to success. 3: Taking Responsibility Being accountable for your actions is a step towards success. Learning to forgive and to accept forgiveness are discussed. The participants tell of the lessons learned while in prison and offer words of advice. 4: Summary Participants share tips for success. Don't let the prison environment control you - do the time, don't let the time do you. Find out who your real friends are, make a plan for your future and stick with it!
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Cage Your Rage
DVD
Based on the adult workbook, this DVD includes scenes to demonstrate anger management and facilitates discussions. 175 minutes. Includes one Leader's Guide and one Cage Your Rage workbook.
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