Getting Out: A Pre-Release Program
Thomas Henderson appears in his usual charismatic style to discuss the issues surrounding release. Provides general resource information about what inmates can do before and after release.
Digital content Video SDThomas Henderson appears in his usual charismatic style to discuss the issues surrounding release. Provides general resource information about what inmates can do before and after release.
Digital content Video SDIn this program, Henderson stresses personal empowerment and positive life changes, as he speaks to a group of inmates about his experiences with addiction and subsequent incarceration. While he says, "you are the problem," he says also, "you are the solution." He discusses how those behind bars ... More
Digital content Video SDThe Commitment to Change Series continues with the newest addition, Volume III. In the tradition of the first two volumes, The Power of Consequences deals squarely with cognitive and behavioral change for incarcerated individuals and/or those in recovery. This volume teaches viewers how to use th... More
Digital content Digital content Digital contentCorrecting errors in thinking is basic. The other half is the BEHAVIOR that results from these thoughts. Tactics are habitual ways of acting that keep people stuck in destructive lives. They are ways to take control and build walls to shut out those who would help us. They block the most crucial ... More
Digital content Digital content Digital contentInteracting with convicted felons in a state correctional facility, Dr. Stanton E. Samenow, Ph.D, skillfully allows these men and women to take center stage and become the heart of this dynamic program. Thinking errors are revealed in vivid and dramatic encounters between inmates. Students and st... More
Digital content Digital content Digital contentThe group develops practical skills and effective tools. Noticing how we shut out consequences (what we say to ourselves to go ahead and commit the crime or get high) provides us with a warning sign, an alarm that can tell us to slow down, and consider the consequences. Each person develops a pot... More
Digital content Video SDPeople who stay clean and sober consider consequences before acting; repeat offenders find a way to shut them out. The group at first resists the truth: "I didn't think; I just acted." Yet, with a closer look, each person discovers that before destructive acts, there was a moment of decision - ti... More
Digital content Video SDIt takes courage to face the pain our actions have caused. In a powerful role play, an offender and recovering addict looks squarely at the consequences of his actions: to victims, to his wife, his children, his community, and others. He looks at the awful loss in his own life. He discovers that ... More
Digital content Video SDPart 6: Ways to Overcome Tactics In this section, the group takes a hard look at practical, step-by-step ways to move beyond tactics and open the way toward a life that is truly free.
Digital content Video SDPart 5: More Tactics Includes these tactics- Casing People Out: "I'll feed you what you want to hear." Generalizing: "Everybody does it. Why not me?" Silence: "I don't feel safe; I'll shut down (and take control)." Volume II Tactics: Habits that Block Change is a 3-part series, and is the second ... More
Digital content Video SDPart 4: Crucial Tactics Revealed Includes these tactics- Attack: "You're the problem; not me." Diversion: "I'll change the subject." Minimizing: "It's no big deal." Volume II Tactics: Habits that Block Change is a 3-part series, and is the second of 3 volumes in the entire Commitment to Change Se... More
Digital content Video SDPart 3: Overcoming Errors in Thinking One final error demonstrates how change can begin. "It's okay to shut off fear" is the error examined. Shutting out fear can allow us to ignore the consequences of our destructive acts. A brief role play dramatizes a typical prison incident as we further expl... More
Digital content Video SDPart 2: Two Crucial Errors Explores a common, destructive error: "I want it fast and easy." Long-term consequences are exposed in "Where does this thinking lead?" as incarcerated offenders compare their own painful experience to a different option: constant, honest effort over time. Men and women... More
Digital content Video SDPart 1: What are Errors in Thinking? Provides a vivid introduction to the basic concept: The way we think has powerful influence on our lives. The opening captures viewer interest as it portrays the "high" of crime and drug abuse, followed by the inevitable, painful consequences. Part 1 consists ... More
Digital content Video SDWith a group of residents at Crossroads Adult Correctional Center in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Johnson challenges the group to take a serious look at their alcohol, drug, and criminal lifestyle. He explains that when you look at the lifestyle associated with alcohol, drugs, and criminal activity... More
Digital content Video SDA Better Way is a video presentation hosted by the powerful Danny Trejo designed for first-time offenders, participants in institutional substance abuse programs, and anyone who wishes to live free. Its purpose, with vital assistance of an instructor or counselor, is threefold. This trio of life... More
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