Making Permanent Changes With Offenders

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:47:33 +0000

When we consider the resources and organizations that make themselves available to the criminal justice industry we can see one major re-occurring theme. Most all of the efforts to change offenders and prevent future crime are focused on a change that is based on extrinsic motivation. Either the offender is rewarded or punished for changing their behavior (or not changing their behavior), and ALL of these efforts require the abilities of a trained professional to motivate, teach, influence or facilitate the intended result. Clearly, teaching does not always (or hardly ever) equal learning. We have found from thousands of graduates that our Home Study approach is creating a space for offenders to learn, self-evaluate and change deep seated criminal thinking as demonstrated by our continued reduction of recidivism rates. These powerful changes have all happened without a Judge, Probation Officer, or Group Facilitator. This begs the question: Why do we try so hard to force change when we already know that real, lasting change is a personal matter and can only be invited. Criminal offenders are humans non the less and learn best and change best when given the RIGHT opportunity to do so. The ACCI Home Study Program is helping offenders make lasting changes in their criminal thinking and avoid future crime.

Anger Management Vs. Anger Avoidance

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:34:01 +0000

The phrase “Anger Management” is a misnomer. The goal in every situation should be to avoid anger. Once a person lets anger into their mind and body they either have to repress/ squelch the anger or act on it. Both options are harmful to self and others. There is far too much emphasis placed on managing anger which leaves the notion of avoiding it all together as a side note at best. ACCI’s cognitive lifeskills curriculum teaches important concepts and skills to successfully avoid anger. View our Anger Management Workbook. Which of the two approaches has worked best for you?

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Making Permanent Changes With Offenders

Anger Management Vs. Anger Avoidance