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Introduction
Juvenile offenders are at the most vulnerable stage of their rehabilitation or recovery immediately after release from detention or residential treatment. With an emphasis on self-management skills, 12 weeks of intensive training combines innovative instruction with pragmatic exercises to take students step by step through all the phases of planning for their transition into the community.
This material has been field tested by the author, an ex-offender, and many of his "prison associates" and "partners in crime," through boys' schools, group homes, reformatories, state and federal prisons. Aimed at 5th to 8th grade reading levels, this training is written simply and organized to enhance the pre-release process, by providing valuable after-care information, tips, strategies, cultivating a sense of purpose, and challenging them to commit themselves to excellence.
Students will search out appropriate answers to problems, using a wealth of offender specific learning materials to expose them to the world of work and the vast array of careers and opportunities available today and in the future. They will learn how to identify transferable "street, hustling skills" that can be utilized legitimately to make positive changes and build a successful career. They will also explore their many excuses for "failure"
The core of the Pre-Release Survival Skills Educational Training provides a pro-active process for behavior change, and hands-on work students will do, developing survival skills action plan elements that pertain to their own goals and return to the community. Working with other students and educational counselors, case managers, etc., they will practice what they have learned by preparing a complete Survival Skills Reentry Plan, which will include detailed action steps, post-release responsibilities, time frames, follow-up, and evaluation of the training experience. They will also gain insight into the transitional histories of other offenders, both juvenile and adult, and how they "made it" or "blew it" after incarceration.
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