Offender and Educational Programs
Living With Others
Participants concentrate on skills that will help them adjust to incarceration including learning to communicate effectively, manage their anger, and build healthy relationships.
Rational Thinking
The focus of this program is for the participant to recognize the
connection between how they think and how they act, examine the costs
and payoffs of their criminal behavior, identify criminal thinking
errors, review their history of breaking social rules, and how their
actions have harmed not only themselves but also their friends and
family, their victim and the victim’s family and their community.
Parenting
This program focuses on building trust, communication, handling anger,
and setting rules and limits. Participants engage in role play to learn
how to recognize anger and ways to control it. A video is watched so
skills they have learned can be put into practice.
Criminal Lifestyles
The focus of this program is for the participant to recognize the connection between how they think and how they act, examine the costs and payoffs of their criminal behavior, identify criminal thinking errors, review their history of breaking social rules, and how their actions have harmed not only themselves but also their friends and family, their victim and the victim’s family and their community.
Violence in Society
This program is designed to stimulate and challenge an individual’s
attitude, perception, and behavior related to interpersonal violence.
Substance Abuse
The Substance Abuse class is a twelve week program that covers all areas
of addiction and life changes. It includes, cognitive behavior therapy
(CBT) stages of changes in health, wellness, relapse prevention,
overdose prevention, and dealing with adversities
Adjustment to Incarceration
This program helps participants cope with life in a correctional
setting. The participants will have an opportunity to examine the
personal impact of incarceration, explore reactions to their losses, and
consider constructive ways to adjust to incarceration.
Anger Issues Workshop
This workshop is designed to give an individual an opportunity to learn and practice the skills that will allow them to positively control the events in their life. The goal is to help the individual understand why they use violence, how to communicate more effectively, and how to set and attain worthwhile goals.
English
This course provides a review of the basic rules of English grammar, usage, sentence structure, and paragraph writing culminating in practical writing exercises.
Literature
Classic literature, poetry, drama, autobiography, popular works, short stories, myths and legends, mysteries, Shakespeare, Black and Native American cultural works provide an endless variety of literary material to engage students in reading and discussion classes.
ESL - English as a Second Language
This course is designed to develop and improve reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English skills for those whose primary language in not English. Vocabulary development, pronunciation, and reading comprehension are enhanced through direct and computer enhanced instruction.
Mathematics
Remediation in Basic Mathematics, Algebra I and Algebra II, Consumer Mathematics, and Geometry are offered.
Biology
This course encompasses the study of living things, both plant and animal. The structure, processes, function of cells, tissues, organs, systems and organisms will be covered within the environment and eco-system.
US History
The following topics will be covered: first Americans, colonization, exploration, revolution, development of government and political parties, expansion and reform, Civil War, industrialization, modern America, World Wars, Depression, and contemporary times.
World History
This course will cover historical content from the beginnings of human history up until present day. Early civilizations, the development of major religions, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, revolution and reform movements will comprise the basic themes relevant to the content.
Typing
This course is designed to develop basic typing skills using the correct finger/key positions. Repetitive skill exercises will help to develop digital dexterity, speed, and accuracy.
Chemistry
A review of the basic principles of chemistry will include: the periodic table, elements and compounds, properties, metric system, chemical reactions, solutions and solubility, oxidation and reduction, acids and bases, salts, gases and chemical formulas.
Spanish for English
This program is intended for English speakers who want to learn the basics of the Spanish language such as vocabulary, verb tenses, plurals, masculine and feminine endings, pronunciation, simple conversation and writing skills. It is offered as both computer and direct instruction.
Writing
A number of writing courses are offered to improve or develop writing skills, such as, developmental, creative, essay, and composition.
Computer:
Computer instruction is offered in Word, Excel, Access, Web Publishing, and Power Point.
Economics
This is a survey course intended to introduce the student to the terminology and concepts of -macroeconomics. Topics include economic systems, the flow of goods and services, allocation of resources, money and banking, stock, commodity, and industrial markets and indices, and the role of government in the economy.
Psychology
This is an introductory course to familiarize the student with the concepts of the study of psychology and the influential contributors in the field. Some other topics covered include self-esteem, memory, substance use and abuse, psychological tests, psychological disorders, mental health, stress, coping mechanisms, gender identity and roles in society.
American Government
This course follows the development of the American system of government, rights, responsibilities, and the role government plays in the life of the individual.
Specialized courses are developed to provide depth of study in these and other content areas as needed.