Detailed Curriculum Design · Look for Work Parole/Probation 7. Child Support & Care 4. Succeed at...


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Quick Overview

How It Works1

Watch a video topic

2Carefully read & complete activity cards related to the video topic:

3Organize completed cards into “to do” groupings for:• Pre-Release• First 72 Hours• Weeks 1-4

4Store cards in a tri-fold kit for use upon release

5 Use visual timeline, activity cards, and over 100 web resources to get on the right path for release!


Vocabulary

Basic Process

Take-Aways

Super Practical

Goals for Instruction

All Topics at a

7th Grade Level


Step-by-Step

Class Sessions90- Minute Class Flow

:05 Introduction

:10 Video Segment 1

:10 Discussion Questions

:10 Video Segment 2

:10 Discussion Questions

:10 Quiz

:30 Activity

:05 Transitions

AnyoneCan

Facilitate


Get on Your FeetLook at important docs, basic healthcare and sobriety support, housing and transportation. “Proactive” is the key word here!

Learn to EarnLearn how additional skills can help create a better future, how to explore careers and how to make wise decisions about school.

Look for WorkLooking for a job is a like a job itself. We will help you understand how to –prospect, apply, interview, assess, and accept – a job.

Succeed at WorkHow to make a good first impression, gaining trust, and working with others to get things done. How do you keep the job once you have it?

Legal Basics Learn about voting, gun ownership, financial aid for school, and more.

Financial Focus Learn how to create a budget, use a bank, and how to deal with debt.

Child Support & CareThis unit addresses the realities of child support, finding affordable child care, and basic parenting truths.

Critical Thinking SkillsTopics include a critical thinking process, engaging in positive thinking, checking your thoughts, and how to develop healthy habits.

Social SupportPositive relationships give us security, along with comradery, problem solving assistance, and new perspectives.

At a 7th Grade Level

Video Topics


•Key Documents•Communication•Startup Housing•Ongoing Housing•Benefits Enrollment•Startup Transport•Ongoing Transport•Mail & Paperwork•Credentials•Skill Development

•Court Debts•Consequences•Legal Counsel•Citizen Duties•Personal Budget•Banking•Debt Repayment•Child Support•Childcare•Child Relationship

•Student Aid•Job Search Prep•Look for Work•Clothes•Work Commute•Daily Routine•Personal Care•Work Readiness•Work Mentor•Parole

•Trusted Advisor•Thought Patterns•Family & Friends•Healthy Recreation•Spiritual Growth•Food Assistance•Healthcare & Ins.•Exercise Routine•Counseling/Support•Other (Custom)

Details of the Video Topics

40 Activity Cards


PRE-RELEASE FIRST 72 HOURS WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4

Mail & Paperwork

Credentials

Skill Development

Student Aid

Clothes

Communication

Work Commute

Personal Care

Daily Routine

Work Readiness

Work Mentor

Consequences

Citizen Duties

Banking

Personal Budget

Debt Repayment

Childcare

Court Debts

Look for Work

Parole/Probation

7. Child Support

& Care

4. Succeed at

Work

5. Legal Basics

6. Financial

Focus

Child Relationship

Child Support

Legal Counsel

Benefits Enrollment

Key Documents

Ongoing Transportation

1. Get on Your

Feet

2. Learn to Earn

3. Look for Work

Ongoing Housing

Job Search Prep

Startup Transportation

Startup Housing

Healthy Recreation

Trusted Advisor

Counseling & Support

10. Personal

Wellness

9. Social

Support

Exercise Routine

Healthcare & Insurance

Food Assistance

Family & Friends

8. Critical

Thinking Skills Thought Patterns

Spiritual Growth

Video Topics & Activity Cards

On a Timeline


Activity Cards

In a Coupon Book


Do you have a reliable ride from this facility to your startup housing?

YES• Definite pick-up

person identified

• Taxi as backup

NO• Unsure

• No one is going to pick me up

Activity Cards

Ask Simple Questions


Activity Cards

Problem Solving


Tear outthe cards

Sort them into piles by time period

Pre-Release Week 4

Activity Cards

Prioritizing Problems


Putting It Together

Inside the Trifold


Over 100 web resources (can be state-specific if desired).

Web links also at:

Back of the Trifold

Resources for the Road


FREE website for the family or friends of the offender. Education and assistance:

• How to assist with the Re-Entry Roadmap process

• Helping with re-entry hurdles (30 min. video)

• State-specific resources• A re-entry checklist• Over 100+ helpful links


• Topic Setup & Context

• Discussion Questions

• Activities & Handouts

• Quizzes & Keys

• Slides & Transcripts

• Success Trait Mapping

• Marketing Flyers

• Certificate Templates

• Re-Entry Help Website

Tons of Helpful

Resources & Tools


To run the course, you’ll also need…• TV or projector/speakers• Internet or DVD player• Access to a photocopier• Pencils or pens• Tables and chairs

Instructor, Peer, or Volunteer-Led

Step-by-Step Facilitation


Videos Included to

Train the Trainer


For 25 Students or More

Class In a BoxQuantity Description

1 Video Lecture DVD (destroy/dispose of this after course is over)

1 Instructor Prep Guide (setup, discussion, activities, and quiz keys)

2 Sign-In Sheet (1) & Gradebook (1)

26 Activity Trifold Kits (includes 1 for facilitator)

26 Activity Card Perforated Booklets (includes 1 for facilitator)

26 Student Handout Packets (includes 1 for facilitator)• Note Pages (for use during the video lectures)• Quizzes (includes optional essay prompts, time permitting)• Activity Handouts (recommended selection, time permitting)

26 Pens (for activity cards, note pages, quizzes etc.)

26 Course Completion Certificates (for parole, employer use etc.)

50 White Cards (for Critical Thinking Skills activity, 10 cards per team of 5)

160 Library Pocket Cards (apply 6 to the inside of each activity kit)


Research

Offenders

Subject Matter Experts

Corrections

Employers

Teachers

Piloted & Tested

Development Contributors


Shaping Your Future Building ResilienceGetting a Fresh Start Dealing with Guilt & ShameHaving Realistic Expectations Dealing with FailureCelebrating Small Successes Improving Self EsteemDeveloping Plan B Building Support

Maintaining Focus Gaining TrustMaking Smart Decisions Accepting Authority

Asking For/Accepting Help Demonstrating IntegrityKnowing Your Limits Being AccountableUsing Influence to Your Advantage

Finishing What You Start

Gaining Self Control Finding PurposeThinking Critically Helping OthersFinding Mentors & Role ModelsUsing the Power of Choice

Developing Work EthicTaking OwnershipValuing WorkAvoiding Easy Street

Topics Fortified with

Success Traits


Parole, Probation, & Employer Friendly

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