Thinking for a Change
Thinking for a Change, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, is a main focus of our daily program. Residents learn how their beliefs and values lead to thoughts, which lead to behaviors, which lead to consequences – positive or negative. Residents are presented with skills sets and learn how to apply them to past situations as well as how they need to fit into their lives once they leave the facility.
Thinking Errors
Thinking Errors, or Cognitive Distortions, is another important focus in our facility. The thinking error philosophy utilized by this facility is adapted from the works of Stanton Saminow, PhD. Residents are presented with eleven common thinking errors as well as ways to avoid them by changing their thinking prior to a negative situation.
Aggression Replacement Training
Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is used as a model for Anger Management. Residents are taught how episodes of anger occur as a cycle and that they have the power to recognize where they are in a cycle during a situation. Youth are able to determine what works best for them to stop aggressive behavior and how to manage behavior.
Victim Awareness
Along with repairing the connection to the community, Victim Awareness is another important component in Restorative Justice. Residents are presented with several types of delinquent behaviors and explore how each type of crime has different and real effects on victims, as well as the ripple effect on families and the community.
Living Skills
Residents learn various skills, including budgeting, banking, résumé and job hunting, managing a household, as well as buying a car. Youth learn how these skills are important and necessary in every day living situations. These skills are practiced throughout the program, for example, the facility’s token economy allows residents to earn and spend CCF Bucks and on home passes where they are required to acquire, complete, and submit job applications.