“Thinking for a Change” Curriculum 3.1 - Trainer Counselor for T4C

Content Notes
(Example answer: Pat might make trouble for and feelings and
Jones or try to get even.) attitudes and beliefs
Suppose Jones holds on to his/her thoughts,
feelings, and attitudes and beliefs. How do
you think Jones is going to act toward Pat in
the future?
(Example answers: Jones might look for
excuses to confront Pat.)
Summarize
It’s pretty clear, isn’t it? The thoughts,
feelings, and attitudes and beliefs that Pat
and Jones hold can lead to more conflict in
the future.
Although you can’t tell exactly what this
future conflict might be, you can tell that as
long as Pat and Jones have the same
thoughts, feelings, and attitudes and beliefs,
the trouble isn’t going to go away.
Activity 7: Present the Cognitive
Principle
Most of the time our thoughts and feelings
are pretty automatic. We think and feel pretty
much out of habit.
that each is
experiencing.
National Institute of Corrections Thinking Controls Behavior
Thinking for a Change
Lesson 6 - 15