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The Phase 111 Cognitive Restructuring Course involves eight sessions of one hour each, such
as Emotions as Problems, Thinking and Emotions, Irrational Beliefs, and Rational Emotive
Homework.
The Inmate Handbook and the TC Proposal also list and describe each of the committees
inmates are required to attend or be assigned to. These included committees for Activities,
Education, Intake, Interaction, Maintenance, Programs, and Public Relations.
The Inmate Handbook states that TC members are compensated for a 30-hour workweek, and
are expected to complete cormnittee assignments and attend groups, meetings, and classes.
Inmates with a fifth grade reading level or less will be required to attend school on a half-day basis
(in lieu of work assignment, where applicable).
Policy Statement 7.4. I HOUl7 “CCTC Amended Pay Schedule,” reflects the following levels
of compensation: Phase I inmates receive .18/hr., Phase II.l9/hr., Phase III.23/hr., and Phase IV
(chairman and secretary positions) receive .24/hr.
According to the Unit Schedule, each day (excluding weekends) includes one hour each of a
Phase Class, Small Group, and M A meeting. Each week, Pull-up Hearings and Seminars are
held, and each month, Counselor Hours are available to TC inmates.
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According to the inmate interviews, all inmates must report to their morning meeting at 8: 15
am, which lasts till gam. Morning meeting is immediately followed by Phase class, in which
inmates discuss such issues as self-esteem, behavior modification, f dy, drug addiction, relapse
prevention, anger management, responsibility, criminality, and cognitive restructuring. After
phase class, the inmates have their lunch, then attend their small groups, which are when the
inmates get to deal with more personal issues and are able to give feedback to one another. After
small group is count, then they go to either pull-up hearings or seminars, depending on the day.
Pull-ups are helping measures in which inmates write up other inmates for wrongdoings and
then hearings are held to decide ifthe write-ups were justifiable and to hand out an assignment for
the inmate to do as a punishment or helping measure. At 2:15 pm, when this is over, inmates
attend M A meetings and then their treatment programs are completed for the day.
11. How is treatment structured to address individual inmate needs (e.g., individual
counseling)? [Source: inmate interviews, program documents, DATS SupervisorMgr.1.
The inmates are given a treatment plan with specific goals that may include group exercises,
written assignments, and oral presentations, according to the Drug and Alcohol Department
Procedures Manual. Treatment plans are categorized according to Phase I, 11, and 111, with action
steps, including goals and objectives, specified for each problem areas. DATS staff can add
individual action steps for each inmate, ifdesired.
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Examples of Phase I problem areas are lack of investment in TC, lack of knowledge and
practice of communication skills, lack of knowledge of the dynamics of addiction, and need to
sustain recovery and abstinence.
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been published by the Department. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s)
and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.