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appropriate manner; and continuing to develop group process skius. This Phase has several key
goals according to the Phase I11 Treatment Plan.
The first goal is for the participant to understand and deal with the issue of denial. This goal
is accomplished by having the inmate identifl and confiont their own denial, point out denial
symptoms in 3 different members of their group, identifjr examples of people or things who
strengthen that denial, and complete cognitive restructuring exercises.
The second goal of this phase is to have the participants obtain practical knowledge of Steps 4
- 9 by attending sessions I - N of the Design for Living program and Writing an essay on what
they learned.
The third goal is for the inmate to sustain recovery by attending AA/NA support groups 3
times a week, maintain a journal, meet individually with a counselor, and tell their life story in a
combined M A meeting. They are also expected to continue to attend spiritual recovery,
participate in an educational activity and an exercise program, and discuss examples of addiction.
The fourth goal is for the inmate to gain insight into criminal thinking. They are to acquire
this insight by attending 5 Criminal Thinking classes and discussing why they themselves are
criminals and their own criminal thinking. They are also given a relapse warning sign list for
criminal behavior that Wiu help them understand how they may return to criminal behavior, even
though they don’t want too.
The fifth goal of this phase is for the participant to utilize the helping measure system by
initiating 9 Pull-ups per month.
For the sixth goal, they are expected to demonstrate understandinghe of recovery tools in
Phase 111, by giving a seminar on 5 tools they have learned and used, discussing what they have
learned in Phase I11 and receive feedback on issues that still need to be addressed, and discussing
their own strengths and weaknesses with their individual counselor.
The seventh goal of this phase is the advancement to Phase IV. They are advanced to Phase
IV after they have been successhlly staffed, received peer recommendations by pop sheets,
maintained an average score on the Program Participation Index, obtained small group approval
for Phase IV ITP, and completed requirements of the treatment plan supplement. The treatment
plan for this phase requires that the inmate think about hture plans, such as their general goals,
their personal goals for their home He, employment, education, and their own personal
improvement.
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The h l goal of this phase is for the inmate to learn productive strategies for expressing and
coping with anger. They are expected to attend 13 sessions of Basic Anger Management. In
these sessions they are to identifjr what anger is and learn constructive anger management
techniques. Inmates also receive Cage Your Rage: An Inmate’s Guide to Anger Control, a book
by Murray Cullen that will help them understand their anger and how to control it.
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This document is a research report submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice. This report has not
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.