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CORRECTIONAL COUNSELOR TRAINING - INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL

NCJ Number
63778
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
183 pages
Annotation
THIS CORRECTIONAL COUNSELING PROGRAM, DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LINE-STAFF CORRECTIONAL WORKERS, CONSISTS OF BASIC INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES AND AN INTERMEDIATE COUNSELING MANUAL.
Abstract

BASED ON THE WORK OF ROBERT R. CARKHUFF AND ASSOCIATES, THIS COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 'FUNCTIONAL PROFESSIONALS' WAS FIELD-TESTED AT THE ATLANTA FEDERAL PENITENTIARY (GEORGIA), LOMPOC CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION (CALIFORNIA), AND ENGLEWOOD FEDERAL YOUTH CENTER (NEW JERSEY). THE BASIC COUNSELING MANUAL PRESENTS A HELPING RELATIONSHIP OPERATIONAL MODEL THAT DESCRIBES THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL PHASES OF THE HELPER AND PERSON WHO SEEKS HELP; IT INCLUDES A DISCRIMINATION SCALE THAT ASSESSES THE IMPACT OF THE HELPER'S RESPONSES, EXAMPLES OF RELEVANT AND NEGATIVE RESPONSES, A DISCUSSION OF HELPING GOALS, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE MOTHER-FATHER RELATIONSHIP AS A PART OF THE HELPING MODEL. COMMUNICATION EXERCISES ARE PROVIDED, AND EXAMPLES OF EXTENDED EMPATHY INTERCHANGES, FEELING AND MEANING RESPONSES, AND CONDITIONS FACILITATING HELPING RELATIONSHIPS ARE GIVEN. A PROBLEMSOLVING MODEL OUTLINES THE STAGES BETWEEN UNDERSTANDING A PROBLEM AND ACTING ON IT. THE INTERMEDIATE COUNSELING MANUAL SUGGESTS INTENSIVE APPLICATION OF COUNSELING SKILLS USING FEEDBACK RECORDING. IT PROVIDES A DISCUSSION OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS. EVALUATION TECHNIQUES ARE PROVIDED FOR BOTH MANUALS AND A GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND A COUNSELING BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE PROVIDED.