TOOLS FOR TRAINERS - TRAINING TOPICS AND LESSON PLANS

• NCJ Number: 57407
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 218 pages
• Grant Number(s): AF-3
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Corrections
• Corporate Author: Southern Illinois University Ctr for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections
• Sale Source: Southern Illinois University Ctr for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. PRICE SHOWN IS FOR SET WHICH INCLUDES NCJ-57426

Annotation

THIS VOLUME OF TOOLS FOR TRAINERS, 1978, REVISES THREE PREVIOUS TEACHING MANUALS FOR CORRECTIONAL GUARD TRAINING PROGRAMS. IT CONTAINS ARTICLES AND LESSON PLANS PERTINENT TO EVERYDAY PROBLEMS BY GUARDS.

Abstract

SELECTIONS ARE INCLUDED UNDER SEVERAL SUBJECT AREAS, THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, TRAINING OBJECTIVES, TECHNIQUES FOR TRAINING, AND MAINTENANCE OF SOCIAL CONTROL IN AN INSTITUTION. ARTICLES IN THE INTRODUCTORY SECTION FOCUS ON CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS' RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND LEGAL LIMITATIONS AND ON THEIR PREPARATION FOR INTERACTION WITH INMATES. THEN PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON TRAINING OBJECTIVES AND TECHNIQUES IS PROVIDED. DISCUSSIONS ON CRITERIA FOR SELECTING INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, APPLICATION OF JOB ANALYSIS TO TRAINING, AND USING A MODEL FOR ASSESSING TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE FURNISHED ALONG WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TEACHING TECHNIQUES SUCH AS DESIGNING GAMES TO TEACH CORRECTIONAL SKILLS, CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING, AND GETTING TO KNOW THE INMATES AND USING THEM AS PART OF THE TRAINING STAFF. ARTICLES IN THE FINAL SECTION EMPHASIZE THAT TRAINING OF CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL MUST GO BEYOND THE LEARNING OF SECURITY MEASURES AND RESTRAINING METHODS TO INCLUDE STUDY OF SKILLS FOR ANTICIPATING TROUBLE, DEALING EFFECTIVELY WITH CONFLICT WITHOUT INCREASING TENSION, AND RECOGNIZING AND REACTING TO SPECIAL PROBLEMS CREATED BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF INMATES. MATERIALS DEVELOPED BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT ARE PROVIDED. KNOWLEDGE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES IS DISCUSSED AS IMPORTANT TO CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WHO OFTEN ACT AS 'FRONT LINE' MENTAL HEALTH PRACTIONERS IN INTERACTING WITH INMATES, AND THE NEED TO RESPECT THE LAW WHEN DEALING WITH LAWBREAKERS IS EXAMINED. FINAL ARTICLES DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH THE FEMALE INMATE AND THE INMATE WITH SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, RATIONAL EMOTIVE THERAPY, REALITY THERAPY, AND INTERACTION SKILLS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR LESSON PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHING IS PROVIDED.