Thinking For a Change Facilitator Training
Starting At $1,300
Learn from the Convenience of your home , office, or other location of your choice.
Class is limited to 15 participants
Tuition includes all materials related to training (i.e. T4C Manual, Supplements and electronic copy of power-point presentation)
All trainings are from 8:30am – 4:30pm EST
Credit/Refund: Tuition is refundable minus a $75.00 cancellation if it is submitted within 30 days prior to scheduled training date.
Disclaimer: If Exodus Consulting, Training & Wellness Services cancels training for unforeseen reasons, you will not be responsible for $75.00 cancellation fee.
About Thinking For A Change Facilitator Training
Thinking for a Change 4.0 (T4C) is an integrated cognitive behavioral change program authored by Jack Bush, Ph.D., Barry Glick, Ph.D., and Juliana Taymans, Ph.D., under a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Corrections (NIC). T4C incorporates research from cognitive restructuring theory, social skills development, and the learning and use of problem solving skills.
The program is designed to be provided to justice-involved adults and youth, males and females. It is intended for groups of eight to twelve and should be delivered only by trained facilitators. Due to its integrated structure, T4C is a closed group, meaning members need to start at the beginning of a cycle, and may not join the group mid-stream (lesson five is a logical cut-off point for new group members).
T4C 4.0 represents a significant evolution in the curriculum, both in content and use. It is the most sincere hope of NIC and the authors that the changes enable you and your agency to better serve your clients. Correctional agencies can consider Thinking for a Change as one option in a continuum of interventions to address the cognitive, social, and emotional needs of their client populations.
Thinking for a Change 4.0 is copyrighted by its authors Jack Bush, PhD, Barry Glick, PhD, and Juliana Taymans, PhD. The authors have granted Exodus Consulting, Training & Wellness Services, LLC, a non-exclusive license to use the copyrighted material for commercial gain. Parties wishing to gain authorization to sell or use Thinking for a Change 4.0 copyrighted materials for commercial gain, should also request the explicit permission of the authors. For more information, contact exodusconsulting2019@gmail.com.
Learning Objectives
The 25 modules of the “Thinking for a Change” program (version 4.0) will be covered as a class, and at the end of the training, facilitator trainees will be able to:
Describe theoretical foundations of cognitive behavioral approaches
Articulate the core principles and components of the Thinking for a Change program
Demonstrate a cognitive self-change lesson utilizing the Thinking for a Change program
Demonstrate a social skill lesson utilizing the Thinking for a Change program
Demonstrate a problem solving lesson utilizing the Thinking for a Change program
Plan for the implementation of the program within their agency
Facilitate groups utilizing the Thinking for a Change program
FACILITATOR CHARACTERSITICS
While there is no special level of education or professional credentials required to deliver or be trained in the Thinking for a Change program, an individual who plans to facilitate the Thinking for a Change program should possess the following characteristics.
Have above average verbal skills
Ability to relate positively and empathetically to offenders while maintaining a professional relationship that does not compromise rules and regulations
Sensitivity to group dynamics and the ability to stimulate groups and promote interest and high activity levels, while maintaining adequate discipline
Ability to challenge offenders without demeaning them
Believe people, including criminal offenders, can change
Has an understanding of cognitive behavioral interventions
Ability to model above-average interpersonal skills including:
- Empathy
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Utilize motivational interviewing skills promoting the spirit of MI
- Well-developed values with being culturally aware
- Understand the concepts of trauma-informed care
- Rational and logical reasoning
- Open to new ideas
- Experience in managing groups of poorly motivated individuals may be passively or aggressively hostile or critical
- Willingness to consider views that may not be consistent with their own
- Desire to deliver the program
Attendees who participate in this training are assigned approximately 1-2 hours of homework in preparation to facilitate parts of the curriculum on day two, three and four of the training.
Upon completion of this four (4) day training, participants will be able to facilitate Thinking for Change curriculum to participants. Completion of this training does not constitute certification or licensure in Thinking for a Change.
Currently Exodus Consulting, Training & Wellness Services only offers the Thinking for a Change Facilitator’s training program. It does not offer the advanced training – “Thinking for a Change Train the Trainer” training program. For more information on advanced training, contact Exodus Consulting, Training & Wellness Services, LLC at exodusconsulting2019@gmail.com.
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