Corrections Concepts, Inc.

Following is a sample Phase One program for Habilitation House residents:

The CCI Two-Year Treatment Program
Phase One
32 Weeks
“Who Am I?”

Phase One (Level One) of the CRRP Model places emphasis on work through the institutional Private Industry Enhancement (PIE) program and basic Biblical fundamentals focusing on values, relationships and education. Phase One brings FORM to the recovery/relapse prevention table.

Key program components include:

• PIE Entering the institutional work force through the PIE program where the resident is given the opportunity to earn minimum hourly wage. A portion of his earnings are withheld for savings, another portion for family support, another for personal management and the balance for his personal use.

• Spiritual

8 weeks The Eight Spiritual Values of Highly Effective People
22 weeks The 12 Keys to Developing and Maintaining Mature Relationships
27 weeks Character Builder 400

• Education GED – Hooked on Phonics

• Peer Support Group Meetings

Drug & Alcohol
The Association of X-Offenders
Belief Therapy
Support Groups – Family
Personality Disorders

• Relationships

Mentoring
Visitation
Worship
Civic Clubs
Social Skills
Recreation

INTRODUCTION TO THE EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS

CCI has formulated specific educational and recreational goals as integral parts of its overall program.

The educational goal has been articulated in the following terms:

To establish and operate a model correctional education program capable of meeting critical review by professional educators, vocational personnel, industry and the general public.

The recreational goal consists of the following:

To provide physiological and recreational services needed to free residents to achieve their potential and to enrich their lives, both at Habilitation House and for the community to which they will return.

In the briefest of overviews, we survey the educational and recreational mission of Habilitation House so that you can have a clear understanding of what we seek to accomplish and how we seek to accomplish it in these vital areas of our work. The first area we will consider is education and its relationship to the world of work.

EDUCATION

Education and the World of Work

Since the ultimate purpose of Habilitation House of  Wakita, Oklahoma and CCI is the successful reintegration of its residents into the “real world”, we need to understand what the real world requires of education and how Habilitation House seeks to provide the kind of learning needed. What the real world needs has recently been articulated by several important government documents.

Every adult American will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

In a report produced by the Secretary of Labor’s commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) speaks directly to these six goals and four strategies. This study entitled, ”What Work Requires of Schools,” spells out what Americans must know and be able to do to hold a decent job and earn a decent living. It identifies five competencies and a three-part skills foundation that lies at the heart of job performance and are essential educational requirements for all schools and students.

The “Five Competencies” are those of the skillful use of resources, the development of effective interpersonal relationships, and the ability to manipulate information, the competent understanding of social, organizational and technological systems and the mastery of a variety of technology.

The “Three-Part Foundation” consists of the basic skills of reading, writing, calculating, listening, and speaking; the thinking skills of imagination, decision making, problem solving, visualizing, learning and reasoning; the personal qualities of responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity and honesty.

The federal government obviously believes that these competencies and foundations are what the real world of the American work place requires of schools. The CCI educational program, as an institution on the cutting edge, seeks to impart these necessary attributes to its resident students in facilitating their “return to successful, meaningful, offense-free community living” and working. CCI seeks to achieve these goals on the basis of a distinctively faith-based foundation.

To fulfill the educational requirements of the marketplace, and to do so on the basis of a Judeo/Christian worldview, CCI envisions an aggressive educational program supported by qualified personnel and a substantial budget. President George W. Bush has said, “The Government can do many things but only God can change a man’s heart and mind.” Here are the main contours of that program.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

At least three major academic programs comprise CCI’s educational services. First of all, Wayland Baptist University through its unique, fully accredited Satellite Campus Program will offer an educational program, including both academic and vocational instruction, leading to either the Associate of Arts or the Associate of Applied Science degrees and move on to the Bachelors Degree Program. Courses will be taught by fully qualified faculty and will be identical in content to those taught on the regular campus. Course offerings will be adequate to permit most students to complete a degree program in less than two calendar years. Students will be given careful academic counseling and developmental courses will be offered to prepare the student for academic work.

Wayland is equipped to handle an off-campus program with no institutional changes; WBU presently serves over 6,000 students on 12 campuses in six different states and one foreign country with the same format to be utilized in Habilitation House. Habilitation House will accommodate the establishment of the Wakita campus based on the same “footprint” as their other campuses. Community citizens would be allowed to attend these classes.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS

A second dimension of the educational program will be the incorporation of the Comprehensive Competencies Program (CCP) developed by the Remediation and Training Institute with Ford Foundation support. It is now in use in over 1700 community-based organizations, schools, corrections facilities, and job training programs throughout the nation. CCP integrates the most successful educational approaches and materials developed over the last several decades into a system, which can be implemented and operated cost-effectively in diverse settings to deliver individualized, competency-based instruction using state of the art technologies. This CCP will guarantee to exceed all ABE, GED, and literacy requirements.

These programs will be administered by qualified personnel and supported by a substantial budget. The personnel will include a Learning Center Supervisor whose main responsibility will be to plan educational programs in accordance with purposes and policies of CCI. A Vocational Training Specialist will suggest vocational policy, program development and class curriculum based on needs assessment. An External Specialist will work within the local communities and with other external agencies directing and coordinating programs with CCI. An Internal Specialist will plan and direct the learning activities of adult resident students. Two full time teachers and two aides will staff the CCP Learning Center. Volunteer and part time staff will be complimentary.

RECREATION

Finally, but not least in importance is CCI’s recreational program. Its purpose is to provide an environment and set of experiences, which will enable residents to develop and maintain a substantial degree of physical fitness and a high level of morale. A good leisure time program is a valuable reward tool, a safety valve for pent-up emotions and affords each participant the opportunity to learn skills that would enhance his personal development. With the whole person in mind and with a view to preparing the resident for the outside world, the recreation department will provide programs in
varsity and intramural sports, small game tournaments, institutional bands, films, weightlifting, variety shows and arts and crafts. The gymnasium, (official maple floor to accommodate league participation), and the recreation courtyard will serve as the nucleus for the Recreation Department. There will be a concentrated, specific emphasis on physical fitness, overcoming obesity and cardiovascular difficulties.

LEGAL ACCESS AND LAW LIBRARY

Habilitation House will provide access to the courts by: contracting or hiring a private attorney to draft pleadings; or by providing a trained paralegal and access to a law library. CCI will provide access to a law library that has those materials recommended for a prison law library by the Association of Law Librarians. Materials required by Departments of Corrections/US BOP policies and all utilizing jurisdictions' statutes will be provided.

CONCLUSION

As can be seen from the above information, whether it is establishing an educational program to fulfill the requirements of the work place, articulating a Judeo/Christian academic vision, securing qualified educational personnel, or formulating plans for a health-giving recreational program, CCI is obviously dedicated to excellence and to bringing glory to God.

Education: (ACA 3-4261, 3-4395, 3-4410, 3-4413, 3-4420, 3-4418, 3-4411, 3-4419, 
3-4421, 3-4415, 3-4251, 3-4412, 3-4419, 3-4420, 3-4417, 3-4401, 3-4414, 3-4422, 
3-4076, 3-4413, 3-4363, 3-4090, 3-4091)

Recreation: (ACA 3-4261, 3-4423, 3-4427, 3-4426, 3-4147, 3-4148, 3-4258, 3-4428,
3-4395, 3-4424)

Legal Access: (ACA 3-4263, 3-4434, 3-4442, 3-4262, 3-4264, 3-4256)