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2008
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Wellbriety Movement for Prisons: A Way to Bring Incarceration Numbers Down
White Bison (Colorado Springs, CO).
Information is provided about Wellbriety for Prisons, a "network of supportive programs . . . [that] provide resources, emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual support for Native Americans who are looking for a traditional alternative for [alcohol abuse] recovery support and relapse prevention" (p. 2). Wellbriety utilizes a synthesis of the Medicine Wheel, 12 Steps approach, and knowledge of the criminal mind.... Read More
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2001
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Critical Knowledge About 12-Step Programs for Criminal Justice Professionals
  • [Videoconference held August 29, 2001]
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    By Gornik, Mark. National Institute of Corrections Academy (Longmont, CO).
    This 3-hour program discusses the strengths and weaknesses of 12-step programs and how they integrate with "what works" in the correctional field. The following topics are addressed:
    • Enhancing communication and cooperation and supporting the appropriate use of 12-step programs;
    • Recognizing the benefits of 12-step programs throughout the criminal justice system;
    • Understanding how the mission of 12-step programs complements the goal of corrections;
    • Special issues with 12-step progr... Read More

    1 DVD (180 min.)


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