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FAMILY REENTRY PROGRAM (CT)
Program Description Family ReEntry, a nonprofit counseling and support organization, works to "empower individuals and strengthen families to reduce violence, crime, abuse, and neglect." ReEntry provides counseling services and psycho-educational programs to offenders and their families to help them overcome the challenges of substance abuse, violence, crime, physical and emotional abuse, and poverty. A few of these programs are highlighted below. The Domestic Violence Offender Treatment and Family Violence Education programs are based on the philosophy that physical violence and psychological abuse are unacceptable in any interpersonal relationship. Public awareness and personal accountability are essential aspects of the intervention and prevention program; the primary goal is the elimination of physical and psychological violence in the lives of all family members. The family group counseling programs are co-facilitated by a male and female team. Individual assessment, evaluation, and treatment are available as necessary. The Ex-Offender Support Group assists former prisoners by directly supporting their efforts toward a crime-free lifestyle. Utilizing successful former offenders as facilitators and role models serves as a powerful agent of change and helps clients develop an alternative and positive peer network. Held weekly, support group meetings are co-facilitated by a professional staff member and a former prisoner. Fathers
Helping Fathers is a fatherhood support group developed for men
who were formerly incarcerated to address the problem of father
absence and to deal with relationship conflict, anger management,
parenting skills deficits, co-parenting challenges, communication,
and problem-solving skills. The program encourages the positive
involvement of fathers and father figures in the lives of their
children, emphasizing the benefits for both the father and his children. Program Goals The
goals of family systems-based interventions are generally three-fold:
(1) to alleviate behavioral or emotional problems; (2) to change
relationships among family members; and (3) to alter relationships
between the family system and larger social systems. The ultimate
aims of the programs provided by Family ReEntry are to prevent the
recurrence of criminal activity leading to arrest and incarceration
and to help people become better parents, responsible partners,
and productive members of their communities. Networking, Partnering & Collaboration Outcomes |
