THEFT AND CRIME REDUCTION

Program Overview

Teaching clients the tools necessary to make positive changes in their lives, Petty Theft Class is designed to help individuals develop a sense of responsibility and respect for themselves and others. By identifying their values and belief systems, clients are given the means to develop a positive self-image, empathy for others and an understanding of socially responsible behavior. The program teaches basic and essential tools for creating positive behavior change. Clients develop an understanding of learned behaviors and social reinforcements in an Accelerated Learning workshop design. By creating a positive and diverse learning environment, using experienced and skilled facilitators and incorporating today's most effective treatment modalities, this seminar provides an exceptionally effective forum for creating long-lasting emotional and behavioral change. I.S.A.E.'s workshops combine topic-specific information, key elements of Cognitive Behavioral Approaches and Social Learning Theory.

All of our instructors are trained in components of Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Social Learning Theory. Research supports Cognitive Behavioral treatment methods as one of the most effective in creating emotional and behavioral change in the shortest amount of time while also being exceptionally well suited for educational group formats.

Topics Include:

• Impulse Control
• Values Clarification
• Influence Examination
• Personal Goal Setting
• Self-Esteem and Victim Empathy Building
• Costs and Legal Issues

Format:

• Cost is $65 per participant.
• I.S.A.E. will accommodate all indigent clients as determined by the referring agency.
• Clients must submit a 300-word essay to the referral source within 1 week of attending.

Who Are the Clients?

Adults and juveniles receiving tickets for:
• Petty / Misdemeanor / Felony Theft
• Check and/or Credit Card Fraud

Program Overview

Repeat Offender Petty Theft is a powerful seminar utilizing a variety of learning activities and experiential techniques to reach juveniles and their parents and individual adults dealing with repeat theft issues.

By identifying and addressing the developmental needs of clients exhibiting patterns of high-risk behavior, the program teaches juveniles and adults to become responsible for their own thoughts, feelings and actions. Participating families and adults are given the opportunity to practice skills which lead to lasting attitude change, easily transferable to school, work, home, peer and social structures. Parental involvement in the program is key to the success of the adolescent client. The parenting component instructs parents on specific parental and familial issues in a confidential group setting.

Repeat Offender Petty Theft Program adheres to the philosophy that many behavioral problems are consistent with the client's beliefs about themselves and their surroundings. Self-defeating behaviors often result from thoughts generated from core beliefs and feelings. Offending clients often isolate and distance themselves from their family and social structures and tend to identify with peers who support their self-defeating behaviors. The highly structured techniques used in this program assist clients in identifying their core beliefs and provides them with the nurturing support and mentoring necessary to change negative behavior. Using a number of techniques from counseling modalities, the program is designed to reach the resistant client, assist them in identifying motives for offending behavior and teach healthy, socially acceptable behaviors.

Topics Include:

• Values Clarification
• Costs and Legal Issues
• Influences Examination
• Impulse Control
• Victim Empathy Building
• Self-Esteem Building
• Personal Goal Setting
• Motivations for and Alternatives to Stealing

Parenting Skills Program

Parent involvement in the two day program is important to the success of the adolescent client. The class instructs parents on specific parental and familial issues in a confidential lecture and group setting. This two day program teaches parenting skills and offers the support of counselors and other parents. It also provides education on relationship building, limit setting, and a variety of other topics helpful in reestablishing stability in the home.

Format:

• Cost is $130 per participant. Parents attend at no cost with their juvenile
• Both the juvenile and a parent are to attend and complete the two day session within the same weekend.
• Clients must submit a 300-word essay to the referral source within 1 week of attending.

Who Are the Clients?

• Adults and juveniles experiencing on-going, theft related problems.
• Families with a repeat juvenile offender needing more than a one-day program.
• Individuals facing misdemeanor or felony theft charges.