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CORE Family / Marital Program Description | |
The Department of Correction manages approximately 20,000 offenders in the state of Idaho. |
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BRAIN BUILDING BASICS (BBB): This is a parenting and literacy skills program. It is written at a fifth-grade level, and uses a biblio-therapy technique, with children’s picture books serving as the focal point for each lesson. Self-disclosure and increased insight occurs as the participants become more comfortable with the topic and setting. Group discussions give the participants a chance to examine their beliefs and generate a list of alternative parenting behaviors, practice empathy and parenting skills through role playing and other class activities. The BBB program book is an interactive text and serves as a workbook. PARENTING WITH DIGNITY: This program gives practical application exercises for parents to use with their families. It is available in English & Spanish and only for offenders at Idaho Correctional Center (ICC). FATHERS AS TEACHERS HELPING, ENCOURAGING, READING, SUPPORTING (F.A.T.H.E.R.S): assists fathers and father figures, particularly face significant challenges in parenting. LONG DISTANCE DADS: 12 week, peer-led program. Primary emphasis is placed on the child. Key focus areas are the fathering legacy, learning about their children, communication, dealing with care givers, family roles, community integration and improving/maintaining a relationship while incarcerated.
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