Benefits of the CBT and Reentry Skills Workbook The CBT & Re-Entry Skills Workbook features proven and practical exercises and worksheets to use in reentry and rehabilitation programs. - By completing the exercises and worksheets, inmates and returning citizens will better learn the motivational, cognitive, and behavioral skills that promote positive change. - Journal exercises and worksheets can be used to create topics and activities in groups and as homework exercises essential in CBT. - Inmates and returning citizens will learn cognitive-restructuring activities, effective coping skills, social problem-solving strategies, anger management skills, and transitional life skills. - The workbook includes real-world high-risk situations inside and outside jail or prison journal exercises to challenge criminal thinking and teach safe decision-making skills. - The focus of the workbook is on helping men and women learn how to identify, challenge, and replace criminal thinking, behavior, and lifestyles. - The workbook helps professionals implement evidence-based CBT and MI strategies with fidelity. - The workbook can be used in groups and classes to help inmates deepen their understanding of how to change their criminal thinking and behavior. What Others Are Saying About the Workbook “As a counselor using the CBT workbook with the inmates at PTDC, I can say with full honesty that it has had a positive effect on the inmates. It helps the inmates to identify their negative thoughts and take the necessary steps to replace them with positive thoughts. The exercises in the workbook help inmates understand or identify situations that can put them in trouble and what they need to do to stay out of trouble. Moreover, it empowers them to build a healthy and more constructive lifestyle. Importantly, this book gives them a perspective on what their lives can be like when they are out of jail by teaching them how to set feasible goals and the steps to take to achieve these goals. Lastly, this book builds the inmates' confidence and makes them believe in themselves and have a bright future. Frankly, I will recommend this book to any focus group in any detention facility for its positive impact on the inmates. It is easy to teach due to the simplicity and clarity of the worksheets and exercises that can be used in reentry group sessions or programs” Our mission at Beacon Online Training and Coaching Academy is to provide evidence-based training and materials to help correctional institutions. If you are interested, we would be happy to set up a time to talk more about you can use the workbook in your reentry programs. Sincerely, Barry M. Gregory Ed. D., M.Ed. BA CEO Beacon Academy beaconacademy1954@gmail.com 561-670-6736