Moral Reconation Therapy
What it is and why use it.
Moral Reconation Therapy was one of the first comprehensive, systematic attempts to treat substance abusing offenders from a purely cognitive behavioral perspective. In 1985 formal MRT was developed by Dr. Greg Little and Dr. Ken Robinson by combining Smothermon's concepts with theories of moral development (Kohlbert), ego and identity development (Erikson), behavioral conditioning, Maslow's needs hierarchy, and Carl Jungs concepts.MRT is an objective, systematic treatment system designed to enhance ego, social, moral, and positive behavioral growth in a progressive, step-by-step fashion. MRT has 12 to 16 steps, depending on the treatment population. MRT attempts to change how drug abusers and alcoholics make decisions and judgments by raising moral reasoning from Kohlberg's perspective.Briefly, MRT seeks to move clients from hedonistic (pleasure vs. pain) reasoning levels to levels where concern for social rules and others become important. Research on MRT has shown that as clients pass steps, moral reasoning increases in adult drug and alcohol offenders (Little and Robinson 1989) and juvenile offenders (Perry, Boman, Douzenis, Kenney and Bolding 1992).MRT focuses systematically on basic treatment issues: 1) confrontation of beliefs, 2) attitudes and behaviors. 3) assessment of current relationships, 4) reinforcement of positive behavior and habits, 5) enhancement of self-concept, 6) decrease in hedonism, 7) development of frustration tolerance and development of higher stages of moral reasoning.All offenders who are placed in Hay House Program must attend MRT. Moral Reconation Therapy has a proven success rate.
GED
In a workplace rampant with technological advances, we find increasing demand for a skilled labor force in which a high school diploma/GED represents the minimal entry requirement. More and more employers require a high school diploma/GED as a fundamental criteria to qualify for work. Many adults who take the GED test are preparing to enter a community college or four-year university. In fact, each year approximately one out of 20 first-year college students has earned a GED diploma.The Day Reporting Center a John R. Hay House offers a number of programs to help individuals that have been placed on probation and community correction services. One of the programs we offer is the GED/Literacy classes. When a client is referred to the Day Reporting Center by their probation or case officer, they must complete an initial intake. After assessing the individual's high school records and reading level, the client is placed in GED/Literacy if he is without a high school diploma//GED and has a reading level below fourth grade.The GED/Literacy program has seen substantial success through GED completion's and the Steck-Vaughn sequential program for adults. This is a program that places the client in his/her reading level and helps the person progress through different levels of workbooks and exercises. The Hooked on Phonics Game is also used as a learning tool for beginning readers. The GED program has seen wonderful success with the use of the Official GED Practice Test and a six-month curriculum. The curriculum consists of rules in grammar and writing skills, social studies, the sciences, literature and arts, and mathematics skills.The GED program has approximately 40 clients enrolled. The turnover rate of completion's and new enrollment maintains this number between 40 and 50 clients. The fiscal year of 1999-2000 saw 64 successful GED completions. This is an average of about five clients per month. We have currently implemented a graduation ceremony in which we present the clients with their certificates of completion. This has been a success, with new ideas being presented each month.Nation-wide, nearly 860,000 adults participated in the GED testing program in 1999. This was almost 37,000 more than in 1998, a 4.5% increase. Of those adults taking the test, 750,714 completed the GED test battery, also a 4.5% increase. The number exceeds all previous counts in the program's 57-year history, except 1996, when 758,570 adults completed the test prior to the introduction of the 1997 higher passing standard.Compared with the rest of the nation, Tennessee ranks 12th with the GED test battery completions and credentials issued in 1999. Tennessee saw 20,255 individuals complete the test battery, 13,391 met the score requirements and 13,510 were issued credentials. This was a 2.6% increase compared to 1998 credentials issued. Texas has the most with 48,410 credentials issued and rose 2.8% compared to 1998.In conclusion, the past decade has witnessed unprecedented changes in welfare-to-work laws. Since President Clinton and Congress replaced the New Deal era welfare system with state-run programs featuring work rules and time limits, welfare rolls have dropped 45%. Today fewer than 6.6 million people remain on welfare. However, those that remain are often without high school credentials. Ohio Representative, Tom Sawyer, stated, " If America is to remain competitive, every American must be employable".
Day Reporting Center
Our aim is to meet the goals of the Tennessee Community Corrections Act of 1985. As you know, the Act was designed to retain prison space for dangerous offenders and to provide rehabilitation for felony offenders who have committed less serious crimes. The treatment of these offenders is to be Community based services mandated by the Act and include: 1. Diagnostic Evaluation. 2. Behavior Contract, 3. Visctim Restitution, 4. Community Service, 5. Close Supervision, 6. Educational Assessment, 7. Vocational Assessment and, 8. Alcohol and Drug Assessment.It should be noted that the following battery of tests may be used for the diagnostic evaluation: 1. Clinical Interview, 2. Personality Inventory Assessment (PIA), 3. Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI), and 4. Other tests as needed.The Behavior Contract states the set of rules each Offender must live by should he choose our program. Our rules are required as we are a punitive program. Victim restitution, community service, close supervision and treatment are all integral parts of the Hay House programs.The addition of the Day Reporting Center allows us to provide treatment and security alternatives to the Sullivan County Court and Probation Department of Sullivan County The Day Reporting Center is open Monday - Thursday, 1pm to 10pm and Friday 8am to 4pm.The DRC provides the following services to its Offenders: 1. Diagnostic Evaluation, 2. Behavior Contract, 3. Close Supervision, 4. Educational Assessment and Services, 6. Mental Health Assessment and Services, 7. Substance Adbuse Assessment and Services.We at Hay House had known for some time that while our programs are successful, Offenders' needs had to be met on a larger scale. By utilizing the Day Reporting Center concept, we are able to provide much more needed assestance to our Offenders..
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