Transcript 2016 Week 2 - Greenagel Counseling Services, LLC

Integration Seminar
Week 2
Frank L. Greenagel Jr.
MPAP, MSW, LCSW, LCADC
ACSW, CJC, ICADC, CCS
NJ Governor’s Council on Drug Abuse & Alcoholism
Adjunct Professor – Rutgers School of Social Work
Instructor – Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies
1st LT – PA Army National Guard
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Tell ‘Em What You’re Going to Tell’Em
• Book evaluations
• Orwell Article
• Gambril
• Gopnik
• Criminal Justice Primer
• Soft and Hard Skills
• Reasons to go to therapy
• Further reading
• Journal #2
Book Evaluation
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2 – 3 page reaction paper
- 12 point, Times New Roman, Double spaced
- 1 inch margins, limit use of quotes from the book (do not have blocks of sentences)
Cover the following, in no particular order:
(1) How does this book relate to the course?
(2) What is the author's purpose: to inform, persuade or entertain? Explain your answer.
(3) What does this book say about (pick at least 2) of the following:
Poverty, the criminal justice system, Education, university education
mental health system, addiction, 12-step programs, Therapy
Community, Family, Work
(4) Give an in-depth review and analysis of 1 or 2 chapters. Site those chapters, and use a
quote or two that makes a particularly salient point.
(5) Pick a few of the following points. Describe whether you think they are a strength or
weakness of the book
– The tone and style of the writing
– The importance of the book in its field
– The value of the book for its intended audience
– The effectiveness of the author's argument
– The soundness of the author's conclusions
– The practicality of the author's recommendations.
“Politics and the English Language”
• Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of
speech which you are used to seeing in print.
• Never use a long word where a short one will do.
• If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
• Never use the passive voice where you can use the
active. The people were shot by Trump vs. Trump shot the people.
• Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a
jargon word if you can think of an everyday English
equivalent.
• Break any of these rules sooner than say anything
outright barbarous.
Criminal Justice Primer
• PTI , Deferred Disposition, Conditional
Discharge
• Probation
– Violation of Probation (VOP)
• Jail
• Drug Court
• Prison
– Parole
– Intensive Supervised Parole (ISP)
The Criminal Justice System
• Food, toilet, bed, light, fear, time, joy & pain of visits,
and being told what to do.
• 2,266,800 adults in jail or prison in 2011
• .7% of the US population
• 4,814,200 adults on probation or parole
• 6,977,700 in criminal justice system
• Since 1980…..crime is way down
• 53% of arrested males and 39% of arrested females
are re-incarcerated (’03)
• 50 - 75% of people in prison or jail have a substance
abuse history
Need (Calls) For Reform
• Scam in PA w/juveniles
• Drug charges, mandatory minimums, 3 strike
laws
• Minorities and the poor
• Adirondacks
• CT Commissioner
• Republicans – New Yorker article
– Liberal is a conservative that has done time
Push and Pull Between Policy
Reform and Individual Help
• Municipal, county, state and federal reforms
are needed
• Less incarceration, more probation, more
parole, more treatment, more education
• Individual help needs to acknowledge this, but
be careful. Focus on responsibility and change
– An embittered ex-offender will have a hard time
changing
Question
What are the top 3 ways to fight recidivism?
3 Top Ways to Fight Recidivism
• #1 JOB
• #2 Sobriety
• #3 Education
Soft Skills
#1 Promptness
- show up
- show up on time
Soft Skills
#2 Hygiene & Grooming
Soft Skills
#3 Manners
Soft Skills Review
(1)Promptness
(2)Hygiene/Grooming
(3)Manners
Hard Skills
#1 Reading
- Follow directions
- Understand memos
- Analyze reports
Hard Skills
#2 Writing
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Very few people can write
Take extra writing classes
It will separate
you from everyone else
Hard Skills
#3 Math
Hard Skills
#4 Ability to Use Technology
Hard Skills Review
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Reading
Writing
Math
Ability to use technology
Bare Minimum
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Transportation
Long time since last arrest
HS Diploma
Professionalism (don’t bring chaos to work)
A Paragon of Success
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BA & other degress
Good credit score
Clean driving record
Specialized Skills
Other experiences
• Work abroad
• Travel
• Different Experiences
Reasons to go to Therapy
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Concerns about future
Romantic Relationships
Sexual Identity
Grief/Loss
Academic Stress
Work Stress
Interpersonal Stress
Substance Abuse
The First Day of Freedom
• Don’t drink. Don’t smoke. Don’t snort. Don’t
take pills. Don’t shoot.
• Avoid people, places and things. Seriously.
• Go out for a nice lunch or dinner.
• Plan an out-of-state trip.
• Continue with some kind of therapy
Questions I Ask People in Jail
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Name
Hometown
What do you do for fun?
Substance problem? Drug of choice?
Charge
First time in jail or repeat offender
Who’s fault?
What will be different?
Adjusting to Life After Incarceration
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Completing incarceraton/CJ
How to avoid old friends
How to avoid old trouble
Not trying to make up for lost time
Telling people about your past
How to handle money
How to get into a healthy romantic
relationship
People Who Made It
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Harold Hughes
Charles S. Dutton
Ben Chin
Regina Diamond
Robert Downey Jr. & Iron Man
What a professional helper can do
• Connect with services
– Housing
– Employment
– Counseling
– Education/Training
– Importance and Value of Reformed Peers
– Social Supports
• This is one of the great market inefficiencies
Readings
• “Prison Industrial Complex” Atlantic
• Greenagel “A Huge Roadblock to Criminal
Justice Reform”
• Greenagel “Story of Addiction, Incarceration,
Recovery and Redemption”
• Gambril 26 -33, 40 -46
Journals
2) Reaction to prison articles
• How does the criminal justice system deal with and
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People with limited socio-economic means
Blacks
Hispanics
People with mental illness
People with substance abuse disorders
• Do the authors have any suggestions for improvement?
• Do you have any suggestions for improvement?
• How might your work be impacted by the CJ system?