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I am a licensed therapist and have had the opportunity to work with this organization and see first hand the powerful impact of the services upon it's clients. This organization has choosen to serve the inmate poppulation, a group which historically has not always been the recipient of needed resources and skills. It is hoped that the services provided will have an impact on recividism by impacting their re-entry into the community in a positive manner.

The Parents Inside and Out program provides parenting skills to individuals who are incarcerated and assists in helping parents understand their ability to continue effective parenting despite their incarceration. Statistics show that parents who remain involved with their children during incarceration are less likely to re-offend. Their involvment also serves to lessen the negative repercussions of their incarceration upon their children ( i.e. adjustment disorders, attachment issues, behavioral and anger issues) by providing a sense of continuity and availability. The Henry County Sheriff department (where the program is conducted) has been an integral partner in the provisioning of both this program and the Substance Abuse and Healthy Thinking program. As a result of the positive relationship with the Sheriff Department, graduates of the parenting program are allowed a contact visit with their children during the graduation, where they are able to utilize some of the skills learned during the class. .

The Substance Abuse program is continuously requested due in large part to the dynamic group leader who has an extensive history of providing subtance abuse servcies to inmate populations on both a local, state and federal level. This groups provided participants with strategies for changing their decision making patters, and removing substances from their life. Topics relate to every area of life, such as relationships, parenting, employment, etc., and help individuals learn to cope in a healthy manner.

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