Topic: Juvenile Jam / Making a Positive Difference Since 1981

NCTI has an extensive background as a provider of criminogenic specific, cognitive-based behavior change curricula designed for adult and juvenile offenders, as well as Staff Development workshops for Criminal Justice professionals.

In partnership with the American Probation and Parole Association (see press release), NCTI provides Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense Specific Curriculum to practitioners in the field of community corrections. These cognitive based curricula clearly align with “What Works” research that has proven to be effective in reducing recidivism.

Through this partnership, NCTI and APPA also offer probation, parole, and private practitioners Certification Training for facilitating cognitive behavioral groups.

Using a unique philosophical approach known as the “Building Blocks for Behavioral Change”, NCTI curricula and delivery techniques are designed to foster positive, pro-social behavior change in offenders. Currently in use by a variety of agencies throughout North America, NCTI’s Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense Specific Curricula have earned wide respect for their cost effectiveness and high levels of successful outcomes.

NCTI is pleased to announce the release of Cog Talk. NCTI is the first organization to provide a tool to the referring professional that provides specific Motivational Interviewing questions for each component in our curriculum. Now, officer contact with clients can reinforce your cognitive programming and enhance the work done by your workshop facilitators. In addition, Cog Talk provides the NCTI certified facilitators homework exercises for their class participants. Best of all – it’s free for NCTI clients. Learn more about Cog Talk.

Learn more about Crossroads Cognitive Behavior Change Curricula.

Implement Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense Specific Curricula within your organization! Become a Certified Cognitive Facilitator.

To request more information about NCTI Offender Programs and workshops, click here or call 800-622-1644.

Topic: Everything Education / Making a Positive Difference Since 1981

NCTI has an extensive background as a provider of criminogenic specific, cognitive-based behavior change curricula designed for adult and juvenile offenders, as well as Staff Development workshops for Criminal Justice professionals.

In partnership with the American Probation and Parole Association (see press release), NCTI provides Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense Specific Curriculum to practitioners in the field of community corrections. These cognitive based curricula clearly align with “What Works” research that has proven to be effective in reducing recidivism.

Through this partnership, NCTI and APPA also offer probation, parole, and private practitioners Certification Training for facilitating cognitive behavioral groups.

Using a unique philosophical approach known as the “Building Blocks for Behavioral Change”, NCTI curricula and delivery techniques are designed to foster positive, pro-social behavior change in offenders. Currently in use by a variety of agencies throughout North America, NCTI’s Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense Specific Curricula have earned wide respect for their cost effectiveness and high levels of successful outcomes.

NCTI is pleased to announce the release of Cog Talk. NCTI is the first organization to provide a tool to the referring professional that provides specific Motivational Interviewing questions for each component in our curriculum. Now, officer contact with clients can reinforce your cognitive programming and enhance the work done by your workshop facilitators. In addition, Cog Talk provides the NCTI certified facilitators homework exercises for their class participants. Best of all – it’s free for NCTI clients. Learn more about Cog Talk.

Learn more about Crossroads Cognitive Behavior Change Curricula.

Implement Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense Specific Curricula within your organization! Become a Certified Cognitive Facilitator.

To request more information about NCTI Offender Programs and workshops, click here or call 800-622-1644.

Topic: Letter of The Law / Is your agency ready for PREA?

You know it’s coming! Let the National Curriculum and Training Institute (NCTI) assist you.

Preventing Sexual Misconduct Against Offenders: From NCTI In Partnership With the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA).

The standards adopted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) relating to the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) will require criminal justice agencies to provide extensive training to staff, volunteers, and auxiliary personnel. This applies to all criminal justice agencies housing juvenile and adult offenders, including adult and juvenile probation residential facilities, parole and community corrrections facilities, lockups, jails, and prison agencies. Additionally the new standards will require agencies to adopt policies regarding zero tolerance, incident investigations, appropriate screening, and more.

NCTI’s Preventing Sexual Misconduct Against Offenders Workshop and Facilitator Certification Training address the staff training standards adopted by the Department of Justice, and provides agencies with prevention and identification strategies to reduce incidences of sexual misconduct.

Agency and Staff Benefits
•Awareness and prevention of sexual misconduct against offenders
•Reduction of agency and staff liability
•Reduction in negligence by providing training accredited by the American Probation and Parole Association in the area of PREA
•Compliance with the Department of Justice (DOJ) training standards
•Identification of other DOJ PREA training standards for policy and procedure revision.
•Address failure to train issues

Contact Jeff Koenig, National Sales Representative (800) 622-1644.
preatraining.org
ncti.org

Topic: Everything Education / The Nationwide Standard for Cognitive Certification

The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) in partnership with the National Curriculum and Training Institute®, Inc. (NCTI) present Facilitator Certification Training to deliver cognitive behavior change curricula.

This fast-paced, interactive course provides practitioners with all the skills necessary to successfully facilitate the cognitive behavior change curricula. This workshop addresses the importance of individual learning styles, how to use activities, games and dyads to enhance the learning process.

Workshop Objectives
Participants will learn how to:

•Facilitate a cognitive behavior training program that imparts critical cognitive thinking skills, life skills, job-related skills, and interpersonal skills.
•Use Personal Awareness Journaling as a tool for advancing cognitive skills.
•Ask open-ended questions that elicit information to instill an intrinsic commitment to change.
•Use group process techniques to involve even the most disinterested individuals.
•Help individuals to clarify their values system.
•Implement Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense-Specific Curricula for juvenile or adult offenders.
•Present material to reach participants with different learning styles.
•Teach understanding and appreciation of one’s own personality style and the style of others by using the NCTI Real Colors® Personality Instrument.
•Practice facilitation skills using the cognitive behavior curricula.

This training is accredited by the American Probation & Parole Association, and is approved for 35 Contact Hours.

With this training, APPA offers practitioners in the field of community corrections a comprehensive array of Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense Specific Curricula. These curricula clearly align with “What Works” principles that research has proven to be effective in reducing recidivism. NCTI’s curricula are used as a diversion option, in juvenile and adult probation departments, day reporting centers, detention centers, and prisons.

Contact Gary Bushkin, President
(602) 252-3100
ncti.org

Topic: Juvenile Jam / The Nationwide Standard for Cognitive Certification

The American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) in partnership with the National Curriculum and Training Institute®, Inc. (NCTI) present Facilitator Certification Training to deliver cognitive behavior change curricula.

This fast-paced, interactive course provides practitioners with all the skills necessary to successfully facilitate the cognitive behavior change curricula. This workshop addresses the importance of individual learning styles, how to use activities, games and dyads to enhance the learning process.

Workshop Objectives
Participants will learn how to:

•Facilitate a cognitive behavior training program that imparts critical cognitive thinking skills, life skills, job-related skills, and interpersonal skills.
•Use Personal Awareness Journaling as a tool for advancing cognitive skills.
•Ask open-ended questions that elicit information to instill an intrinsic commitment to change.
•Use group process techniques to involve even the most disinterested individuals.
•Help individuals to clarify their values system.
•Implement Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense-Specific Curricula for juvenile or adult offenders.
•Present material to reach participants with different learning styles.
•Teach understanding and appreciation of one’s own personality style and the style of others by using the NCTI Real Colors® Personality Instrument.
•Practice facilitation skills using the cognitive behavior curricula.

This training is accredited by the American Probation & Parole Association, and is approved for 35 Contact Hours.

With this training, APPA offers practitioners in the field of community corrections a comprehensive array of Cognitive Based Life Skills and Offense Specific Curricula. These curricula clearly align with “What Works” principles that research has proven to be effective in reducing recidivism. NCTI’s curricula are used as a diversion option, in juvenile and adult probation departments, day reporting centers, detention centers, and prisons.

Contact Gary Bushkin, President
(602) 252-3100
ncti.org

Topic: Juvenile Jam / Is your agency ready for PREA?

You know it’s coming! Let NCTI assist you.

Preventing Sexual Misconduct Against Offenders
From NCTI In Partnership With APPA

The standards adopted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) relating to the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) will require criminal justice agencies to provide extensive training to staff, volunteers, and auxiliary personnel. This applies to all criminal justice agencies housing juvenile and adult offenders, including adult and juvenile probation residential facilities, parole and community corrrections facilities, lockups, jails, and prison agencies. Additionally the new standards will require agencies to adopt policies regarding zero tolerance, incident investigations, appropriate screening, and more.

NCTI’s Preventing Sexual Misconduct Against Offenders Workshop and Facilitator Certification Training address the staff training standards adopted by the Department of Justice, and provides agencies with prevention and identification strategies to reduce incidences of sexual misconduct.

Agency and Staff Benefits
•Awareness and prevention of sexual misconduct against offenders
•Reduction of agency and staff liability
•Reduction in negligence by providing training accredited by the American Probation and Parole Association in the area of PREA
•Compliance with the Department of Justice (DOJ) training standards
•Identification of other DOJ PREA training standards for policy and procedure revision.
•Address failure to train issues

Contact Jeff Koenig, National Sales Representative (800) 622-1644.
preatraining.org
ncti.org

Topic: Everything Education / Is your agency ready for PREA?

You know it’s coming! Let NCTI assist you.

Preventing Sexual Misconduct Against Offenders
From NCTI In Partnership With APPA

The standards adopted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) relating to the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) will require criminal justice agencies to provide extensive training to staff, volunteers, and auxiliary personnel. This applies to all criminal justice agencies housing juvenile and adult offenders, including adult and juvenile probation residential facilities, parole and community corrrections facilities, lockups, jails, and prison agencies. Additionally the new standards will require agencies to adopt policies regarding zero tolerance, incident investigations, appropriate screening, and more.

NCTI’s Preventing Sexual Misconduct Against Offenders Workshop and Facilitator Certification Training address the staff training standards adopted by the Department of Justice, and provides agencies with prevention and identification strategies to reduce incidences of sexual misconduct.

Agency and Staff Benefits
•Awareness and prevention of sexual misconduct against offenders
•Reduction of agency and staff liability
•Reduction in negligence by providing training accredited by the American Probation and Parole Association in the area of PREA
•Compliance with the Department of Justice (DOJ) training standards
•Identification of other DOJ PREA training standards for policy and procedure revision.
•Address failure to train issues

Contact Jeff Koenig, National Sales Representative (800) 622-1644.
preatraining.org
ncti.org