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The Skills Group Program is committed to:
- using evidence based principles in all group settings;
- assisting youth in understanding the human impacts of their actions;
- providing youth with skills which will assist them in becoming contributing community members;
- providing opportunities for youth to meaningfully connect to their community; and
- addressing Risk and Protective factors in youth to minimize recidivism rates.
Program Overview
The Skills Group Program is dedicated to providing facilitated group learning opportunities which focus on expanding the competencies of the youth we serve. By having eight different evidence-based curricula, the Skills Group Program is able to direct youth into group learning scenarios that specifically target identified Risk and Protective factors.
Curriculum
Empathy
Empathy: The mission of the Empathy group is to provide youth with an opportunity to build empathy and community awareness in a positive way while taking responsibility for their behavior and considering its effect on our community. This group is designed to help youth develop competencies that will enable them to be more successful community members. Based on restorative justice principles, the Empathy skills group encourages youth to: take responsibility for their choices; focus on preventing future harmful or illegal behavior; understand the harm they have done to others; acknowledge their victim(s); and make a commitment to their community to repair the harm they have caused. Youth who participate in the Empathy group will complete 3 cognitive skills groups and 2 community service projects together.
