COSIG CONFERENCE BROCHURE.pdf - Drexel University College ...

COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
• Belief systems are habitually rigid and
simplistic, with dichotomous “black and
white” thinking.
• Both lifestyles presume weak social
cohesion or sense of community.
Core Lifestyle Elements
• Responsibility
• Confidence
• Meaning
Responsibility
• Use life lessons to encourage behavior change.
• Natural consequences of our actions hold the
greatest promise of stimulating change.
• From consequences we learn to modify behavior
in order to achieve more satisfying outcomes.
• Community
• Natural learning experiences are often
referred to as “life lessons”.
• “Life lessons” are more potent initiators of
change than anything else created by
staff.
• Short term effects of use and criminal
thinking are highly reinforcing and central
to the lifestyle.
• Negative long-term effects are more
important in facilitating change.
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