Accredited Programmes
D Cognitive Skills Booster
Programme aims:
- To sustain and enhance the benefits of general offending behavioural programmes such as Enhanced Thinking Skills or Think First by refreshing and practising the skills taught on the earlier programme.
Who is suitable?
- both male and female offenders who have previously successfully completed an offending behaviour programme
- have continuing cognitive deficits and distortions and will benefit from practising applying the learning to real life situations
- are assessed as suitable for the programme in a court ordered report prior to sentence or by the offender manager prior to release on licence
Who is not suitable?
- Offenders who have not completed an offending behaviour programme
The programme involves:
- 10 to 12 sessions each of up to 2 hours
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