Program Content

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to tune into and critically assess their thinking - to realize that how they think determines what they think, how they feel and how they behave. They are trained to become aware of their self-talk, and taught how to replace antisocial self-talk with pro-social self-talk..

to stop and think before they act; to use cognitive techniques to control their behaviour.

To recognize and control their emotions - not only anger but other emotionssuch as excitement, depression, fear and anxiety.

to analyze interpersonal problems, understand and consider other people's values, behaviour and feelings; recognize how their behaviour affects others people; and how to deal with problems in an effective, pro-social manner.

A key factor in an offender's desistance from antisocial behaviour is close personal relationships with family members, friends, employers and co-workers. To replace anti-social behaviour with pro-social skills such as active listening that will help them achieve positive reinforcement rather than rejection in social situations.

to think logically, objectively, and rationallly without distorting the facts, externalizing the blame or being misled by others.

to apply pro-social rather than anti-social ways of thinking about and responding to the problems they experience.

to replace egocentric world-views by developing understanding and appreciation of the attitudes, values and needs of other individuals and of society.

Neuroscience research has made it clear that our behaviour is often triggered by activity deep in the brain and not just in the neo-cortex (the "rational" area of the brain). We do not always operate in a thoughtful manner. Much of the time we function in an automatic mode. R&R2 programs train participants to attend to and control the thoughts that trigger their anti-social acts.

participants are taught to realize the importance of clear verbal and non-verbal communication and the misunderstandings that can result from unclear communication. They are trained in skills in expressing feelings and thoughts clearly and pro-socially.

How individuals behave is strongly influenced by their "scripts" or their "self-narrative" that they develop through their social experience that tells them who they are and why they are that way. R&R2 includes interventions that lead participants to examine their antisocial scripts and change them to pro-social ones.

Participants are trained to anticipate factors and situations that can trigger their previous ways of responding and they learn pro-social skills for coping with them in order to ensure long-term maintenance of positive change.