Onesimus Workbook

S ESSION 3 The Process of Re-enculturation

In the Last Session: • The hopes and fears of church members and prisoners • The elements of prison culture and criminogenic factors • The difference between jails and prisons Objectives of This Session: • Understand the time and effort it will take to help a former prisoner adapt. • Recognize the differences between a systemic approach and a programmatic approach. • Appreciate the seven keys that will make the process successful.

Content

I. The Goal of Onesimus Is to Help the Prisoner Change from Prison Culture to Outside Culture.

A. It takes time and it takes a community.

B. Twelve months of continued influence is required for lasting change from prison culture and criminal thinking. 1

II. Program vs. Systemic Approach

A. Program approach from the social service world

B. Systemic thinking 2

1 Prison Fellowship Online Training, Prison Culture, Module 3: Recognizing Criminal Thinking , 2012. 2 The Cat and the Toaster: Living SystemMinistry in a Technological Age , Douglas A. Hall, 2010.

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