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Aggression Replacement Therapy (ART) promotes the development of pro-social behavior and the reduction of violent behavior in chronically aggressive adolescents.
Needs Addressed: Mental Health, aggression.
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Anger Management High Risk/Need: This treatment provides instruction and practice on basic anger control strategies in a group facilitated by clinicians.
Needs Addressed: Attitudes; behavior; aggression, mental health
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment that helps participants develop mindfulness-based coping skills to decrease suicidal and self-harming behaviors.
Needs Addressed: Mental Health
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Drug and alcohol treatment that is on the treatment continuum beneath residential.
Needs addressed: Substance abuse
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Provides general, individual therapy.
Need addressed: Mental Health.
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A cognitive behavioral/schema focused/mindfulness based aftercare treatment group to promote mastery of skills necessary for pro-social living.
Need addressed: mental health
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This group teaches a mindfulness based, schema focused approach to parenting based on principles of health human development.
Need addressed: parenting
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This group applies a cognitive behavioral, schema focused and mindfulness baed approach to increasing skills/awareness applicable to pro-social living.
Need addressed: clinical
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This group promotes self-awareness, teaches emotional regulation skills, and promotes increased emotional intelligence.
Need addressd: Clinical
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Treatment services for individuals who would benefit from some treatment in order to achieve sobriety without needing a higher level of treatment. It is also beneficial for continued support as a step down from residential treatment.
Needs addressed: Drugs and Alcohol Abuse.
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Developed by FranklinCovey in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Corrections, 7 Habits on the Inside uses the principles of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, tailored for the incarcerated individual. The program seeks to empower individuals to manage their own lives in such a way as to be successful in prison and in the community and using the principles of integrity, proactivity, and other key skills. (12 weeks)
Needs Addressed: Attitudes/Behavior; Family; Employment; Life Skills
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Participants explore the effects of trauma and how it has impacted their lives.
Needs addressed: Attitude/behavior
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A trauma informed mail based correspondence program which explores entrepreneurship, healthy relationships, leadership, criminal thinking, employment, purposeful living, reentry, anger management, character development, victim awareness, persevering, and becoming the solution.
Needs addressed: Attitudes/behavior
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MRT is an evidence-based, cognitive behavioral intervention which leads to enhanced moral reasoning, better decision making and more appropriate behavior.
Needs addressed: Attitudes, behavior.
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This program increases a participant's understanding of the harm/damages they caused their victims, communities and themselves. The program also provides an important life skill module that teaches how to become emotionally proficient, which translates into better decision making and reduced conflicts.
Needs Addressed: Attitudes; behavior, Life skills.
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Thinking for a Change is a high-level cognitive behavioral program developed by the National Institute of Corrections. The program uses role playing to concentrate on changing the criminogenic thinking of offenders.
Needs addressed: Attitudes; behavior; family; friends; aggression.
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This program emphasizes participant accountability and understanding of how the participant's behavior has impacted the victim.
Needs addressed: Pro-social; attitudes/behavior
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Builds basic skills for GED testing, college readiness and/or skill development.
Need Addressed: Education
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Assists students prepare for taking the high school equivalency test (GED).
Addresses Need Area: Education
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Opportunity to pursue college coursework through individual and family support.
Need addressed: Education, employment.
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College courses are offered through various universities/colleges and correspondence courses. Currently, college classes are provided by grant funded providers and/or at the individual's own expense.
Needs Addressed: Education; employment; life skills; pro-social.
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English as a second language (ESL) provides individuals with literacy support before Adult Basic Education
Needs addressed: Education; life skills
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NDCS operates its own school district with a high school. Students of all ages may attend high school classes. Individuals under 22 who have not graduated from high school are required to be in school. Students over 22 need to go through an application process.
Need addressed: Education.
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Provides college level education.
Need addressed: Education/employment
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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) is an organization which encourages members to read, and listen at meetings using the program as an opportunity to face the truth and become accountable for their addiction to alcohol.
Need Addressed: Support for addiction and prosocial activity
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On a monthly basis, NCYF's art class allows inmates to express their feelings and emotions through art. A theme is given and art supplies are provided.
Need addressed: Pro-social
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Participants select a book to read, and come together weekly with Omaha Public Library to discuss the book and how it relates to real life situations.
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There are a variety of workshops including birth control, nutrition, date abuse, bullying, gender boxes, hygiene.
Need addressed prosocial and health.
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This program allows individuals with similar life experiences to walk along side each other in supportive relationships.
Needs addressed: Attitudes/Behavior; Prosocial Activities
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A program that partners with the Humane Society to care and provide routine training for dogs who will be adopted.
Need Addressed: Pro-Social Activity
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Lessons teach a skill that takes discipline and persistence.
Need addressed: Pro-social/outside interest.
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Incarcerated individuals are partnered with a community mentor where they are given advice and do an activity together on a weekly basis. The mentors assist in preparing them for their roles as productive citizens in the areas of jobs, housing, family and values.
Need addressed: Pro-social; support; life skills
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Narcotics Anonymous encourages its members to attend meetings, read and listen to speakers to face the truth and be accountable for their addictions.
Need addressed: Drug addiction support; pro-social/outside interest.
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Variety of classes, workshops and religious services designed to help inmates with support and spiritual development.
Needs addressed: Pro-social, support.
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A variety of activities that encourage health pastimes are offered at all facilities. Please check with recreational specialists for more information.
Needs addressed: Pro-social/outside interest; health.
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A support and mental health awareness group.
Needs: Support
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Social workers provide assistance in obtaining and completing Social Security applications to individuals who qualify and are 90 days from discharge, post-release supervision or parole.
Need addressed: Re-entry for those who may qualify for Social Security benefits due to age or disability.
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Reentry specialists work with individuals to ensure a reentry plan is completed. The plan allows for a smooth transition to the community and focuses on housing, transportation, employment, education, and medical/mental health services as needed.
Need addressed: Re-entry
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This program is designed to prepare and provide resources to participants for presentation with the parole board.
Need addressed: Reentry
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Clients develop comprehensive reentry plans that include housing/transitional living, employment/education, transportation, ID credentials, medical/mental and behavioral health treatment.
Need addressed: Reentry.
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See clinical programs list for more details.
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Introduction to Psychotherapy for those who may want or need an idea of what is involved in mental behavioral health programming.
Need Addressed: Mental Health
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Provided on an as-needed basis, clinicians are available to assist individuals in a mental health crisis.
Needs Addressed: Mental health.
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Licensed, clinical therapists provide one-on-one or group therapy sessions as needed.
Need addressed: mental health
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Risk Assessments and Psychological Evaluations provide diagnosis clarification, intelligence testing and Dementia screening.
Need addressed: Mental Health; education.
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On-call Skilled Nursing Facilities manage crises dealing with medical emergencies, behavioral issues and suicide watches.
Needs addressed: Health and mental health.
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Transition Services are available to those transitioning to or from general population or protective management. Mental Health professionals may assists with these services.
Need Addressed: Mental Health
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Social workers coordinate with a variety of community providers and agencies for mental health services, substance abuse treatment and medical services. Providers include the Veteran's Administration, DHHS, treatment agencies, private practice and non-profit organizations.
Needs Addressed: Housing, medical, mental health, basic needs, re-entry.
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Social workers assist individuals with high medical/mental health needs to find clothing resources, apply for benefits or general assistance and other life needs.
Needs addressed: Social work services.
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Social workers assist individuals with high medical needs to set appointments for medication management, healthcare and provide resources to obtain medical insurance upon release:
Needs addressed: Health, mental health, life skills, re-entry.
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Social workers provide assistance to individuals with high medical/mental health needs to obtain transitional living, assisted living or skilled nursing care, as needed.
Needs addressed: Re-entry
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Specialized Population Served offers services for inmates with mental illness or serious chronic medical conditions that are high risk and multi-needs.
Needs addressed: Health; mental health
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Helps individuals identify a specific career path; learn professional and personal skills to assist them in getting a job.
Need addressed: Employment
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Certificate program utilizing tablets for improvement in academics and job training.
Need addressed: Education. employment
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Helps participants develop a resume, prepare for interviews and work on job skills.
Need area addressed: Employment
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Participants are provided with nutrition and fitness training.
Need addressed: Life skills
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This group provides a schema focused mindfulness based approach to grudge reduction and forgiveness.
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Need addressed: Life skills
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This program, delivered by a wellness expert, provides workshops on preventative health education and nutrition, such as Men's Birth Control; Date Abuse; Bullying; Gender Boxes; and Hygiene.
Need addressed: Health.
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The class is designed to teach participants the importance of appearance and grooming.
Need addressed: Lifeskill
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Builds leadership skills through communication.
Needs addressed: Attitudes/behavior, employment.
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Life skills and mentoring program
Needs addressed: Employment, reentry family
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Helps participants learn to make better choices and examine thinking patterns, preparing them to take advantage of opportunities in prison that will help them succeed.
Needs addressed: Attitudes, behavior.
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The Omaha Public Library provides resume classes to help incarcerated individuals prepare for employment searches and interviews.
Need addressed: Employment; vocational Life skills.
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