Facilitation Skills for Cognitive Behavioral Programs in Corrections
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 25AC04
- Agency
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Bureau of Prisons
Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $250,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, through its National Institute of Corrections (NIC), is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement to develop a Facilitation Skills for Cognitive Behavioral Programs in Corrections Blended Learning (hybrid) course and a Facilitation Skills for Cognitive Behavioral Programs in Corrections Training for Trainers virtual instructor-led training (VILT) curriculum. The goal is to build corrections agency capacity in the effective delivery of cognitive behavioral intervention and therapy programs. Eligible applicants include nonprofit, for-profit, and higher education organizations. The evaluation criteria will focus on the applicant's ability to demonstrate expertise in facilitation techniques, group processes, and adult learning principles. The application deadline is 11:59pm EDT on October 15, 2024.
The award amount is up to $250,000 for a 12-month period, with potential for supplemental non-competitive funding for up to 24 additional months. The project is funded under the CFDA 16.601 Corrections Training and Staff Development program, which typically provides awards ranging from $75,000 to $275,000 for training initiatives and technical assistance efforts aimed at improving correctional practices and outcomes nationwide.
Synopsis
Perhaps no other intervention has attracted more attention across the criminal justice system than cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT). First widely used in the latter half of the 20th century, as large numbers of people
with mental illness were deinstitutionalized and treated in community settings, CBT has since found its way
into nearly every aspect of the justice system, often supplementing, or displacing other programs and
interventions. CBT assumes that most people can become conscious of their own thoughts and behaviors
and then make positive changes to them. A person's thoughts are often the result of experience, and behavior
is often influenced and prompted by these thoughts. In addition, thoughts may sometimes become distorted
and fail to reflect reality accurately. Practitioners today use CBT to reduce recidivism among adults and
juveniles, help victims deal with the aftermath of crimes, and address substance abuse, depression, violence,
and other problematic behavior. CBT programs help individuals in corrections improve their social skills,
means-ends problem solving, critical reasoning, moral reasoning, cognitive style, self-control, impulse
management, and self-efficacy. Effective facilitators are crucial to assisting to make these improvements
and reductions. The ideal skills for group facilitators include empathy, knowledge of facilitation/teaching
techniques, understanding group processes and interpersonal interactions, the ability to control a group of
justice-involved adults and at-risk youth, and the ability to challenge individuals through non-coercive
means. Almost without exception, studies of cognitive behavioral programs point to proper training as a key
factor in achieving desired program outcomes. Training is the starting point for successful facilitators.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NIC Style Guide.pdf | ||
| 25AC04 - Cognitive Behavioral NOFO FINAL.pdf |
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