EFFECTIVE ADVISEMENT AND COACHING
FOR “SECOND CHANCE STUDENTS”
New Beginnings, Options, Tools
&
Opportunities for Felons
Doug Atler
CNM Stem Advisor
Elisa Castillo
CNM Academic Advisor
NEW BEGINNINGS AT CNM
CRITICAL FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Do we impose our judgment
from the beginning?
Do we suppose that they
are permanent failures
to society?
Do we imagine that they
will never be successful or are
unable to adapt to their new
environment?
Control our Automatic Responses
COMMON BEHAVIORAL
CORRELATIONS OF OFFENDERS
• Anti-social attitudes and beliefs
• Anti-social personality patterns
• High conflict relationships
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Substance abuse
Low levels of achievement in school and or work
Unstructured and anti-social leisure time.
Lack of empathy
Lack of problem solving
Lack of self control
RECIDIVISM
One key goal of the prison system in the United States is to
rehabilitate its prisoners in the hopes that they will not
continue to live a life of crime. Unfortunately, there are some
individuals who will return to their former criminal life.
This is known as recidivism, which is the recurrence of
criminal activity after an individual serves prison time for a
prior crime. It can be a measurement of a person's return to
crime, or of repeated arrest or conviction.
COMMON CAUSES OF RECIDIVISM
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Lack of job training
Inability to obtain employment
Inability to reintegrate into society after returning from prison
Antisocial attitudes
Association with other criminals
Impulsiveness/Restlessness
Lack of education
Lack of support
Substance abuse
HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Higher Education Act
of 1994." chan robles virtual law library
• Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. — The State shall protect, foster and
promote the right of all citizens to affordable quality education at all
levels and shall take appropriate steps to ensure that education shall
be accessible to all.
OPEN ACCESS TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• Approximately 40% in state in federal prisons do not have
high school credentials compared to 18% of the general
population.
• Few inmates have completed college course work. Not
surprisingly, many of these inmates were unemployed or
underemployed before being incarcerated.
• Lacking the skills necessary to function successfully in society
and on the job, many ex-offenders return to their past
criminal behaviors.
• Central New Mexico Community College is an open
admissions college.
THEIR FIRST IMPRESSIONS
• My Academic Advisor kindly greeted me from the beginning OR my Academic
Advisor looked at me like I was less then making feel inferior from the beginning.
• My Academic Advisor listened to me attentively OR my Academic Advisor quickly
went through a process only staring at his/her computer screen hardly making eye
contact.
• My Academic Advisor took his/her time with me and answered questions I didn’t
even know I had, OR I felt rushed by my Academic Advisor. I felt that he/she wasn’t
interested in helping me.
• My Academic Advisor treated me with respect and recognized that we all make
mistakes. He/she helped put me back on the right track, OR my Academic Advisor
seemed judgmental of me based on his/her facial expression.
EXERCISING POSITIVE
CHARACTERISTICS
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Empathy for the student
A positive attitude
Non-judgmental attitude
Effective Listening
Understanding students view
A Motivating attitude and personality
Awareness of body language
Providing a clear concise message
Ask for clarification, if necessary
Inclusion of praise when appropriate
WHAT IS YOUR EMPATHY QUIOTENT?
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
CNM &COMMUNITY RESOURCES
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CNM Connect Coaches
Rust Emergency Scholarship
Legal Aid (non-criminal)
Transportation options
Physical & Mental Health Centers
Food Banks
Housing Referrals
Childcare Services
Clothing Bank
Career Exploration and Job Placement Services
CNM’S
FELONY
GUIDE
THE FELON’S GOAL AT CNM
• A new start
• A second chance
• An opportunity for redemption
• An opportunity to learn something new
• An opportunity to do things different their second time around
• An opportunity to gain back respect and acceptance in our society
• A vision in building an image that says they are a benefit to society, not a threat
An opportunity to change their life!
THAT’S WHAT WE DO AT
We Change Lives and we Build Community
WE focus on every students future not their past
See your Academic Advisor,
Connect Coach or Counselor
for an educational plan that is
designed to work for you.
PAINT THE ROAD FOR THE STUDENT
Instead of limiting their options lets broaden them!
Lets equip those students with the options, tools
and resources that’s going to aid in their educational
success.
It is our job to motivate and encourage every student
to pursue educational attainment despite their
background and limitations
THE STUDENT’S JOB
Patience,
Hard Work,
Perseverance,
Dedication &
Motivation
=
Success
OUR JOB IS TO TRANSFORM STUDENTS
It’s a reality it’s a mission its what happens every day at CNM
QUESTIONS
OR
COMMENTS?
Thank you!