MicroLearnings in Correctional Ministry

MicroLearnings in Correctional Ministry

Welcome to the Correctional Ministries Institute MicroLearnings!  These bite-sized training courses are designed to give you focused information on topics related to working with people impacted by incarceration. Each module includes a quiz to reinforce information.  Feel free to download the PowerPoints and handouts.

Instructions

For each module:

·       Listen to the lecture

·       View the PowerPoint

·       View handouts (if available)

·       Complete the quiz

Certificate

You will be able to download a training certificate once you have successfully completed all the modules. 

We pray that these specialized trainings will further your ministry!  

Desistance: How and why people give up crime

This training provides an introduction to principles, processes, interventions and a measurement tool for desistance.

Table of Contents:

  1. Introduction to Desistance
  2. Desistance: Key Processes
  3. Desistance: Assisted Desistance
  4. Desistance: Intervention Principles
  5. Desistance: The Faith Factor
  6. Desistance: Measuring Desistance

Criminogenic Factors and Programming

Learn the risks and needs that increase the likelihood of individuals to commit crime and how to intervene with targeted programming.  

Motivational Interviewing I: An Introduction

Do you struggle with how to motivate individuals to make positive behavior change? This training on Motivational Interviewing, an evidence-based practice, will cover the change process and introduce you to motivational interviewing.     

Motivational Interviewing II: Skills

This training focuses on the core skill set in motivational interviewing is known as OARS: Open-ended Questions, Affirmations, Reflective Listening, and Summaries.

Motivational Interviewing III: Processes

This training explains the Motivational Interviewing (MI) process and how to implement MI with your clients.   

Get Started

CMCA Members:  Click Here to log into the CMCA Member Resource page & access the FREE MicroLearning training.

Complete each module by watching the video, reading the powerpoints, and completing quizzes.

A downloadable certificate is available upon completing the entire course.