Khulisa is a non-governmental organization providing community development programmes and reintegration and rehabilitation programmes for at-risk youth and young offenders. Restorative justice philosophy underpins the organization’s work to rebuild relationships between the offenders, their families and the community. Their website introduces visitors to the organization and its different programmes.
REHABILITATION
“Khulisa’s rehabilitation programmes include a number of integrated processes that promote behaviour change and skills development. Personal development programmes offer inmates an opportunity to explore themselves through facilitated group sessions and detailed self-help workbooks that use a number of therapeutic techniques; art therapy, drama therapy, journaling etc. The skills programmes offered are developed as a need is identified and have in the past included entrepreneurial skills, life skills necessary to cope with being released, peer education, production of arts and crafts through Khulisa’s own Reinvent programme etc. Both the personal development programmes and skills development programmes are essential for ensuring that the participant is prepared for the world when he/she is released.
« MY PATH » REHABILITATION PROGRAMME
Programme Description
Khulisa’s rehabilitation programming includes a number of integrated processes that promote behavioural change and skills development. The core of its personal development component is organised into the “My Path” Programme.
This programme is a self-help learning programme for individuals needing to correct their behaviour. The programme places a learner on a path of exploring who he or she really is and preparing for re-entry into a positive, productive and meaningful lifestyle.
‘My Path’ consists of 36 steps divided into three phases:
Phase 1 – Understanding the Real Me
Phase 2 – Me and the World
Phase 3 – Preparation
Each step involves facilitated group sessions and is detailed in self-help, self-directed and self-use workbooks, which are interactive and promote active learning. All workbooks are outcomes-based with information, questions, graphic activities and assessments. Continuous learning, assessment and reflection are promoted throughout ‘My Path’.
« SILENCE THE VIOLENCE » PROGRAMME
1. Programme Description
“Silence the Violence” takes participants on a journey of discovery in which they become aware of the extent of their own violence, where it comes from, and effective nonviolent choices. The programme illustrates how violence (which is not always physical) is ingrained in our culture and belief systems and how it emerges in daily interactions. Participants learn practical ways to minimise violent behaviour.
2. Course Content
Three levels of violence
Theory of violence
Two sides of yourself (Working with Role Theory to help build a model for change)
Personal value system and self-esteem
Wisdom circle (Circle Dialogue): Non-violent communication model and conflict resolution session.
Integration of Theory (Drama Therapy)
Loss of Innocence (Dialogue Circle)
Victim Impact
Making Amends
The Road Ahead: The integration of previous learning and evaluation of the programme
Post Programme Support Group
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PEACEMAKING PROGRAMME
Programme Description
The Khulisa Restorative Justice, Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking Programme is a holistic and integrated programme that combines Khulisa’s community development, rehabilitation and reintegration programmes with restorative justice, peacemaking and conflict resolution processes.
This programme has dealt mainly with serious violent crime and targeted incarcerated, pre and post release offenders. In its pilot phase the programme was initiated in the Kwazulu Natal Midlands from 2006 to July 2007. Facilitated dialogue brought together victims and offenders, offenders and their families, victim’s families and offenders’ families, offenders and their communities and numerous other combinations.
Programme Approach
Restorative Justice is a philosophical approach for responding to crime. Its primary concern is the repair of harm caused by a criminal act or wrongdoing – including the harm that ripples out to affect secondary victims, families, and communities – and an offender’s obligation to make amends for that harm. Restorative processes bring together those who have a stake in a particular offence to collectively and collaboratively identify harms, needs and obligations in order to heal and put things as right as possible. These processes include victim offender mediation, community conferencing and circles.
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