The Challenge Series

The Challenge Journal series was developed in collaboration with the Department of
Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. It focuses on helping high-risk inmates live a life free
of criminal activity, violence and drug use and emphasizes the importance of building a
healthy support community.

• Orientation
  This Journal helps participants answer the question, “Why am I here?”
  and gets them started on the path to positive life change.
• Rational Thinking
  Participants learn eight positive attitudes for success, evaluate their
  substance use history, explore the process of behavior change and set
  personal goals.
• Criminal Lifestyles
  Participants consider how criminal behavior develops from thinking
  and choices, and evaluate the impact of a criminal lifestyle.
• Violence Prevention
  Participants explore their relationship with violence and learn how to
  break the cycle.
• Communication Skills
  This Journal focuses on effective communication, strategies for
  controlling anger and the benefits of building healthy relationships.
• Lifestyle Balance
  Participants evaluate whether or not their lives are in balance and
  learn skills for making positive adjustments to key life areas.
• Transition
  Participants evaluate whether their expectations about the future are
  realistic and explore three key transition issues.
• Reviewing My Drug Use
  In this Journal, participants examine their drug use history and
  explore the damaging consequences of drug use.
• Recovery Maintenance
  This Journal focuses on maintaining positive change. Participants
  consider strategies to exit from the relapse process and develop a
  recovery maintenance plan.