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| Educators Delores Johnson, left, and Tiffany Franklin presenting at a conference for Louisiana Juvenile Probation Officers |
Baton Rouge, La. - SU Ag Center’s Second Chance 2 Recover team will travel to Elayn
Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel to do mock job interviews with selected
inmates. The team was asked to conduct these interviews by Amanda
Dominique who works in the mental health department at the Center. The
team has been teaching classes at EHCC since 2007. The purpose of the
Second Chance 2 Recover program is to provide self-sufficiency skills to
inmates on topics regarding issues they will face upon release. Classes
include Addictive Behaviors, Developing Job Skills, Anger Management and
Creating a Plan of Action.
Ms. Dominique requested the mock interviews after the team taught their
“Developing Job Skills and Plan of Action” class. The class provides information
on what to do and what not to do when searching for a job after their
release. They are taught that finding employment will likely be a
challenge once they return to their communities. The objective is to
prepare the mindset of inmates and to teach them that it is not an overnight
process to get out and immediately find employment. Not saying it is
impossible, but highly unlikely because of their past history of
offenses. The class also teaches inmates how and where to find decent, reasonably
priced clothes for an interview. They are also taught to utilize their
resources and network to find employment.
The interviews will be recorded and taped for the general population to
reference as needed to know what to do during a job interview.
For additional information about the Second Chance 2 Recover program,
contact Tiffany Franklin, Program Coordinator at 225-771-2775 or tiffany_franklin@suagcenter.com
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Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714
bridget_udoh@suagcenter.com
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