Character Counts
The Character Counts approach to character education is based on six ethical values that everyone can agree on — values that are not political, religious, or culturally biased. Using a creative approach, including mnemonic devices, the programme helps participants understand the Six Pillars of: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship
*Khulisa UK is developing My Path and Character Counts as next steps in its UK programme delivery.
My Path
Khulisa's My Path programming includes a number of integrated processes that promote behavioural change and skills development with a personal development component at its core. This programme is a self-help learning programme for individuals needing to correct their behaviour, placing the learner on a path of exploring who he or she really is and preparing for re-entry into a positive, productive and meaningful lifestyle.
The programme is applicable in both rehabilitative prison environments and as part of a community-building/citizenship initiative.
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 also uses self-help, self-directed and self-use workbooks: all of which are interactive and promote active learning. All workbooks are outcomes-based with information, questions, graphic activities and assessments for continuous learning.
Silence the Violence & Face It
Silence the Violence (known in schools as Face It) is an experiential learning programme using therapeutic methods that lead to significant behaviour-change, self-awareness and motivation. It’s three key outcomes are:
- Violence reducing behaviour change
- Victim-impact awareness and restorative justice
- Significant drop in recidivism
It is also well-suited for individuals facing significant personal barriers in their lives, those at-risk of offending, victims of domestic violence and those that are long-term unemployed or economically inactive.
The approach uses drama and creative therapy to safely approach aspects of one’s inner life that cannot yet be articulated, assimilated, or even tolerated on conscious, verbal levels. Informed by each of the three major forces in psychology ( psychoanalysis, behaviourism and humanism) the programme is based on the theory that violence is learned and can therefore be unlearned. Sessions are linked to support groups that become participant-led.