Enhanced Thinking Skills

The Enhanced Thinking Skills programme, which is a group-based programme for male and female offenders. The programme does what it says - the sessions help you to think things through more clearly. In other words: stop: think: and then act.

Philip says ...

"The different role plays in ETS helped me understand things. I did one with another guy who pretended to be a drug pusher. You have to think of it like a real situation. ETS teaches you how to stop and think.

"The tutors try and get into your mind. I have learnt that other people have a right to their own opinion. You may disagree with it, but they have a right to say it. In the past I didn't respect that.

"I feel that you have to embrace ETS, you have to see the programme as a positive thing. To get something out of it, you have got to put something in. There is homework to do after the sessions. If you muck it up, then speak to the tutors. You have to stay focussed."