Abused Boys, Wounded Men: Taking Responsibility for Ending the Cycle of Pain (curriculum)

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By Earnie Larsen

#7266   While society has enormous sympathy for abused children, the judgment for those children is less benevolent should they become adult offenders. In this curriculum, renowned author/lecturer Earnie Larsen interviews adult inmates to examine the role that childhood abuse played in their lives.

Designed for use in community corrections and institutional settings, this six-week curriculum will help adult offenders identify instances of early abuse, recognize how it has impacted their lives, and learn how to live a productive life in spite of it.

Larsen observes, “People who have suffered abuse in childhood – especially if it’s intense and constant – don’t lead the same kind of lives as those who weren’t abused.”

For some in the series, these are the memories they carry as wounded men:

• An eight-year-old repeatedly sexually abused by his brothers, then held by his ankles from a seventh-floor window for the fun of seeing him cry.
• A six-year-old tied naked to a tree for bedwetting.
• A seven-year-old locked in a closet for three days for talking back.

Relentlessly realistic, Abused Boys, Wounded Men takes an unconventional stance that’s also an unshakable reality: identifying and overcoming the root cause of adult crime can be more effective than simple incarceration.

The curriculum ($184.50) includes:

• 10 workbooks ($79.50)
• 1 facilitator’s guide ($105.00)

The original 2-DVD set (141 minutes) relating to this program is no longer available. The workbooks can be purchased in units of 10 copies for $79.50; a single copy is $8.95. The facilitator’s guide is $105.00. Copyright 2001. SPECIAL: Complete curriculum program (10 workbooks and 1 facilitator’s guide) for $184.50.

Related programs also available:

• Exploring Trauma for Men (USB) — Third Edition
• From the Inside Out Curriculum: Taking Personal Responsibility for the Relationships in Your Life: Life Skills for Inmates and Parolees (DVDs)
• Beyond Anger: Connecting With Self and Others

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