Introduction

The Facilitator Readiness Assessment & Reflection Guide is a trauma-informed handbook designed for professionals, trainers, and community leaders preparing to facilitate healing-centered programs. Rooted in practical tools and reflective exercises, this guide equips facilitators to create safe, empowering spaces for participants navigating trauma, incarceration, and reentry.

What's Inside
Foundations of Facilitation

• Principles of trauma-informed practice
• Cultural humility
• Ethical responsibility

Practical Worksheets

• Fillable pause plans
• Weekly reflection tools
• Assessment templates to strengthen facilitator readiness

Understanding Incarcerated Trauma

• Insights into hidden trauma
• Behavioral signals
• Group dynamics

Safe Space Strategies

• Guidance on creating agreements
• Building psychological safety
• Responding to disclosures and triggers

Self-Care & Sustainability

• Tools for reflection
• Supervision
• Maintaining emotional well-being while leading others

Decarceration of Incarcerated Trauma: Reentry Program Workbook
Overview

Decarceration of Incarcerated Trauma: Reentry Program Workbook is a trauma-informed curriculum designed to support individuals impacted by incarceration, addiction, and unhealed trauma. Blending lived experience with research-based strategies, this workbook provides a structured pathway to healing, resilience, and successful reintegration.

Key Features
Nine Core Modules

The workbook covers the following nine core modules:

• Trauma awareness
• Mental health
• Resilience
• Anger management
• Recovery
• Reentry preparation

Practical Worksheets

The workbook includes:

• Reflective exercises
• Coping strategy toolkits
• Recovery planning templates

Evidence-Based Approaches

The workbook is rooted in:

• Trauma-informed care
• Mental health awareness
• Restorative healing practices

Personal Growth Tools

The workbook covers:

• Decision-making skills
• Communication strategies
• Self-care planning

Spiritual & Emotional Insights

The workbook encourages:

• Resilience
• Accountability
• Transformation

Target Audience

This workbook is ideal for:

• Reentry programs
• Facilitators
• Peer mentors
• Counselors
• Individuals committed to personal growth