Suggested month: October · Theme: Power Shift
Learn how to gain credentials, work with systems, and advocate for reform.
Goal: You’ll identify ways to work with institutions and gain professional credibility.
Week 1: From Surviving to Thriving
- Reflect: How can you change the same systems that once judged you?
- Write: Write about your dream role in changing the system.
Week 2: Building Credibility Through Certification
- Reflect: What would it mean to be the one creating policies—not just surviving them?
- Write: Journal your thoughts on getting “certified” in something that once felt out of reach.
Week 3: Working With the System
- Reflect: What certification or license would give you the next level of credibility?
- Write: Write about how you could work with youth, schools, or reentry programs.
Week 4: Becoming a Voice for Policy and Change
- Write: What is the biggest thing you learned about yourself this month?
Exercises this month
- ☐ Research 2 licenses or certifications available to justice-involved individuals.
- ☐ Write out your “platform”—what you stand for, who you represent.
End-of-month self-check
- ☐ I attended at least 3 of the 4 sessions.
- ☐ I completed both exercises.
- ☐ I can explain this month’s goal in my own words.
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