Thinking for a Change (T4C) is a class held at the Jerome Combs Detention Center for those who are incarcerated and at the Kankakee Public Library for those who are not incarcerated, but involved with the Criminal Justice System of Kankakee County.

 

The Thinking for a Change curriculum is a problem solving program embellished by both cognitive restructuring and social skills interventions. While each of the concepts are presented systemically, the participant quickly learns and appreciates that cognitive restructuring does require some cognitive skills methods, as does cognitive skills require an objective, systematic approach to identifying thinking, beliefs, attitudes, and values.