The ARISE library of life-management skills has undergone a complete makeover from the ground up, increasing the size of each volume by at least fifteen percent without affecting the price. The ARISE curricula is written for those who work with aggressive, academically, motivationally and emotionally challenged youth. Here are some of the exciting changes, meant to lock in learners with attention problems and provide facilitators with everything they need to bring out their own creativity and positively engage the youth in their ARISE group sessions.
ARISE True Life Tales
Everyone loves a good story. The ARISE True Life Tales are short stories that relate to the content of the book they're in. The tales may be short, but don't let their length fool you. Each one grips the reader's attention quickly and swoops in under the radar with an important life lesson disguised as an interesting story. Every ARISE True Life Tale is written specifically for teens with limited reading ability. Each is designed for "jump reading," which is a way for a group of people to read a story together. Each person reads a paragraph until the story is complete. Jump reading is a great way to involve the learners in the story. Youth will not get frustrated stumbling over long, difficult to pronounce words. ARISE True Life Tales and lessons are easy to understand because they are specially designed and written that way. Assuring that the stories are accessible and appealing for learners is just one ingredient in the ARISE recipe for success. Learners will become absorbed with the stories and eager to know what happens next.
ARISE Inspirational Biographies
We all learn best by example. The ARISE Inspirational Biographies feature people who have risen above adversity to succeed. Incarcerated and troubled teens often feel that their background and the mistakes they've made have set them up to fail. The ARISE Inspirational Biographies seek to change that mindset. Each Inspirational person was chosen because he or she conquered difficult circumstances and made the best out of life. Some are famous, others are everyday, ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things. The ARISE Inspirational Biographies show learners that just about anything is possible if you give it all you have.
Photos
No one wants to stare at pages and pages of nothing but text. To enhance the lessons and make each book even more visually appealing for both learners and facilitators, ARISE has added hundreds of meaningful, attention-grabbing photographs to the new versions of the curricula. The photos are conversation starters, and many provide true-to-life examples of the concepts illustrated in the lessons, from the elderly man dying from emphysema in Substance Abuse and Guns to the ecstatic high school graduate in So You're Thinking of Staying in School.
ARISE Provides The Latest Information and Statistics
Each updated volume of the ARISE curricula features the latest statistics and information. ARISE understands that providing accurate resources, such as hotline and agency phone numbers, is critically important. Learners may need that information once their group workshops are over and they are in the "real world." ARISE assures that each phone number, website and statistic is accurate and up to date.
The Complete ARISE Library Is Now Available as E-Books
Along with the update of the ARISE material comes the ability to easily download the books ONLY on the new ARISE website (www.at-riskyouth.org)
For almost 25 years, ARISE, a nonprofit foundation, has functioned as a developer and publisher of unique life-management skills curricula and staff training programs for those staff responsible for managing at-risk, incarcerated youth in detention centers and secure facilities, as well as other troubled youth. ARISE is also used as a powerful prevention tool for at-risk teenagers and young adults and the people who care for them. ARISE programs consist of interactive group discussions and activities designed to break the ice quickly and capture the attention of even the most introverted participants. ARISE gives structure to well-meaning but disorganized programs, moving away from lectures and into dynamic group conversations conducted by ARISE trained Group Facilitators where the youth are involved and talking about their own experiences. The ARISE curriculum is continually updated with new photographs, current statistics, inspirational biographies and original short stories, meant to keep learners engaged and give facilitators the latest information.
Since ARISE was established over two decades ago, it has trained and certified 5,760 ARISE Life Skills Group Facilitators who have taught over 4,055,708 documented hours of ARISE life-skills lessons in almost all 50 states. ARISE has been used successfully in Canada, Jamaica, England, Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, New Zealand, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Botswana and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Requests for translation have also come in from as far away as Pakistan, South Africa, Cambodia, India, Singapore and China.
For more information, please call Edmund Benson at ARISE toll free: 1 (888) 680-6100 or visit ariselife-skills.org.
