Episode #5: Water Challenge Continuing their adventure at Camp Blanding, Florida, the teens are taken “hostage” by a pair of “military police” and endure a wild, blindfolded ride to meet the orchestrators of this misadventure. When sanity is restored, the team members get one more challenge … an incredibly difficult military maneuver of capsizing a Zodiac boat. Topic discussion - Facing Our Fears and Teamwork Fundraising Opportunities Buy Now Testimonial I have been doing cognitive programming in the Juvenile hall for the past few years. We now have a program that includes anger management, and a life recovery class (drugs, sex, gangs etc.) The ultimate choice video series has been such a blessing for me to be able to get exciting material without having to do the presentation by myself. We usually watch a video 2 to 3 times in the work week. I watch the video with the kids and take notes. At the end we have a short lecture on the video and an interactive talk about they learned from the video. I can honestly tell you the UC video is the kids’ favorite group and they are always excited to watch them. The kids get an index card and keep it in their rooms. When they complete a group, I collect them and initial them. After 10 groups we have a graduation were I talk about them and what I have noticed about their progress. They get a certificate commending them on their completion of at least 10 cognitive programming sessions. I have had many minors shake my hand at the end of their stay and thank me for the time and the materials to give them skills for living and listening to their problems. This video series should have a large marketing place in the California Juvenile system, California is pushing more programming, and the video series does all the work. The atmosphere in the unit I work in has changed dramatically in the few months I have been using the video series. The overall safety and security in the unit has benefited because of the skills I am able to present to the minors after the videos. I was chosen as Probation Officer of the Year for Central California and am competing against 2 others for Probation Officer of the Year for the State of California. I don’t care about the award, it just shows you that your material is being noticed and my career has benefited from its use. Thanks again, Ben Wheeler