Student Evaluations of ACCI Life Skills Workbooks

At the end of each student’s workbook is a program evaluation form. These forms are sent to us as a means of evaluating the instructors and the effectiveness of the material. The evaluations quoted below are in response to the question, “What are your general feeling about this class?” Of the thousands who have completed our various programs, 92% gave them a positive rating.

Male, 37	Offense: Domestic Violence, Program: CCLC
	“It’s good to work and talk in group meetings. A lot of weeks I couldn’t wait until the next session, I feel this class will go far and help a lot of people. I know it won’t all but it will a lot.”
Female, 18	Offense: Theft, Program: LOC-I
	“I really liked it. It helped me realize that I need help and a I need to get on with my life and quit living in the past.”
Male, 20	Offense: Burglary, Program: CCLC
	“This is actually the first class I have ever learned anything and take everything into my life. I understood everything that was talked about. I loved it. This class will help alot of people if they want it to. Great class to take. Inspirational.”
Female, 41	Offense: P. I. & Disorderly conduct, Program: LOC-I
	“I felt this was a very good way to take stock of myself and it gave me the chance to think about my life choices and the informations I need to be able to change my behavior and become a better person. It was, in my opinion worth the fee and very helpful.”
Male, 20	Offense: Drugs, Program: CCLC
	“Good class, you learn more in here than you do, or I have in any other class or rehabs. The class focuses on the big picture and not just one thing. It helps you understand what to do to change, plus your with other people that is good, but only if their positive too.”
Female, 19	Offense: Minor in Possession of Alcohol, Program: LOC-I
	“It was simple common sense. It made me realize some of the things I have forgotten about how I can change my life and make my own destiny. I am a parent now so my views on life have changed more than I could have imagined they would. I acknowledge the mistakes my mother had made when I was growing up and I just now realized that parents do affect the way you are. I hope to be better than that, and learn from my mistakes.”
Male, 37	Offense: Parole violation - drugs, Program: CCLC
	“It helped to remind me that life is full of choices. That most problems are in our hands that is, a matter of programming good or bad.”
Female, 20	Offense: Drinking underage, Program: LOC-I
	“It was very interesting, it makes you think about alot of things you are doing and why you are doing them. I think you should make everyone take this class it is, I think, a very good class.”
Male, 25	Offense: Possession of Control Substance, Program: CCLC
	“It helped me learn what direction I need to take my life and the steps I need to take to move in that direction. It also taught me that I am responsible for my own actions only I can make the choices. Also, that it is important to always have control that I control my life no one else.”
Female, 18	Offense: Illegal consumption of alcohol, Program: LOC-I
	“I was very surprised in what I learned from this class. I thought it was going to be a “put you down, you did bad” type of class. Instead it was positive and I learned not just about my problems but about me and what I went through as a child. This class really made me think.”
Male, 21	Offense: Drugs, Program: CCLC
	“I like this class alot. It has helped me realize why I do the things I do. Also, I’ve learned how to change my thought patterns and become more responsible and happy.”

Female, 19	Offense: Illegal consumption, Program: LOC-I
	“It made me realize that alot lot of people have alot of the same problems as me. It taught me that you have power over everything you do. Even if you were abused and all that -- you can let it go - get over it and be happy again.”
Male, 20	Offense: Under age drinking, Program: LOC-I
	“I feel the class was of good use. It brought up good ideas and suggestions about how to deal with problems and tribulations. It shows me that there are other things in life than drugs and alcohol. I feel that even though I may not change it still made me recognize that there is more to life. It put new ideas in my head and maybe I will change one of these days."
Male, 20	Offense: Alcohol, Program: CCLC
	“It helped me out a lot with learning to control my anger
Male, 21	Offense: Underage Consumption, Program: LOC-I
	“The class was very worthwhile and I am glad I attended. It was very informative, even if it wouldn’t have been a court order. If I’d have known of the things being taught, I would have come anyway. It made me open my eyes and seriously evaluate my life and reconsider some paths I have chosen.”
Female, 29	Offense: Possession of Methamphetamine, Program: CCLC
	“This class was really quite enjoyable for me. It was interesting to listen to other people’s stories. I felt like we all developed a friendship between us. Class discussions were often encouraging! It was nice to know that you are not alone in what you’re going through. It was also neat to see the improvement happening in other class members lives.”
Male, 25	Offense: Domestic Violence, Program: LOC/HS
	“I really liked doing this workbook. I think it will help. The things I learned in this workbook made a lot of sense of things I never knew about. The thing I liked most about this was I worked on everything with my wife, so it is going to help both of us and not just me.”
Male, 21	Offense: Theft, Program: LOC/HS
	“I feel good and better about it after completing this book. It is a book that explains how to really change your life if you want to change it. It also worked as a guide on how to accept my actions and responsibilities. I learned a lot of things I hadn’t thought about before.”
Male, 63	Offense: Intoxication, Program: LOC/HS
	“It brought things out that were in the back of my mind that I had to face that I probably never would had it not been for this workbook. It made me think what I want out of life and what I can do to make it happen.”
Female, 44	Offense: DUI, Program: LOC/HS
	“I really liked this workbook. I have worked with counselors over the years and would go away feeling more frustrated than helped. This workbook gave answers and reasons why I feel the way I do, I felt validated. The last 5 to 7 pages became too repetitive and that was frustrating. It needs to be a little longer in the Drug and Alcohol Section; it’s too big a problem to just run through.”
Male, 46	Offense: Possession of Marijuana & False Information to a police officer, Program: LOC/HS
	“It was very good and challenging. It hits all points of human life from differences between good and bad, we all know what bad is, human needs to anger management. To consequences of things to relationships and family, happiness, depression, it covered all the necessary points.”
Female, 21	Offense: Domestic Violence, Program: LOC/HS
	“This workbook was helpful. It helped me realize that I need to think about my husband and son before I think of myself. It also showed me where I can improve my marriage and what I need to do to succeed in my marriage. I helped me understand why I’m they way I am.”
Male, 49	Offense: Vehicle Homicide, Program: LOC/HS
	“I learned that in order to change you have to want to change and you can’t change others, only yourself. I learned that in order to be open with others you, have to be open with yourself. I learned that you must love yourself before you can love others. I learned that I am someone not something. And, I learned that I must be positive not negative to have a full, happy life.”

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