Houses of Healing Facilitator’s Manual

The Houses of Healing Facilitator’s Manual is a guide for facilitating a 13-session course based on the book, Houses of Healing: A Prisoner’s Guide to Inner Power and Freedom. It can be used by professionals within prison and jail systems or by volunteers. The manual includes rationales for each session citing academic research as well as handouts including mindfulness-based exercises, emotional competency building strategies, role plays, and more.

In the introduction to the manual, author Robin Casarjian offers suggestions on how to approach facilitating a Houses of Healing Program. Facilitators are welcome to use the material in ways that suit their needs and facilitation style. Included with each week’s lessons are “Self-Work” handouts that can be duplicated for course participants. (These handouts are also included in the Making Time Count Workbook.)