After a number of years working in the UK prison system, Beyond Recoverypartnered with two other charities: The Spark Initiative (Florida) and The InsightAlliance (Portland), to develop a universal curriculum that wouldmeet the needs ofmany different populations. We were all excited to see what could happen if theresults we were seeing in our different cohorts could be spread globally.The curriculum is designed to teach a new understanding of the mind and humanexperience. Its impact reduces risk factors, uncovers resiliency, and promotesemotional and psychological well–being for adults and youth.

The curriculum is flexible enough to modify depending on which populations arebeing taught. Between us the curriculum has been shared with schoolchildren,teachers, prisoners, prison staff, sex workers, people who are home insecure,corporations and individuals.

The curriculumwas originally taught in UK prisons. Some of those participants wentonto become facilitators in their own right. Derrick Mason, a director of BeyondRecovery was once a participant on the Insight to Wellbeing programme. He now runshis own groups andmentors others to understand how their experience of life iscreated.

The curriculum has been designed to build upon each of the learnings and has anatural flow. However, each module is independent andcan be taught in isolation. Inaddition, the modules can be mixed and matched to suit the requirements of theorganisation you are working in. This is because the foundational elements of themodules are all pointing to the same three Principles of the human experience.

The flexibility of the curriculum allows it to be used to impact trainers who work withall sorts of populations, not just in prisons and schools. The curriculum has been very useful in training people who work with managers and team leaders across differentsectors.

The training isformulated to allow everyone to bring their own experience andunderstandingtotheir practice, no matter how familiar or not they are with the ThreePrinciples.This foundational training runs across three days:

Day 1–Foundation of the Program:

During this session, you’ll learn about theprinciples behind our curriculum. This is agreat opportunity to explore your ownwell–being and have insights into the inside–out nature of life.

Day 2–Implementation:

We’ll train you on how to implement the curriculum withwhatever population you’re serving. We take an interactive approach, giving youhands–on opportunities to teach lessons and receive feedback during this session.

Day 3–Best Practices:

Our experienced team will share best practices for using thiscurriculum with specific populations such as youth and adults experiencingincarceration, those struggling with addiction, survivors of sex trafficking, youth inschools, and more.

The licence fee covers your training costs and 12 months support.Werun a monthlywebinar for questions, support, sharing of best practice. The portal also containsdemonstrations of the modules being run in real time.