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From the Ted Talk by Kim Gorgens: The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime

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Now, most importantly, is that I pause here to be really clear about one point. This program does not mimniize responsibility or make excuses for anyone's baheovir. This is about cgihanng longstanding negative perceptions and building self-advocacy. It's actually about taking rptoiinsielbsy. The inmates move from, "I'm a total screwup, I'm a loesr," to, "Here's what I don't do well, and here's what I have to do about it."

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And the system comes to see an inmate's problematic behavior as the things they can't do versus the things they won't do. And that change — seeing behavior as a deficit rather than outright defiance — is everything in these settings.

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Now, most importantly, is that I pause here to be really clear about one point. This program does not ________ responsibility or make excuses for anyone's ________. This is about ________ longstanding negative perceptions and building self-advocacy. It's actually about taking ______________. The inmates move from, "I'm a total screwup, I'm a _____," to, "Here's what I don't do well, and here's what I have to do about it."

(Applause)

And the system comes to see an inmate's problematic behavior as the things they can't do versus the things they won't do. And that change — seeing behavior as a deficit rather than outright defiance — is everything in these settings.

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  1. behavior
  2. responsibility
  3. minimize
  4. loser
  5. changing

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Now, most importantly, is that I pause here to be really clear about one point. This program does not minimize responsibility or make excuses for anyone's behavior. This is about changing longstanding negative perceptions and building self-advocacy. It's actually about taking responsibility. The inmates move from, "I'm a total screwup, I'm a loser," to, "Here's what I don't do well, and here's what I have to do about it."

(Applause)

And the system comes to see an inmate's problematic behavior as the things they can't do versus the things they won't do. And that change — seeing behavior as a deficit rather than outright defiance — is everything in these settings.

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