THINK DIFFERENT. DO DIFFERENT.
The Roca Impact Institute is Roca’s intensive coaching arm designed to equip institutions and individuals at the center of urban violence with tools and strategies to address trauma, reduce violence and improve outcomes for young people.
The Roca Impact Institute is Roca’s intensive coaching arm designed to equip institutions and individuals at the center of urban violence with tools and strategies to address trauma, reduce violence and improve outcomes for young people.
OUR WORK
Across the country, there are courageous individuals and agencies working day in and day out to reduce violence by helping the young adults at the center of it turn their lives around.
A key piece of the puzzle is missing in existing strategies: how we as practitioners can use brain science to help young people at the center of violence understand why they do what they do and how they can change behaviors over time.
Roca’s time-tested intervention model of 35 years focuses on young men and women at the center of urban violence to reduce the recurrence of violent behavior and recidivism while increasing young people’s readiness for and success in employment opportunities (Abt Associates, 2021). Roca’s Rewire CBT was developed in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital as a simple, skill-based approach to Cognitive Behavioral Theory that frontline staff can implement as a core behavior change intervention with the highest-risk young people.
Across the country, there are courageous individuals and agencies working day in and day out to reduce violence by helping the young adults at the center of it turn their lives around.
A key piece of the puzzle is missing in existing strategies: how we as practitioners can use brain science to help young people at the center of violence understand why they do what they do and how they can change behaviors over time.
Roca’s time-tested intervention model of 35 years focuses on young men and women at the center of urban violence to reduce the recurrence of violent behavior and recidivism while increasing young people’s readiness for and success in employment opportunities (Abt Associates, 2021). Roca’s Rewire CBT was developed in partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital as a simple, skill-based approach to Cognitive Behavioral Theory that frontline staff can implement as a core behavior change intervention with the highest-risk young people.
Founded In Memory of
James E. Mahoney
James (Jim) E. Mahoney, former Global Corporate Strategy and Public Policy Executive, was a trusted advisor, colleague, and friend at Bank of America for 25 years. Jim worked passionately to help advance second chances for the formerly incarcerated and believed strongly in Roca’s mission to disrupt incarceration, poverty and racism. In memory of Jim, Bank of America made a significant contribution to help launch the Roca Impact Institute.
James (Jim) E. Mahoney, former Global Corporate Strategy and Public Policy Executive, was a trusted advisor, colleague, and friend at Bank of America for 25 years. Jim worked passionately to help advance second chances for the formerly incarcerated and believed strongly in Roca’s mission to disrupt incarceration, poverty and racism. In memory of Jim, Bank of America made a significant contribution to help launch the Roca Impact Institute.
Community Violence Intervention
Juvenile & Young Adult Justice
Law Enforcement
Site Visits, Webinars, Conferences
Community Violence Intervention
Originally designed to help young adults at risk of violence learn emotional regulation and behavior change skills, Roca’s Rewire CBT is also a resource for violence intervention specialists to learn about and heal from the impacts of trauma in their own lives while teaching the skills to others. Offerings include Rewire CBT training and coaching for teams of frontline staff and supervisors, and implementation planning for integrating Rewire CBT within existing Community Violence Intervention programming.
Juvenile & Young Adult Justice
A direct investment in skill building for staff on the front lines of justice reform, Roca’s Rewire CBT training and coaching equip direct care staff to teach youth the skills for emotional regulation and healthier decision-making. The Roca Impact Institute also offers implementation coaching to help juvenile and young adult justice agencies integrate and sustain Rewire CBT within existing agency-wide reform initiatives.
Law Enforcement
Rewire4 is an adapted Rewire CBT curriculum co-designed with law enforcement and tailored to the practices of policing and corrections. Through a combination of in-person training and texting, Rewire4 can teach law enforcement the theory and skills to help them stay focused, read themselves, examine their thinking, and act on what’s important to them. Rewire4 is an approved training by the U.S. Department of Justice and both the Massachusetts and Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions.
Site Visits, Webinars, Conferences
The Roca Impact Institute has a menu of field-building offerings, including site visits to Roca’s nationally recognized program sites in Massachusetts and Maryland, webinars, workshops, and presentations.
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CLIENT FEEDBACK and results
