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Man, I Need a Job! 3rd Edition
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Publication
This newly revised edition focuses on the special employment needs
of people with a criminal history, including how to disclose the past on
job interviews and in interviews.  Covers standard job search skills
such as resumes, how to find openings and contact employers, with
updated information on using the Internet to find a job.  Offers advice
on how to handle rejection, find help in the community, and what it
takes to keep a job.  A strong motivational tool, including coping skills
needed to overcome a criminal stigma in the workplace. A highly
focused and cost-effective guide to one of the key ingredients to
successful reentry.

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82 pages - $7.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See Order
Form or Discount Table for Quantity Discounts.
Necesito Empleo! 2nd Edition
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Publication
Practical job search advice for people with a criminal record, this book
will help Spanish-speaking offenders find a job and develop a
successful role in community life.  A professional translation of Man, I
Need a Job! 2nd Edition.

75 pages - $7.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See Order
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Man I Need a Job! 2nd Edition -- Audio
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Audio Production
Full-length audio version of Man, I Need a Job! 2nd Edition. Ideal for
non-readers and for use in classroom discussions.

Two-tape set, 3 hours - $19.95 single copy plus shipping and
handling – See
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No One Will Hire Me! (3rd Ed. -- 2006)
Avoid 17 Mistakes and Win the Job
by Ron and Caryl Krannich, Ph.Ds
It's the often-heard lament of disillusioned job seekers who lack the
will to go on with their frustrating job search - "No one will hire me!"

Misunderstanding job market realities, job seekers make numerous
mistakes that frequently result in self-fulfilling prophecies. Two of
America's leading career experts identify 17 key mistakes job seekers
make, from failing to articulate goals and knowing one's worth to
improperly using Internet resources, looking for jobs in the wrong
places, and prematurely accepting a job offer.

Each chapter identifies a major mistake and then offers analyses, self-
tests, exercises, and resources for avoiding the error in the future. The
perfect job search guide for everyone, from students, job changers,
and displaced executives to ex-offenders and transitioning military
personnel.

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208 pages - $15.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See
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THE AUTHORS: Ron and Caryl Krannich are two of America's leading
career and travel writers who have authored more than 80 books. They
reside in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Job Interview Tips for People with Not-So-Hot Backgrounds
How to Put Red Flags Behind You to Win the Job
by Ron and Caryl Krannich, Ph.Ds
You must do well in the job interview to get  job offer.  But what should
you say and do if you have red flags in your background – you’re a job
hopper, lack focus, been incarcerated, experienced drug and alcohol
problems, got fired, dropped out of school, received poor grades, lack
experience, or appear over-qualified?  Can you convince the
prospective employer that you should be hired despite your red flags?  
Since employers want to make smart hiring decisions, they look for
reasons not to hire you.  Above all, they want to know the truth about
you.

So how do you plan to tell the truth about your background and when?
Here’s the book that finally sheds light on this critical issue for millions
of individuals who have difficult but promising backgrounds.
Examining the whole interview process, from preparation to close, it
gives special attention to nine important red flags employers often
interpret as job knock-outs.

Stressing the importance of preparation, the authors show how to best
handle each of these potential red flags by offering useful strategies
along with sample red flag questions and answers.

Whatever you do, make sure you speak the language of employers
who are looking for truthfulness, character, and value in candidates.
With the help of this unique book, you can quickly learn to turn your red
flags into green lights for renewed job and career success!

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2nd edition, 160 pages - $14.95 single copy plus shipping and
handling – See
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Positive encouragement on every page! Provides compelling reasons
to confront dependency and overcome self-surrender. An ideal
introduction to any recovery or reentry program, no matter what the
addiction or treatment method. Motivates the reader to accept and
confront the influence of dependency in his or her life.
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69 pages - $7.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See Order
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Life Without a Crutch -- Audio
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Audio Production
Full-length audio version of Life Without a Crutch. Ideal for non-
readers and for use in classroom discussions.

Two-tape set, 3 hours - $19.95 single copy plus shipping and
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No matter how creative or constructive a recovery approach may be, its
effectiveness hinges on client receptivity. And as every dependency
counselor knows, half the battle is achieving client acknowledgment of
his or her addiction. Without this essential affirmation, the isolation
and rigidity of addiction stubbornly resist even the most competent and
compelling intervention.

The Life Without a Crutch program offers a valuable catalyst to bring
the addict face-to-face with the realities of his or her dependent
behavior and the enlightened self-interest of taking responsible action.
This experiential approach serves to better prepare the addict to
accept and make positive use of recovery-based initiatives of all types.

The Life Without a Crutch Training Program is composed of an
easy-to-use trainer's manual, a student textbook, and an audio
cassette transcription of the text to support group work or special
individual needs. The guide contains a series of reproducible student
exercises which follow and expand upon the progressive stages of the
handbook and audio tape. Following purchase of the program unit, the
only recurring cost is that of the student text. The cost per program is
modest and made even more so by the savings structure shown on
the Order Information page.

Contact OPEN for an executive summary of this program.

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Research Results -- Attitudinal Impact of the Crutch Training Program

List Price $995.00 per program unit.
One unit consists of Trainer's Manual, audio cassette, 15 copies of
student text.  See
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Life Without a Crutch Training Program
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Educational Program
Life Without a Crutch
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Publication
This presentation is designed to help
offenders find constructive answers to the
question, “Why Bother?”  The tendency for
offenders is to live for the moment, thus the
motivation required for self-development is
often over-shadowed by the overriding
question: “WHY BOTHER?” Why try? Why
hope? Why change?

The primary goal of “WHY BOTHER?” is to
help offenders develop effective ways to
achieve their goals and ambitions through pro-
social actions.  Speaking directly to the
offender, the presentation seeks to empower
WHY BOTHER? Finding the Will to Carry On...
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Video Production
WHY BOTHER? Graphic
the viewer in his or her efforts to maintain hope and accomplish positive behavioral
change.  For the offender, the message is very clear: Life is worth living when you have
hopes and dreams to pursue.

This hard hitting presentation is delivered by Ned Rollo, a nationally recognized
correctional training specialist, as well as ex-offender and recovering addict.  Rollo,
founder and Executive Director of OPEN, INC.,  has 36 years direct experience in the
corrections field.

Running Time Approximately 23 Minutes

DVD Format $119.95  VHS Format $119.95
A Map Through the Maze
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Publication   -- AVAILABLE SUMMER 2009
New and updated version of this powerful classic!  Nothing empowers
like the big picture! This psycho-social map of the correctional
experience documents predictable social and emotional stages for
positive use of incarceration, overcoming alienation and rage, and
encouraging personal growth. Includes compassionate advice for
families and loved ones. Ideal for inmate orientation as well as a wide
range of life skills and social development programming.
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CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER -- AVAILABLE SPRING 2010
119 pages - $9.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See
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New edition of the most widely used reentry handbook in America. A
powerful guide to successful social and emotional transition from
prison into the community. This candid but compassionate handbook
leads offenders and their loved ones through the turbulent period
before and after release, helping establish a sense of perspective and
control, thus reducing stress, fear, and "short pains." Revised and
expanded to cover the last six months pre-release and the first six
months post-release, 99 Days gives honest, direct advice for dealing
with the major barriers ex-offenders must overcome to achieve long-
term success.

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88 pages - $9.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See Order
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99 Days and A Get Up -- Electronic Version
An OPEN Information Series (TM) eBook
The 99 Days and A Get Up Training Program is designed to teach the
client how to make the necessary changes to first survive in the
community, secondly adapt to it, and finally integrate into it.  Integration
into the community implies that the person will interact legally within
the community, adopt broad community values and behaviors and find
peace, dignity and commitment in doing so.

The 99 Days Training Program is soundly based on theory and
empirical knowledge, as well as 30 years of experiential insight.  The
program is designed to teach the practical and psycho-social skills
needed by people who are about to exit a prison culture and take on
the demands of community life.  The overall goal of arrest-free living
can only be achieved by providing a reference framework that will allow
the participant to successfully manage the myriad situations that he or
she will encounter upon reentry into modern society.  

The program is structured to guide the participant through a series of
learning exercises that begin with the development of decision making
skills and tools for emotional control.  Activities that develop an action
plan are presented in the order in which they will be needed, with the
first period addressed being the last portion of incarceration.  To
reduce anxiety, participants first complete activities about hypothetical
scenarios before addressing similar activities that are specific to
themselves.

The 99 Days and A Get Up Training Program is composed of an easy-
to-use trainer’s manual, a student handbook and student workbook.  
The trainer’s manual contains a series of reproducible student
exercises which follow and expand upon the progressive stages of the
handbook and workbook.  Following purchase of the program unit, the
only recurring cost is that of the student handbook and workbook.  The
cost per program is modest and made even more so by the discount
structure shown on the Order Information page.

Contact OPEN for an executive summary of this program.

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List Price $2,500.00 per program unit.
One unit consists of Trainer's Manual, 30 copies of student handbook
and 30 copies of student workbook.   See
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Table for Quantity Discounts.
99 Days and a Get Up Training Program
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Educational Program
Electronic Version of 99 Days and A Get Up.  Have the most widely
used reentry manual sent to you electronically!  OPEN’s 99 Days and A
Get Up (3rd Edition) is now available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file (File
Size: 542k).  Receive this publication in your eMail inbox!  To order, call
OPEN, Inc. at 972.271.1971 or 1.800.966.1966  or
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Only $9.95 (you save on the shipping and handling!)

THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION IS INTENDED FOR USE BY INMATES
AND THEIR FAMILIES -- IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR MASS PRINTING
BY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND/OR COMMERCIAL
ENTERPRISES.  IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
OPEN, INC.
Preparing for Success
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Video Production
An introduction to the issues affecting success following release - an
ideal attention-getter for pre-release programming and a prelude to
the book 99 Days & A Get Up. It looks at real people discussing real
feelings.

VHS / DVD, 18 min., $79.95  See
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99 Days and A Get Up, 3rd Edition
An OPEN Information Series (TM) Publication
Board Only
The Ex-Offenders Re-Entry Success Guide
Smart Choices for Making it on the Outside for Good!
by Ron and Caryl Krannich, Ph.Ds
This new book addresses the major psychological and practical day-
to-day challenges facing ex-offenders as they re-enter the free world.
Ten hard-hitting chapters outline a clear seven-step process for re-
entry success.

Here's the ultimate re-entry success guide for ex-offenders. While the
whole re-entry process is fraught with challenges that can lead to
rejections, disappointments, and temptations, it also is a time for self-
renewal and transformation.

This new book addresses the major psychological and practical day-
to-day challenges facing ex-offenders as they re-enter the free world.
Ten hard-hitting chapters outline a clear seven-step process for re-
entry success.

Designed in an interactive workbook format, this invaluable resource
addresses everything from attitudes, motivation, and education to
telling the truth, taking responsibility, building trust, seeking
community-based assistance, and leaving a legacy.

Jam-packed with useful examples and exercises as well as a
purpose-driven journal for daily action planning.

128pages - $9.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See
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The Ex-Offenders Quick Job Hunting Guide
Putting the 10 Steps into Action
by Ron and Caryl Krannich, Ph.Ds
The Ex-Offender's Job Interview Guide
Turn Your Red Flags into Green Lights
by Ron and Caryl Krannich, Ph.Ds
Best Jobs for Ex-Offenders
101 Opportunities to Jump-Start Your New Life
by Ron Krannich, Ph.D
Filled with practical tests and exercises for organizing and
implementing 10 steps for re-entering the work world.

Used as the key text in the State of Ohio's innovative new offender re-
entry program, this workbook is filled with practical tests and exercises
for organizing and implementing the 10 steps for re-entering the work
world. Includes special chapters on taking responsibility, telling the
truth about your background, and developing an action plan for making
it on the outside.

Here's the book that can make a big difference in your life. Follow each
step, and you'll begin meeting employers who will want to hire you.
Best of all, you'll begin living a new and productive life centered around
your work, family, and community.

128pages - $9.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See
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Presented in an interactive workbook format, this essential re-entry
resource is jam-packed with how-to advice, examples, tests, and
exercises for generating the necessary interview preparation
information all ex-offenders need in order to prepare for the critical job
interview.  

Finding and keeping a job is the key to re-entry success for the more
than 600,000 ex-offenders who transition from prison to the free world
each year. While ex-offenders face numerous barriers to employment,
landing a job depends on how well they manage the critical job
interview.

Addressing the many employability issues facing ex-offenders, this
new book helps people with not-so-hot backgrounds deal with the
realities of today's job market, especially face-to-face encounters with
reluctant employers who prefer not hiring ex-offenders who may lack
good workplace skills and pose risks to follow employees and
customers.

It offers seasoned advice on how ex-offenders can tell the whole truth
and still go on to ace the critical job interview.

128pages - $9.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See
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One of the most difficult problems facing ex-offenders is finding a
stable job that can lead to a promising future. Often young,
inexperienced, and living in a world of illusions, most ex-offenders lack
knowledge about opportunities appropriate for their red flag
backgrounds.

This is the first book to outline jobs for ex-offenders. It profiles 101
opportunities (job outlook, nature of work, qualifications, earnings,
contacts) that are open to ex-offenders.

It also identifies various jobs closed to ex-offenders by law because of
their convictions.

128pages - $9.95 single copy plus shipping and handling – See
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