20 Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention program terms
Hi, my name is Magaly. Right now I am in the program called Springboard to DCS. Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention is the program that I want to be in. This glossary is for anyone who is interest to know more about the vocabulary for the program that I want to be in. This glossary will help people understand certain word or expression that can be used by the teacher or anyone else who teaches. This glossary has 20 terms with the definition, an audio, a translation and a picture. I found the word in my textbook: Actively Engaged. The definition were found on google. You can consult this glossary when you need help with certain word in this field.
Addiction
Noun
The state of being enslaved to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, such as
narcotics.
Example: My mother has a drug addiction.
en: Addiction
Authority
Noun
A person or organization having power or control in a particular, typically political or administrative,
sphere
Example: It is difficult to argue for a predominantly military legitimation of political authority.
en: Authorité
Community center
Noun
Public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support,
public information, and other purposes.
Example: She needs to go to a community center tomorrow.
en: Centre communautaire
Correction
Noun
Punishment intended to reform, improve, or rehabilitate
Example: What he did was wrong, so I gave him a correction.
en: Correction
Counseling
Noun
The provision of assistance and guidance in resolving personal, social, or psychological problems and
difficulties, especially by a professional.
Example: I went to counseling for my relationship.
en: Conseiller par un professionnel.
Crisis
Noun
A dramatic emotional or circumstantial upheaval in a person’s life
Example: I am in a mid-life crisis.
en: Crise
Delinquency
Noun
Failure to do what law or duty requires.
Example: There is a high rate of delinquency in this city.
en: Délinquance
Detox treatments
Noun
Treatment designed to rid the body of poisonous substances, especially alcohol and drugs
Example: She needs to have a detox treatments for her drugs' problems.
en: Traitement de désintoxication
Educator
Noun
A person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or
directing education.
Example: The manual is intended to educate the educator rather than train the educator.
en: Éducateur
Homeless
Noun
The condition of people without a regular residence.
Example: A lot of people in Montreal are homeless.
en: Sans-abris
Impartial
Noun
Not biased; fair.
Example: She has no choice but to be impartial in this situation.
en: Impartial
Intervention
Noun
Take part in an action to settle a problem of a person or situation, with words or gestures.
Example: He was released after some months of imprisonment, without trial, by the intervention of his friends.
en: Intervention
Juvenile delinquency
Noun
The habitual committing of criminal acts or offenses by a young person, especially one below the age at
which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible.
Example: The most alarming figures for juvenile delinquency are those for drug addiction.
en: Délinquance juvénile
Marginal
Noun
Participating only slightly in the life of two cultural groups without feeling identified with either group.
Example: Shanon is the marginal of the class.
en: Marginal
Mental health
Noun
The psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and
behavioral adjustment
Example: Take this day to take care of your mental health.
en: Santé mentale
Report
Noun
An account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of
observation or inquiry.
Example: I will need to write this in you report.
en: Rapport
Rule
Noun
One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular
activity or sphere.
Example: You need to listen to the rules if you want to stay here.
en: Règle
Social rehabilitation
Noun
The re-integration of a convicted person into society to help them stop reoffending.
Example: He needs social rehabilitation after his time in prison.
en: Réhabilitation social
Social work
Noun
Organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community.
Example: She has a job in social work.
en: Travail social
Technical handling behavior
Noun
Techniques used to stop or change a negative behavior of a client in a positive behavior.
Example: The behavior of my child is improving since I use technical handling behavior.
