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We are wondering how this experience might help with their reintegration process. Will this help the area of self efficacy by allowing them to see themselves as competent?

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Working with a dog will give you constant and instant feedback from wagging tails and perched ears to biting or not listening to commands. Any positive feedback will immediately increase the self-efficacy of the inmate.

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The puppies gave the men an opportunity to see themselves and be seen by others as the type of men they aspire to be rather than the men they were in the past.

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Locus of Control - hard to imagine that inmates have control over many aspects of their life while in prison, here they are fully responsible and in control of the puppies

They began to really reflect on self-image and you could even see them starting to shift this thinking

In order to feel self-efficacy and and growth mindset, they had the support of the trainers in working with the puppies

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In prison, the inmates have control of practically nothing. This program gives them control of a situation and empowers them to train a living being.

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If the inmates know that these trainings will serve a purpose, then they will get positive value from feeling that they contributed.

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We noticed that the inmates' self-image changed from a hardened criminal to someone who is capable of softness, empathy, and understanding. We saw relational value because they felt they could care for the puppies. Their self-efficacy or belief in their ability to train the dogs increased. Because the puppies stayed with a specific inmate in their cell, they felt they had control of the project.