MonDay challenges offenders to modify their behavior to become responsible citizens by utilizing holistic programming. A TC is a positive environment in which people who have similar issues learn to live and work together to better their lives. It is a structured environment with authority figures and a chain of command. Adherence to the hierarchy s authority fosters an orderly environment for many people who have lived in chaotic or disruptive settings. This structure challenges behavior and thinking and offers an opportunity to achieve satisfaction from accomplishment.
Residents earn privileges or rewards as they progress through the program.
In this way, participants learn they are responsible for their actions and take control of their lives in a prosocial manner. The TC model for helping people uses self-help philosophy and emphasizes peer pressure, role modeling, learning through experience, setting high expectations, and group confession and revelation. A TC features intensive emotional interactions among both staff and residents. They participate in educational, encounter, and emotive groups that produce catharsis leading to change by releasing hidden emotions, thoughts, and experiences. Screening The MonDay Screening staff screens each referral and interviews all eligible candidates.