DEFINITION OF TERMS

ANGER MANAGEMENT – a specialized group activity discussing issues to control anger.

ANNOUNCEMENT - information given to all residents.
ATTITUDES – the general condition of the TC family as a whole, including incidences,
positive and negative.
BANS - a behavior shaping tool to prohibit a resident to a specific area, activity, verbal, another
client.
BIG BROTHER - an older member of the community tasked to provide guidance to the newly
committed residents.
BOOKED – logged an incident to the Coordinator of the Day.
CARDINAL RULES - the principal guiding rule observed by all residents in a TC Community
with heavier corresponding consequences.
COERCION- the use of internal and external sources to heighten dissonance on the client and
magnify his choices and the specific consequences of his choices.
COMMUNICATION – a department which oversees the daily census, entry, news and other
information to be disseminated.
COMMUNITY - the residents of the TC Family.
COORDINATOR - the highest position attained by a resident in a TC Hierarchy, who works
with the staff in running the house, implementing rules. With corresponding status, a resident has
an authority over the other residents.
COORDINATOR OF THE DAY – assigned coordinator (resident) to oversee and address the
incidents, attitudes of the house through the use of behavior shaping tools – talk to, dealt with,
haircut.
COUNSELOR- staff member position who assists the residents’ needs
DAILY STRUCTURE- list of day to day activities
DEPARTMENT HEAD- a ranking resident next to the coordinator in the TC Hierarchy
assigned to oversee, monitor tasks to be done in a particular department.
DISSONANCE - the time period of admitting, denying before coming up with a decision.
DIRECTOR - the highest staff facility officer (Warden) who has direct command to both
residents and staff.
DORMITORY – a cell where the residents stays while on confinement.
ENCOUNTER- a group process utilized to vent out concerns, anger and hurt feelings
ENCOUNTER BOX- box used to receive slips being dropped.
ENTERTAINMENT and RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY - an activity in the TC community
aimed to aid residents in treatment.
EVALUATION – an assessment done anytime during the treatment
EXPEDITING TEAM – a department that serves as police of the community to ensure order
among residents
EXPULSION - the ejection of one from the community because of his/her serious offense.
FRIEND - a resident who has the closest regard to the other resident.
GENERAL MEETING - a behavior shaping tool addressing serious infraction of a resident.
GENERAL WORKER – the lowest position in the TC hierarchy
GROUNDS- pertains to lawns, pathways and landscape
HAIRCUT - a behavior shaping tool consisting of a five-man panel that addresses a resident’s
infraction.
HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE – the chain of command of residents in TCMP.
HOUSE – pertains to the jail facility.
HOUSE RULES – are day to day standards that need to be followed inside the jail facility to
ensure the smooth and orderly flow of operation.
HOUSEKEEPING TEAM – a department that maintains cleanliness of the facility.
INFRACTIONS - a violation to the House Rules of the TC Family.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE – a form of sanction that aid residents realize the value of
correcting infractions.
MORNING MEETING - a daily ritual addressing attitudes of previous days, performed to start
the day right.
PEERS – friends of the same entry period.
PRE-MORNING MEETING- the activity preceding the Morning Meeting that discusses
attitudes of the house and eliciting theme of the week and word of the day.
PULL – UP – verbal reprimand done during the Morning Meeting.
RESIDENTS – terms used for inmates who are part of the TCMP community.
SENIOR RESIDENT – a member of the TC community having the position such as Static
Group leader and its Assistant and In Charge of various special services groups.
STAFF – refer to jail personnel.
STATIC GROUP – a group composed of residents known as permanent support group.
TALK TO – friendly reminder for resident violators.
TC FAMILY – refers to all residents of the TC community.
UNWRITTEN PHILOSOPHY – refers to a guiding value which residents reflect and hold on.

Rule 1
All prisoners shall be treated with the respect due to their inherent dignity and value as human
beings. No prisoner shall be subjected to, and all prisoners shall be protected from, torture and
other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, for which no circumstances
whatsoever may be invoked as a justification. The safety and security of prisoners, staff, service
providers and visitors shall be ensured at all times.
Rule 3
Imprisonment and other measures that result in cutting off persons from the outside world are
afflictive by the very fact of taking from these persons the right of self-determination by
depriving them of their liberty. Therefore the prison system shall not, except as incidental to
justifiable separation or the maintenance of discipline, aggravate the suffering inherent in such a
situation.

Rule 6
There shall be a standardized prisoner file management system in every place where persons are
imprisoned. Such a system may be an electronic database of records or a registration book with
numbered and signed pages. Procedures shall be in place to ensure a secure audit trail and to
prevent unauthorized access to or modification of any information contained in the system.
Rule 9
All records referred to in rules 7 and 8 shall be kept confidential and made available only to
those whose professional responsibilities require access to such records. Every prisoner shall be
granted access to the records pertaining to him or her, subject to redactions authorized under
domestic legislation, and shall be entitled to receive an official copy of such records upon his or
her release.
Rule 10
Prisoner file management systems shall also be used to generate reliable data about trends
relating to and characteristics of the prison population, including occupancy rates, in order to
create a basis for evidence-based decision-making.
Rule 13
All accommodation provided for the use of prisoners and in particular all sleeping
accommodation shall meet all requirements of health, due regard being paid to climatic
conditions and particularly to cubic content of air, minimum floor space, lighting, heating and
ventilation.
Rule 15
The sanitary installations shall be adequate to enable every prisoner to comply with the needs of
nature when necessary and in a clean and decent manner.
Rule 16
Adequate bathing and shower installations shall be provided so that every prisoner can, and may
be required to, have a bath or shower, at a temperature suitable to the climate, as frequently as
necessary for general hygiene according to season and geographical region, but at least once a
week in a temperate climate.
Rule 17
All parts of a prison regularly used by prisoners shall be properly maintained and kept
scrupulously clean at all times.
Rule 21
Every prisoner shall, in accordance with local or national standards, be provided with a separate
bed and with separate and sufficient bedding which shall be clean when issued, kept in good
order and changed often enough to ensure its cleanliness.
TC UNWRITTEN PHILOSOPHIES
1. “Honesty”
A lot of residents continue to live in a lie without the fear of its
consequences. This virtue points out the importance of truth
and its relevance to recovery.
2. “Responsible love and concern”
The residents will learn how to give and accept criticisms
without resentment. Bonded by trust and confidence, the
residents know that mistakes need to be corrected if the aim is
to bring the other towards behavioral change.
3. “To be aware is to be alive”
Residents learn to be conscious of what is going on in the
environment. In TC, minor attitudes are engrossed to prevent
major attitudinal problems to arise.
4. “Trust in your environment”
There will be no change if there is no honesty and disclosure.
Before doing so, trust must be established. One should believe
that the program can help him. In doing so, he will learn to
accept the program and use its tools to evoke changes in
himself.
5. “Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it”
Man by nature is ambitious. We never get contented with what
we have. We want more, even if having so would lead us to
commit mistakes. We should learn to appreciate what we have
and use it to better ourselves.
6. “No free lunch”
In reality, nothing really comes easy. If we aim for something,
we have to work for it. There is no pride in getting something
the easy way. It is hard to let go of something that we labored
for. Change will not come if we will just wait for it to happen. We
have to make it happen.
7. “You can’t keep it unless you give it away”
Knowledge or learning is better appreciated if shared with
others. Something becomes valuable if used to help others
make positive changes in their lives. Helping others help us in
the process as we start to feel good about ourselves.
8. “What goes around comes around”
“Whatever you do unto others will be done unto you”. Any good
deed will be rewarded while evil deeds will be punished in the
end. We should always be mindful of our actions as they are
the parameters of how we will be judged in the end.
9. “Act as if”
Learning and accepting the TC program is not easy. Most
residents feel resistant towards it. This philosophy teaches the
residents to go with the flow as a way of compliance. In the
process, they will learn to embrace it and the behavior will soon
become natural.
10. “Understand rather than be understood”
It is sometimes common for us to be selfish. We find it hard to
admit our mistakes hence we tend to blame everybody but
ourselves. We expect everyone around us to understand our
wrongdoings but we seldom make an effort to understand
others. Understanding others is a virtue because it speaks of
humility and patience. If we take the first step to know where
others are coming from, there would be lesser conflicts in
relationships.