Why I chose to go to prison | Christian Conte | TEDxPittsburghStatePrison

Psychologist and anger management specialist, Dr. Conte created the “Yield Theory,’’ as a powerful approach to combining radical compassion with conscious education.

After earning his doctorate at Duquesne University, Dr. Conte co-founded a center in California to help people who have been convicted of violent crimes. Now, in addition to writing, public speaking and co-hosting a reality TV show about sports’ coaches, Dr. Conte works with inmates in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

[rachelhankle]

Watching this video, I felt Yogi Bhajan's 1st sutra stir in my spirit "Recognize the other person is you."
Powerful stuff, Dr Conte. Thank you!!

[ParksAndMess]

You have expressed these concepts so perfectly and I really respect your passion. I have just finished a Community Services course and I am doing a Mental Health course right now. What you have shared in this video is what is being displayed in these courses, as the most important method of communication/therapy. Congratulation for keeping this strong and beautiful ripple going, I will be sharing this video once I figure out how.

[dashmasterful]

One of my favorite TEDx talks. So much insight and wisdom.

[ZeligPliskin]

A very powerful and important message for everyone to integrate and internalize

[asenirewa]

What an inspiration to social work students in Fiji who have second thoughts about working in the criminal justice systems!!! Thank you, Sir! Vinaka vakalevu!!!

[theomiu]

Don't know why I am crying but I crying... We need to extend the grace and forgiveness we have been given.

[gabrielandrai]

People who continuously breaking laws are not matured. They need to be mentored and trained to be real men and women who will know how to handle issues affecting their lives. They need to be taught to love themselves and be positive all the time.

[drfarihasuniverse]

wow what a insight ..May God make us all understand this and love all humans without judgment, keep doing g the great work that you do, God bless you

[rairepia]

one of the best ted talks I've heard brother, totally acknowledge and believe your words from my own life choices. keep up the good mahi bro, recognized all the down in New Zealand my bro. chur

[drpaulchan]

I will digest and spread your words. Thanks

[moonpigdotcom]

punishment solves nothing. If it did we'd have no crime by now.

Teaching compassion is the best we can do to prevent people to cause suffering.

[myname-sdui]

I have spent the majority of my life behind bars, honestly I was put here and no one seems to understand a word I say. I  have spend time is restricted management unit, and would love to have share my perspective on the control group. Being 5 months old and wearing a diaper, and sleeping behind bars every night can be lonely. I am happy to find some one who understands my perspective.

[markjohnson]

Im imagining a world where kids are taught anger management and figuring out their emotions, starting from kindergarten and continously all the way up to H.S. graduation. Emotions are what cause tragedy, the method is not really the issue.. its the emotions leading to that event that caused it. If we're all taught to handle our emotions from a Dr. like Conte from early age, the crime rate would be ridiculously low in within one or two generations, in my opinion.

I'd love to see a mandatory, yearly class dealing with psych and understanding our own emotions and how it causes us to act. That will save more lives than a cure for cancer, exponentially, every year, forever.

[danielw]

Incredibly.motivating message. We can't just lock people up and toss the key because more often than not, those people return to society. Some will reoffend, obviously. However, the others that may be changed if given the right guidance and support can be productive to society. Some are just monsters and we can't change that. But most are humans that are reachable.

[sharongladfelter]

I'm so happy to hear Dr Conte give recognition to Pennsylvania prisons doing a great job to reduce recidivism, I work at a Pennsylvania State Prison and we work hard to reduce recidivism

[mackcapone]

DAMN MAN LIKE THIS HIT HARD I LOVE LECTURES LIKE THIS

[raulaleman]

thank you for this. please continue your work, as I plan to work alone those lines.

[rangawhitearm]

This is such an interesting and inspiring talk.

[joseacevedo]

Your words are strong I once was told that we need thousands of you I’d be great then that the sound you give great seriously, thanks to you I’m going to try again I fell short myself I’m trying again, thanks to your voice your wife is lucky to have you keep on stay strong too much bless

[zeljkotunjic]

This is wonderful lesson for all of us! Thank you very much!