The rehabilitation interventions focused on the following: • Creation of a sound relationship - will enable the client to air out his/her problems and views which led her or him/her to obtain help. This would do away with lack of trust and resistance that was likely to prevail. • Linking the ex-offenders with resources to enable them to have a livelihood • Provision of short term shelter (halfway house) in cases of offenders who did not have anywhere to go or who were in transit • Facilitating them to acquire identity documents • Provision of clothing i.e. collection of second hand clothes • Provision of transport fares to take them back to their homes • Provision of food and • Provision of Work through capacity building them with skills training and paying for e educational assistance for both academic and Technical trades. Another intervention strategy was the task centered approach. The main focus of this {In 2008ZACRO Welfare Manager Miss Bhunhu Strategy was to train the individual and use his was responsible for rehabilitation, Restoration or her own internal as well as external resources Humanitarian, Half way home needs to better cope with the demands of the society. for inmates, ex-offenders & relatives } Emphasis was therefore placed on the following points Training the offenders on the social skills made them cope up with. • The tasks focused on were usually practical and simple such as orientating them to employment and explore conflict resolutions on reintegrating. Project starter packs could be made available while access to resources or linkages to resources could be created. • The offenders could also be oriented in areas such as where to look for work, how to fill in forms, how to conduct a job interview, and how to handle questions asking for criminal records.. • Relationships needed to be cemented, exploring causes and looking for strategies to resolve Interpersonal conflict both at work and at home. . 36