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 The Cognitive Assistance Program is a program founded by
the Rev. Gilberto Rosado in 2004. It was an evolutionary outgrowth of his
particular teaching / ministry style which has been identified and classified as
a distinct cognitive mentoring method from which he has developed the
methodology at the core of our programs.
Additionally, as he ministered in Panama and conducted his own research on the
psychosocial characteristics of the Panamanian people, Rev. Rosado was moved to
develop a concrete and reproducible model to address the issues he saw evident
within the culture. During this time period and throughout the summer of 2004,
this realization led to another: the method would be a model for application
throughout the world. He realized that the issues affecting the Panamanian
people were the same ones faced by every nation and every culture. He began to
compare and analyze his findings and came to the realization that even
domestically, in the U.S., the method would be an essential application that
could address the majority of societal needs and issues. In the process he
realized that individuals should found themselves upon the premise that life –
all of it – is a learning contract. If an individual is unwilling to learn
through life, that life will manifest intellectual rigidity and suffer from
inability to problem-solve, thus, creating the problem behavior and societal
shortcomings which is the bulk of non-military expenditure in the U.S. budget
and, as viewed by the mass of working Americans, a drain on public resources. It
is through learning that we are enabled and empowered to eradicate the
weaknesses and shortcomings manifest through the trials and challenges of life.
The Rev. Rosado envisioned a diverse multi-faceted social engagement that would
encompass the greater percentage of target market share efficiently moving them
to come and seek out resources, conversation, and dialogue within a structure of
education in which they could glean some new instruction that could better equip
the present community towards change - impacting the future generations and help
them through their present situations.
Through various community workshops held monthly, the Rev. Rosado is only
scraping the surface. In 2004 through the present, we have only been able to
conduct workshops based in the homes of our workers and other interested
individuals. Announcing and promoting these opportunities has been a challenge
– particularly due to the burdens and restrictions inherent in a home-based
outreach. Nevertheless, we have continued a monthly workshop and have since
January of 2007 started eight (8) home-based outposts in 8 different communities
– including one in Newark, New Jersey.
The Rev. Dr. Gilberto Rosado
Our Future:
With the help of donors, grants and other support, we would like to establish at
minimum an education center in every major city and region, certify local center
therapists and educators, and provide periodic conferences in mass in which Rev.
Rosado will lead and instill his methodology to all program participants in each
area. The process of preparing cognitive mentor therapists is ongoing and
remains the basic focus of all our endeavors.
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