Prison as a Growth Community
| Autor: | S. Muhammad M. J. Tehrani |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Family therapy
Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology Service delivery framework media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Milieu therapy Empathy Prison Philosophy Feeling Psychological Theory 050501 criminology Prison reform 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology 0505 law media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Humanistic Psychology. 37:92-109 |
| ISSN: | 1552-650X 0022-1678 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00221678970371007 |
| Popis: | Security and corrections are twin goals of prison systems. Corrections take place when the prison environment is therapeutic. This article reports on a project using integration therapy delivered through intensive psychological services to create such an environment. Integration therapy is based on the theory that the healthy human being is a harmonious integration of various subsystems. This draws on both humanistic psychological theory and the Islamic theory of the Unity of God and, subsequently, of all creation. Efforts were made to provide growth opportunities in the physical, economic, social, cognitive, psychological, and spiritual aspects of the inmates. Humanistically oriented milieu therapy, individual, group, and family therapy were some of the service delivery modes. Higher levels of meaning in life and lower depression levels were among the measurable changes. Immeasurable changes include greater feelings of community, empathy, understanding, and patience in both inmates and staff. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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