Browsing by Subject "prison"

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    COVID-19 highlights the pitfalls of reliance on the carceral system as a response to addiction
    (Elsevier, 2021-03) Zielinski, Melissa J.; Hinton, Kendra E.; Bull, Chelsey E.; Psychiatry, School of Medicine
    People who are incarcerated are likely to meet criteria for at least one substance use disorder and need access to treatment. Access to such interventions was limited prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and has almost certainly been restricted further due to implementation of procedures intended to stop the spread of the virus. In this brief commentary, we discuss how COVID-19 has revealed the already tenuous access that people who are incarcerated have to behavioral health services, and the pitfalls of reliance on the U.S. carceral system as a response to addiction.
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    Occupational Therapy to Address Role Competence and Advocacy in a Mother-Child Unit in a Women's Prison
    (2022-05) Moring, Kelly; DeRolf, Annie; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; DeRolf, Annie
    This occupational therapy doctoral capstone experience focused on program development and advocacy. This paper includes a literature review of occupational therapy within the prison system, the nature of incarceration within the United States, and the impact the prison system has on the individuals who are incarcerated. Following the completion of the literature review, a consultation with an emeritus professor whose scholarship focuses on the role of occupational therapy within the criminal justice system, as well as an interview with local prison staff was conducted. It was determined that occupational therapy programming to improve role competence among mothers who are incarcerated has the potential for positive outcomes. A provisional program was developed for women who would be enrolled in a mother-child unit at a women’s prison with an emphasis on role competence, self-efficacy, and advocacy for self and child. Due to COVID-19 protocol, implementation of the program was not completed. The developed program and corresponding manual were evaluated based on standards of health literacy, as well as with a rubric developed from human-centered design principles. Outcomes are needed to determine overall effectiveness, and it is recommended for a registered occupational therapist and/or occupational therapy capstone student to implement this program as a pilot study within a women’s prison.
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    Transformative Learning for Our Students When They Go Behind Prison Walls
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2010-04-09) Jarjoura, Roger; Hyatt, Susan B.
    The Inside-Out Prison Exchange allows students and others outside of prison to go behind the walls to reconsider what they have learned about crime and justice, while those on the inside are encouraged to place their life experiences in a larger framework. In the groups’ discussions, countless life lessons and realizations surface about how we as human beings operate in the world, beyond the myths and stereotypes that imprison us all. The program demonstrates the potential for dynamic collaborations between institutions of higher learning and correctional institutions.