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Dreier, Jenna – Research in Drama Education, 2021
Shakespeare's elite cultural status bolsters the sense of achievement and empowerment experienced by participants in prison performance programmes; and yet, such engagements paradoxically risk further marginalising participants by reinforcing a colonial mentality in which Shakespeare represents an offering from a morally superior white culture.…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Drama, Females
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Tripodi, Stephen J.; Mennicke, Annelise M.; McCarter, Susan A.; Ropes, Katie – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of Seeking Safety on depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with incarcerated women. Method: A randomized controlled trial (N = 40) was used to analyze Seeking Safety's effectiveness compared to a treatment-as-usual control group. Analyses of covariance were used to assess differences…
Descriptors: Females, Safety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Institutionalized Persons
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Asdornnithee, Somsit; Daensilp, Proetphan – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2017
Regarding the research questions of how the contemplative learning process is appropriate for Thai female prison inmates and how it can transform the learners, the objectives of the project were to study the learning process facilitation appropriate for the inner stability development of female prison inmates, and to explicate their inner…
Descriptors: Females, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Learning Processes
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Sandoval, Carolyn L.; Baumgartner, Lisa M.; Clark, M. Carolyn – Journal of Transformative Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to elicit the experiences of women who participated in a gender-responsive program in jail. Through the collection of life history interviews, this article highlights the transformative learning experiences of 13 women participants. Research questions included (1) how did the program foster transformative learning?…
Descriptors: Females, Institutionalized Persons, Transformative Learning, Interpersonal Relationship
Narayan, Angela J.; Atzl, Victoria M.; Merrick, Jillian S.; River, Laura M.; Peña, Rachel – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
Clinical research during the pregnancy period is maximally beneficial for participants if it is positive, inclusive, and therapeutic. We describe our ongoing study of ethnically diverse, low-income pregnant women and fathers-to-be that leverages participants' benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) and promotes insight to counteract mental health…
Descriptors: Low Income, Resilience (Psychology), Intimacy, Pregnancy
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Erickson, Bonnie J.; Young, Mark E. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2010
Art therapy is often thought of as an adjunct to counseling; however, because of its unique ability to bypass defenses, in some situations, art therapy may be a treatment of choice to allow clients to discover and express feelings that are often difficult to express verbally. Using art as therapy does not require that the therapist or the client…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Group Therapy, Art Therapy
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Welch, Chiquitia L.; Roberts-Lewis, Amelia C.; Parker, Sharon – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2009
The rise in female delinquency has resulted in large numbers of girls being incarcerated in Youth Development Centers (YDC). However, there are few gender specific treatment programs for incarcerated female adolescent offenders, particularly for those with a history of substance dependency. In this article, we present a Multi-level Risk Model…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Institutionalized Persons, Delinquency
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Stahler, Wesley – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2007
Female prisoners in recovery may anticipate defeat when projecting possibilities for their future hopes and dreams. These clients often identify with and attach to the role of prisoner and addict. This article describes a 12-week group treatment program, titled by the author as "Prayerformance." In this work, female prisoners in recovery have an…
Descriptors: Play, Females, Drama, Therapy
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McKean, Annie – Research in Drama Education, 2006
This article focuses on aspects of devising and staging a play written for a group of women prisoners. The project raised issues concerning the nature of community theatre in secure institutions. Arts work in a community context is often predicated on notions of intervention and transformation. A central question underpinning the project concerned…
Descriptors: Females, Correctional Institutions, Theater Arts, Institutionalized Persons
Mares, Renee – Encuentro Femenil, 1974
The rehabilitation process at the California Institution for Women at Frontera is discussed, especially in relation to the Chicana inmate. (NQ)
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Females, Institutionalized Persons, Mexican Americans
Glick, Ruth M.; Neto, Virginia V. – 1977
This study of women's correctional programs identifies programs and services for women incarcerated in jails and prisons, and also outlines the range and types of community-based programs available to them. In addition it also profiles the typical women inmate, providing information on the age distribution, marital status, number of children,…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Demography