CONNECTICUT - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - PROFESSIONAL STAFF TRAINING - A FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 14317
• Author(s): J E HICKEY
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 13 pages
• Grant Number(s): A70-8005-112
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Connecticut Dept of Correction
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT OF A SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE TRAINING NEEDS OF COUNSELING STAFF AND SPECIFIC TRAINING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED DURING THE PERIOD OF DECEMBER 10, 1972 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1972.

Abstract

VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, AND INMATES WERE INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE DIFFERENTIAL OPINIONS ON THE ROLE OF THE COUNSELOR. ALL PARTIES TENDED TO VIEW COUNSELORS AS ESSENTIALLY ADMINISTRATIVE AIDS, ALTHOUGH COUNSELORS EXPRESSED RESENTMENT AT THIS LIMITED ROLE. SKILL LEVELS OF COUNSELORS WERE FOUND TO VARY WIDELY, RANGING FROM HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH MASTERS TRAINING. THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY INDICATED THAT A TRAINING PROGRAM SHOULD ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE COUNSELORS WITH A BASIC STANDARDIZED COMMUNICABLE METHOD OF TREATMENT AT VARYING LEVELS OF PROFESSIONAL SOPHISTICATION. TRAINING IN THEORY FOR ALL PERSONNEL WAS PROVIDED FOR SIX WEEKS, WITH 2 HOUR CLASSES CONDUCTED WEEKLY. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WAS PROVIDED BY DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEWS WITH INMATES. DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIFIC TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN VARIOUS FACILITIES ARE GIVEN. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND TABLES SHOWING DATA ON ACTUAL TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED. A TRAINING OUTLINE FOR CORRECTIONAL STAFF IS APPENDED.