NCJ Number
28694
Date Published
Unknown
Length
14 pages
Annotation
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF AN ON-GOING WEEKLY GROUP TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR THERAPEUTICALLY-ORIENTATED SENIOR PRISON STAFF AND PSYCHIATRISTS IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Abstract
IT MAY BE ARGUED THAT THE GROUPS FUNCTION ONLY TO CONSERVE THE EXISTING PENAL SERVICE BY HELPING THESE SENIOR PERSONNEL TO TOLERATE THEIR ROLE AMBIGUITY AND STRAIN. IT MAY ALSO ENABLE THEM TO MASTER THEIR CONSEQUENT FEELINGS, FREE THEM TO ASSIMILATE NEW IDEAS AND INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO DISCOVER AND EXPLOIT FLEXIBILITIES IN THEIR ROLE SYSTEMS AND IN THEIR PERSONALITIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)