Prison Counseling

Prison Counseling: View from Behind the Bars www.helpingpsychology.com

Prison counselors have the task of evaluating inmates’ stability and behavior. www.helpingpsychology.com

They also testify in court as expert witnesses, and they give their opinion on a prisoner’s progress or lack thereof in a parole hearing. http://www.postregister.com/special/ofmethandmotherhood/Part2/full/jan_16_stuart_7_blur_c.jpg www.helpingpsychology.com

Counselors also work with employers, community organizers and others to assist a prisoner in making a successful transition into society once he or she has served a sentence. http://media2.tbo.com/mediamanager/2009/feb/08/4558_020809prison2.resource-310x190.jpg www.helpingpsychology.com

Responsibilities of Prison counselors
Prison counselors also participate in creating workshops, special
programs and group sessions that benefit prisoners’ mental
health.
When new inmates are incarcerated, counselors have an
opportunity to offer them any assistance they feel will contribute
to their rehabilitation.
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Dealing with special cases
Various security levels to determine where they will be housed
categorize prisoners.
Correctional counselors often make suggestions as to where they
will be housed, depending on the amount of progress an inmate
has made.
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If there is concern for the prisoner’s safety, a counselor usually approaches the warden or other authority figure to move that inmate to a safer area in the facility or have the individual transferred to another prison. www.helpingpsychology.com

In cases where a prisoner is found to be suicidal or becomes extremely violent, the prison counselor is often assigned the task of working with that individual in dealing with this dangerous behavior. www.helpingpsychology.com

Individualized counseling is required in order to control this type of situation, rather than working in a group setting. http://www.php.moj.gov.tw/site/moj/public/MMO/php/english/eng-6consulting-01.jpg www.helpingpsychology.com

Prisoner rehabilitation
Prison counseling professionals often help inmates obtain the
skills and training they need in order for them to function once
they leave prison.
If parole is a factor, a prison counselor will also help them find a
job before their release.
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In some prisons, counselors also write up recommendations concerning the potential release of a prisoner, indicating whether that individual needs more time in order to be fully rehabilitated. http://helpingpsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/iStock_000001903638Small-300x224.jpg www.helpingpsychology.com

Training to become a prison counselor Argosy University offers a Postgraduate Certificate and a Masters of Arts degree in the field of Forensic Psychology. www.helpingpsychology.com

The program stresses training and education related to organizational and legal consultation, program analysis and law enforcement. http://www.worldwidelearn.com/img/spotlight/argosy-university/forensic-psychology/forensic-psychology2.jpg www.helpingpsychology.com

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