Cultural competence in correctional mental health

Kapoor, Reena; Dike, Charles C.; Burns, Craig; Carvalho, Vinneth; Griffith, Ezra E. H.

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.04.016

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“…Interprofessional training opportunities that enable learning with, from, and about others in corrections would help prepare nutrition professionals to be successful collaborators [57]. In addition, developing knowledge and skills in cultural competency [96, 97], trauma-informed care [98], harm reduction [99, 100], and equity-oriented care [101] are critical to working effectively in a corrections-based environment.…”

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Medical nutrition therapy in Canadian federal correctional facilities

Davison

D'Andreamatteo

Smye

2019

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundUnder- and over nutrition as well as nutrition risk factors such as communicable and non-communicable diseases are a common and major cause of morbidity and mortality in correctional facilities. Consequently, medical nutrition therapy (MNT), a spectrum of nutrition services aimed at optimizing individual well-being, is being recognized as integral to the health of people who experience incarceration. However, there is a paucity of research that explores the delivery of MNT in correctional facilities.MethodsA scoping review combined with secondary analysis of qualitative data (field notes, in-depth stakeholder interviews) from a 2-year ethnographic study about food insecurity and incarceration was undertaken to gain insights about the delivery of corrections-based MNT in Canada. Thematic analysis of all documents was done using an interpretive framework.ResultsAn understanding about MNT was developed within three themes: 1) specialized service provision in a unique environment; 2) challenges with the provision of MNT; and 3) consideration of corrections-based MNT alternatives. An incarcerated individual’s nutritional health was conceptualized as culminating from various factors that included dietary intake and health status, enabling environments, access to quality health services, and clinical nutrition services. Nutrition care practices, which range from health promotion to rehabilitation, are challenged by issues of access, visibility, adequacy, and environmental barriers. Their success is dependent on demand (e.g., ability of recipient to act) and factors that enable quality health and food services. Advancing corrections-based MNT will require policies that provide supportive food and health environments and creating sustainable services by integrating alternatives such as peer approaches and telehealth.ConclusionsProfessional associations, government, researchers and other stakeholders can help to strengthen corrections-based MNT by fostering shifts in thinking about the role of health practitioners in these contexts, preparing future health professionals with the specialized skills needed to work in these environments, generating evidence that can best inform practice, and cultivating collaborations aimed at crime prevention, successful societal reintegration, and the reduction of recidivism.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12913-019-3926-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Medical nutrition therapy in Canadian federal correctional facilities

Davison

D'Andreamatteo

Smye

2019

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…To achieve this goal, it is essential to educate staff and increase their understanding of the role of family involvement in the youth’s academic and vocational outcomes. Given the disproportionate representation of African American, Hispanic, and Native American youth in correctional confinement, it is equally important to foster staff’s multicultural competencies with a focus on cross-cultural communication to promote the development of collaborative relationships with diverse families (Kapoor et al, 2013). For example, staff training may involve context-specific and culturally sensitive strategies to facilitate the youth’s contact with their families and vice versa.…”

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Education and Transition for Students With Disabilities in American Juvenile Correctional Facilities

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Datchi

Weller

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Intervention in School and Clinic

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National rates of juvenile incarceration show that about 33% of the population in correctional confinement has disabilities such as behavioral disorders or specific learning disabilities. All students identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) as having a disability are entitled to special education and transition services when they are incarcerated if they need specialized services. Despite the requirements for education and transition, research shows that rates of recidivism increase from about 55% for the general population of incarcerated youth to approximately 85% for youth with disabilities. This article addresses three related questions: (a) What educational and transitional services does IDEIA require schools to offer students in juvenile correctional facilities in the United States? (b) How are parents involved with the education and rehabilitation of their children with disabilities in correctional confinement? (c) What are the challenges associated with parental involvement and transition to and from incarceration for students with disabilities?

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“…Although, while incarcerated the physical health of individuals usually improve, it is common for their mental health to decline (Wildeman & Wang, 2017). The problematic task at hand for clinicians is to combine knowledge of prison culture with mental health and issues of diversity (Kapoor, Dike Burns, Carvalho, & Griffith, 2013).…”

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“…Due to the increasing numbers of minority populations in the U.S., it is inevitable that clinicians will treat clients of a difference race than their own (Remley & Herlihy, 2010;Trahan & Lemberger, 2014). To be successful in acquiring culturally competencies, the clinician must first have basic knowledge about not only different ethnic cultures, but also, prison culture (Kapoor et al, 2013).…”

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“…Thus, the issue here is administering treatment from the perspective of the clinician, rather than the worldview of the client(s). Thus, cultural competency requires the clinician to implement this information flexibly as needed, always with the best interest of the client in mind (Kapoor et al, 2013). Researchers Marbley, Wimberly, Berg, Rouson, & Wilkins (2011) have discussed their experiences in working with African American families and promoted collaboration between clinician and client(s).…”

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How Mental Health Clinicians Can Address Issues of Diversity with Incarcerated Individuals

Mft

2018

IJSSS

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Mental Health Clinicians are accustomed to being confronted with not only difficult situations, but difficult conversations. Although discussing issues of diversity can be challenging, these dialogues are vital to the therapeutic process. In order to work under a multicultural framework, a clinician must minimally have basic knowledge on the culture of the client(s) being treated. Therapists are to use culturally appropriate intervention strategies and be mindful of the rules of the client’s culture. It is advised to work with the client(s) to define their culture, what it means to them, and what it means to society. It is the duty of a clinician to exemplify this for clients and give clients the power, permission, and invitation that they may believe they need, to do the same. This article discusses issues of diversity in the incarcerated system, clarifies the clinician’s role, and empowers clinicians to utilize multicultural techniques in treatment.

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Cultural competence in correctional mental health

Cited by 16 publications

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Medical nutrition therapy in Canadian federal correctional facilities

Medical nutrition therapy in Canadian federal correctional facilities

Education and Transition for Students With Disabilities in American Juvenile Correctional Facilities

How Mental Health Clinicians Can Address Issues of Diversity with Incarcerated Individuals

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