Trauma-oriented recovery framework with offenders: A necessary missing link in offenders' rehabilitation

Gueta, Keren; Chen, Gila; Ronel, Natti

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2021.101678

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“…Indeed, the damaging effects of ongoing exposure to stressful or high-risk environments in which social engagement systems become inaccessible (Porges, 2007), especially at a young age, are well documented (e.g., Berens & Nelson, 2015), as well as their relation to high levels of incarceration (Chen & Gueta, 2016; Gueta et al, 2022; Shonkoff et al, 2012). Perhaps what may be learned from the present study is something of the restorative strength of an actively generated safe environment, as expressed by Porges (2015): “Powerful changes are possible if social behavior has the opportunity to promote a sense of safety” (p. 115).…”

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“…Considered via the insights provided by the polyvagal theory (Porges, 2015), these deviations from the dominant hostility and emotional aridity that prevail in the prison may be understood as an expression of a primal need, or an urge of the mammalian nervous system, to foster, whenever the conditions allow, calm states that optimize prosocial behavior. Indeed, the damaging effects of ongoing exposure to stressful or high-risk environments in which social engagement systems become inaccessible (Porges, 2007), especially at a young age, are well documented (e.g., Berens & Nelson, 2015), as well as their relation to high levels of incarceration (Chen & Gueta, 2016;Gueta et al, 2022;Shonkoff et al, 2012). Perhaps what may be learned from the present study is something of the restorative strength of an actively generated safe environment, as expressed by Porges (2015): "Powerful changes are possible if social behavior has the opportunity to promote a sense of safety" (p. 115).…”

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confidence: 99%

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An opportunity to find oneself at the end of a paintbrush: Exploration of an artist-led prison intervention model bringing people from prison and local community together.

Diamond¹,

Lanskey²

2024

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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A growing body of research has explored the contribution of prison art interventions indicating that these hold substantial rehabilitative value. Recent literature in this area has drawn attention to the need to expand social action and community-enhanced art interventions with the aim of aiding incarcerated individuals to reconnect to the community. The following research focused on a unique artist-led prison intervention model, wherein participants who are currently imprisoned create alongside participants who are art students from the local university. This joint space aimed to connect people by providing opportunities to engage with creativity in ways that are both individually and socially transformative. Through a phenomenological approach, this model was explored, aiming to yield relevant insights into the quality and processes of change it enhanced. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 participants involved in the workshop, and data were analyzed aiming to establish an insider’s conceptualization of the meaning for them of the art group experience. The findings point to participants’ experience of the workshop as a unique space in which barriers and stigmatic preconceptions were broken and where a sense of acceptance, belonging, and bonding developed in a nonjudgmental atmosphere of joint creativity. Understandings of the way these essential elements of the joint creative experience served to promote implicit processes toward growth and positive trajectories of change are discussed in light of the broaden-and-build and polyvagal theories.

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confidence: 99%

An opportunity to find oneself at the end of a paintbrush: Exploration of an artist-led prison intervention model bringing people from prison and local community together.

Diamond¹,

Lanskey²

2024

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

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“…Risk factors such as self-regulation, antisocial personality structures and interpersonal deficits, for example, can be re-characterised as symptoms of trauma and treatment targets and needs reframed accordingly. Relapse prevention approaches might also be adapted to consider the role of underlying emotional needs that arise from a history of trauma (Gueta et al , 2022). However, our suspicion is that it will prove hard to change these established ways of thinking and models of practice such that they become more trauma aware.…”

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confidence: 99%

Co-producing trauma-informed youth justice in Australia?

Day

Malvaso

Butcher

et al. 2023

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Purpose Recent years have seen significant policy and practice interest in how to best respond to the impact of childhood maltreatment and adversity on young people’s contact with youth justice systems. In Australia, this has resulted in increasing pressure to implement trauma-informed practice, although this is a term that has different meanings for different stakeholders, and little is known about the perspectives of justice-involved young people. This paper aims to review what is currently known about co-production in youth justice and discuss ways in which young people can be meaningfully involved in the development of trauma-informed practice frameworks. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach is used to present a contextual overview of youth justice in Australia, introduce key concepts underpinning trauma-informed practice and consider the barriers and facilitators of co-production and participatory approaches to the development and implementation of trauma-informed practice. Findings Youth justice in Australia is widely viewed as in urgent need of reform, with broad interest in developing more trauma-informed practice in these systems. Co-production and participatory approaches are fundamental to the reform process and can help to ensure that the views and aspirations of the children for whom these systems are responsible are embedded in efforts to implement trauma-informed practice. Research limitations/implications This paper presents an argument for implementing trauma-informed practice in Australian youth justice that is based on consultation and collaboration with young people. It does not present evidence about the potential effectiveness of such an approach. Practical implications This paper has direct implications for youth justice practice, in terms of both service philosophy, design and delivery. Social implications The work discussed in this paper offers possibilities for new and different ways of responding to youth crime and maintaining community safety. Originality/value Whilst the need to re-imagine youth justice is widely recognised, there are few resources available to support efforts to co-produce trauma-informed practice. This paper synthesises what is known about these approaches and offers some suggestions and possible ways forward.

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“…Trauma-informed approaches typically target the sequalae of trauma (e.g., substance use, emotional dysregulation) in a way that empowers women, respects women and makes them feel safe. In contrast, a trauma-specific approach focuses specifically on treating the trauma itself (Covington, 2022; Gueta et al, 2022).…”

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Mental Disorder and Women’s Recidivism: A Meta-Analysis

Pettersen,

Wanamaker,

Garvey

et al. 2023

Feminist Criminology

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This study quantitatively summarizes existing empirical research on the relationship between specific mental disorders and recidivism among justice-impacted women using meta-analysis. Eighteen studies were included following a comprehensive literature search. Results indicated that depression, PTSD, psychiatric history, and presence of any mental disorder (relative to no mental disorder) were independently and significantly associated with small increases in recidivism rates. Anxiety, psychosis-related and unspecified personality disorders, and self-harm/suicidality were not significantly related to recidivism. Findings support the gender-responsive position that some mental disorders are criminogenic and correctional practice should be guided by holistic, mental health- and trauma-informed approaches.

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Trauma-oriented recovery framework with offenders: A necessary missing link in offenders' rehabilitation

Cited by 11 publications

References 103 publications

An opportunity to find oneself at the end of a paintbrush: Exploration of an artist-led prison intervention model bringing people from prison and local community together.

An opportunity to find oneself at the end of a paintbrush: Exploration of an artist-led prison intervention model bringing people from prison and local community together.

Co-producing trauma-informed youth justice in Australia?

Mental Disorder and Women’s Recidivism: A Meta-Analysis

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