Prison-based relationship counselling: service user perceptions and implications for resettlement
Prison-based relationship counselling: service user perceptions and implications for resettlement
This article is based on a brief evaluation carried out on behalf of the relationship counselling service, Relate, regarding the delivery of a pilot specialist counselling service for adult male prisoners at HMP Ford, a low security ‘category D’ prison in the South East of England. At the heart of the research lies a focus on the perceptions of the prisoners engaging with the service during their time in custody. Data is drawn from questionnaires and semi-structured interviews exploring prisoners' experiences of receiving relationship counselling through Relate's work. Reasons for engaging in the service, perceived barriers and the perceived benefits of engaging in such a service are discussed, with attention paid to the wider implications of offering prison-based relationship counselling.
relationship counselling, prisoners, resettlement, re-entry
357-364
Meek, Rosie
018e0d68-7b66-483c-b769-1d4583cb4d85
August 2011
Meek, Rosie
018e0d68-7b66-483c-b769-1d4583cb4d85
Meek, Rosie
(2011)
Prison-based relationship counselling: service user perceptions and implications for resettlement.
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 39 (4), .
(doi:10.1080/03069885.2011.603038).
Abstract
This article is based on a brief evaluation carried out on behalf of the relationship counselling service, Relate, regarding the delivery of a pilot specialist counselling service for adult male prisoners at HMP Ford, a low security ‘category D’ prison in the South East of England. At the heart of the research lies a focus on the perceptions of the prisoners engaging with the service during their time in custody. Data is drawn from questionnaires and semi-structured interviews exploring prisoners' experiences of receiving relationship counselling through Relate's work. Reasons for engaging in the service, perceived barriers and the perceived benefits of engaging in such a service are discussed, with attention paid to the wider implications of offering prison-based relationship counselling.
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Published date: August 2011
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relationship counselling, prisoners, resettlement, re-entry
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