Breakout Session 2 Jeffrey Po

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AMERICAN COUNSELLING

ASSOCIATION

Asia Pacific Counselling Conference - Singapore

June 1!"- 1#!"$%1&

Cul!i'a!ing spiri!uali!( !"roug" )e*i!a!i'e

prac!ices for offen*ers

+( Jeffre( Po P",

1!"June $%1&


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S"aring

This paper is a sharing of personalexperiences.

There is no proper research methodology

involved.

Results are not validated and cannot be

taken as reliable. The aim is hopefully some pointers can be

useful to you.

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Personal O.ser'a!ions - 1

The experiences accumulated over period of fiveyears.

Profile of those incarcerated:

Substance abuse and gambling/gaming addicts

Criminal breach of trust

Credit card fraud

anslaughter

!oan Shark "illegal money lender#


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Personal O.ser'a!ions - $

$ge median % &arly thirties to late fifties

&thnicity % Chinese

Sex % ales

&ducation % Primary education

to 'egree holders

edium of

instruction % &nglish language


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Personal O.ser'a!ions - /

Class si(e % )* to )+

'uration % ,- eeks

ours per session % ) hours

Gangs!ers an* "ooligans no! inclu*e*

an* none are "ar*ene* cri)inals -none on *ea!" ro0


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Personal O.ser'a!ions -

ost came from non%dysfunctionalfamilies though some from middle class.

$ll received family support and members

of families visit them.

$ll first timer though in intake 0 and ,*

ere repeat offenders

As of date total of 10 intakes


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Personal O.ser'a!ions - &

ental and emotional state of incarcerated henentering prison:

$nxious "unknon environment and people#

1ear "of being sodomi(ed#

'epressed "uncertainty of future#

Confused "institutional instructions vs. hearsays

'ifficulties in ad2usting to prison schedule and

programme "i.e. meal time3 aking and sleeping3

exercise schedules#


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Personal O.ser'a!ions - 2

The engagement of meditative

techni4ues to elicit the relaxation

response and for the inmates to findmeaning hile in prison started

ith last three intakes.


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Li)i!a!ions of presen!a!ion - 1

5nable to record statistics

Statistical numbers obtained verbally

and/or by sho of hands 5nable to record findings in riting

3ence !"is presen!a!ion is a pri'a!e

s"aring


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Core .eliefs of !"e progra))e - 1

Prison authorities believe that some sort of

&nglish medium presentation to &nglish

speaking audience could be beneficial.

The incarcerated are privileged to received

religious instructions if they re4uest for.

6ffering them hope for recovery To offer the incarcerated to live life on

their on life7s terms.


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Core .eliefs of !"e progra))e - $

Though religious instructions are readily

available to those incarcerated spiritual

instructions are not available.

8 ould believe that a spiritual instruction and

education is a greater and more poerful tool

than only religious instructions.

Spiritual instructions and education is more

encompassing and non%sectarian.


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Core .eliefs of !"e progra))e - /

editational techni4ues and exercises

coupled ith psycho%education offers

commonality to all religious traditions.


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Al!erna!i'e !ec"ni4ues inPs(c"o!"erap( an* Counselling5

Today7s psychologists are increasing

integrating complementary and alternativemedicine techni4ues into their ork ith

clients.

Jeffrey E. Barnett (2013)

APA Monitor April 2013


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Min*fulness Me*i!a!ion

indfulness training boosts test scores and

shoed significant improvements on reading

comprehension tests and orking memory

capacities on 9 undergraduates in 5niversityof California3 Santa ;arbara

The Monitor on PsycholoyP!"lication of APA

J!ne 2013 #ol $$ %o &


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Researc" 4ues!ions - 1

The folloing asked during first lesson:

,. ave you been taught meditation before

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