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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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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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