Teaching mindfulness in prison settings: a grounded theory of strategies to promote engagement and empowerment

IF 1.1 Q3 SOCIAL WORK

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/10509674.2021.2017384

Alexander J. Hilert, N. Haskins

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Abstract

Abstract Mindfulness-based interventions have been increasingly recognized as a way to promote the mental health and well-being of individuals experiencing incarceration. However, little is known about the ways in which experienced mindfulness teachers who volunteer in correctional settings facilitate programming. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, this study explored the teaching practices of volunteers who currently facilitate mindfulness programs in correctional settings. A total of fifteen volunteer meditation teachers along with three former group members were interviewed. The researcher utilized interview data to construct a grounded theory which conceptualizes the systemic barriers volunteers and participants face, empowering facilitation strategies, and facilitator and group characters which impact the learning outcomes of participants. The results of this grounded theory illustrate culturally responsive mindfulness facilitation strategies counselors can use with individuals who are incarcerated. Suggestions for future research and implications are presented.

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在监狱环境中教授正念：促进参与和赋权的战略基础理论

基于正念的干预已经越来越被认为是一种促进服刑人员心理健康和福祉的方法。然而，对于经验丰富的正念教师在惩教环境中志愿促进编程的方式，我们知之甚少。本研究以建构主义理论为基础，探讨了目前在矫正环境中促进正念课程的志愿者的教学实践。共有15名志愿冥想教师和3名前小组成员接受了采访。研究者利用访谈数据构建了一个扎根的理论，将志愿者和参与者面临的系统性障碍、授权促进策略以及影响参与者学习成果的促进者和群体特征概念化。这一扎根理论的结果说明了文化响应性正念促进策略，辅导员可以对被监禁的个人使用。最后提出未来研究的建议及启示。

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Journal of Offender Rehabilitation SOCIAL WORK-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Offender Rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary journal of innovation in research, services and programs in criminal justice and corrections. The journal is an essential professional resource for practitioners, educators and researchers who work with individuals involved in the criminal justice system and study the dynamics of rehabilitation and individual and system change. Original research using qualitative or quantitative methodology, theoretical discussions, evaluations of program outcomes, and state of the science reviews will be considered.