Moving from Needs to Self-Efficacy: A Holistic System for Women in Transition from Prison

One hundred women participated in a needs assessment and goal-planning process at a community-based agency soon after release from prison. The assessment indicated some fit between women's identified needs and how they placed themselves on "contemplation" ladders that facilitated thei...

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Published in:Women & therapy 2007-04, Vol.29 (3-4), p.261-284
Main Authors: O'brien, Patricia, Leem, Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
change processes
Correctional treatment programs
Empowerment
Female Offenders
Prison
Prisoners
reentry
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of criminals
Transitions
Women
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Summary:One hundred women participated in a needs assessment and goal-planning process at a community-based agency soon after release from prison. The assessment indicated some fit between women's identified needs and how they placed themselves on "contemplation" ladders that facilitated their planning for reentry. Follow-up interviews with 14 women found a high level of satisfaction with the process, though they struggled with unmet goals. Participants and social service providers made programmatic recommendations that go beyond social services to address economic and self sustainability in the transition from prison to community.
ISSN:0270-3149
1541-0315
DOI:10.1300/J015v29n03_14