Abstract

Developing an understanding of how people who have been to prison maintain changes they may have made in a custodial program, successfully (re)integrate upon release to the community and ultimately, desist, is imperative if we want to prevent their return to prison. Reentry and reintegration processes are fraught with challenges for parolees and community support to assist with this process is important. Community maintenance programs are programs that are in theory designed to aid those who have been released from prison to successfully reintegrate, by providing ongoing specialized and professional support in the community. Factors relevant to successful reintegration for those who have offended included a variety of factors beyond program content, which includes therapist characteristics, client’s perceptions of their therapists and the therapeutic alliance. This paper examines the therapeutic relationship and proposes that the setting within which a therapeutic relationship takes place needs to be considered as a fourth factor to Bordin’s model of therapeutic alliance, which seems particularly relevant to the forensic context. There will be a specific focus on the impact of correctional organizations on therapeutic programs and staff. Implications for practice and future research are also considered.

摘要

如果我们想阻止他们重返监狱，就必须了解曾入狱的人如何维持他们在羁押计划中可能做出的改变、在释放到社区后成功（重新）融入并最终停止。再入境和重返社会过程对假释者充满挑战，社区支持协助这一过程非常重要。社区维护计划是理论上旨在通过在社区中提供持续的专业和专业支持来帮助那些已从监狱释放的人成功重新融入社会的计划。与冒犯者成功重新融合相关的因素包括计划内容之外的各种因素，其中包括治疗师特征、客户对其治疗师和治疗联盟的看法。本文考察了治疗关系，并提出治疗关系发生的环境需要被视为 Bordin 治疗联盟模型的第四个因素，这似乎与法医背景特别相关。将特别关注惩教组织对治疗计划和工作人员的影响。还考虑了对实践和未来研究的影响。将特别关注惩教组织对治疗计划和工作人员的影响。还考虑了对实践和未来研究的影响。将特别关注惩教组织对治疗计划和工作人员的影响。还考虑了对实践和未来研究的影响。