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Looking for conference presenters, ideas on Women Offenders and Mental Health

Last post 05-01-2007 8:51 AM by Kelley. 4 replies.
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  • Looking for conference presenters, ideas on Women Offenders and Mental Health
    11-14-2006 11:09 AM
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    Each year, the Minnesota Community Corrections Association and the Advisory Task Force on Women Offenders host an annual training for corrections professionals who work with women offenders.  For the upcoming conference 2007, there were several suggestions to cover mental health issues and women offenders, as it pertains to a pathway to criminal behavior, an obstacle in community supervision or prison adjustment and/or a barrier to rehabilitation and reintegration. Without having a specific topic in mind, the Conference Committee is searching for a presenters, locally or nationally, that have a specialty in these areas and/or train on these topics. Your input would be greatly appreciated. Please send interest, ideas or comments to Kelley Heifort, Conference Co-Chair, at kheifort@co.doc.state.mn.us.

  • Re: Looking for conference presenters, ideas on Women Offenders and Mental Health
    11-30-2006 1:05 PM
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    • maureenb

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    This is a topic that has presented significant challenges within criminal justice. A couple of areas that might be of interest:

    *prevalence of trauma and abuse with criminal justice involved womenhow mental health issues contribute to poor *institutional behavior with womenhow current security practices exacerbate problems with women experiencing mental *health issuesthe important of trauma informed services for women offenderspromising programs with women offenders *experiencing mental health issues (Seeking Safety created by Lisa Najavits, Beyond Trauma, A Healing Journey for Women by Stephanie Covington

    These are some individuals that have researched and written on this topic:

     

    Mary DiBartolo, PhD produced a publication Complex Physical and Mental Needs of Rural Incarcerated Women.

     

    Bonita Veysey, Ph.D. formerly with the GAINS Center now at Rutgers in Newark, NJ has worked extensively on the topic of mental health treatment and incarcerated women.

     

    Cassandra Newkirk, MD currently with the Prison Health Services has written and worked extensively with the issue of women offenders and mental health.

     

    Holly Hills,Ph.D. at U of South florida published Special Needs of Women with Co-occurring Disorders diverted from Criminal Justice.

     

    Nahama Broner, PhD of RTI, INternational has researched and written on women offenders and mental health.

     

     

     

     

    Maureen Buell     Correctional Program Specialist   www.nicic.org/webpage_223.htm

    National Institute of Corrections  320 First St., NW  Washington, DC 20534

    www.nicic.org/webpage_223.htm

    National Institute of Corrections  320 First St., NW  Washington, DC 20534

  • Re: Looking for conference presenters, ideas on Women Offenders and Mental Health
    11-30-2006 1:05 PM
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    • maureenb

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    This is a topic that has presented significant challenges within criminal justice. A couple of areas that might be of interest:

    *prevalence of trauma and abuse with criminal justice involved womenhow mental health issues contribute to poor *institutional behavior with womenhow current security practices exacerbate problems with women experiencing mental *health issuesthe important of trauma informed services for women offenderspromising programs with women offenders *experiencing mental health issues (Seeking Safety created by Lisa Najavits, Beyond Trauma, A Healing Journey for Women by Stephanie Covington

    These are some individuals that have researched and written on this topic:

     

    Mary DiBartolo, PhD produced a publication Complex Physical and Mental Needs of Rural Incarcerated Women.

     

    Bonita Veysey, Ph.D. formerly with the GAINS Center now at Rutgers in Newark, NJ has worked extensively on the topic of mental health treatment and incarcerated women.

     

    Cassandra Newkirk, MD currently with the Prison Health Services has written and worked extensively with the issue of women offenders and mental health.

     

    Holly Hills,Ph.D. at U of South florida published Special Needs of Women with Co-occurring Disorders diverted from Criminal Justice.

     

    Nahama Broner, PhD of RTI, INternational has researched and written on women offenders and mental health.

     

     

     

     

    Maureen Buell     Correctional Program Specialist   www.nicic.org/webpage_223.htm

    National Institute of Corrections  320 First St., NW  Washington, DC 20534

    www.nicic.org/webpage_223.htm

    National Institute of Corrections  320 First St., NW  Washington, DC 20534

  • Re: Looking for conference presenters, ideas on Women Offenders and Mental Health
    04-06-2007 10:43 AM
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    Hi my name is Rachel and I actually writing a research paper on women offenders in the US. It mostly focuses on how women offenders convicted of violent crimes has skyrocketed in the past century and im wondering if anyone has an idea or reasoning behind it. im stuck with a lot of statistics rather than anyones belief on how this has come about. In relation to men I am trying to find a way to prove that women are not becoming more and more evil or more easily influenced these days but are being treated harsher by the court system. if you have any info i would greatly appreciate it. Rachel Michel (kooliojo15@aol.com) thank you

  • Re: Looking for conference presenters, ideas on Women Offenders and Mental Health
    05-01-2007 8:51 AM
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    KelleyH:
      Thank you all so much for your posted responses and individual replies.  We have decided to take another direction with our conference this year.  Through an experiencial learning, conference participants will discover first-hand the transitional barriers that exist for women involved in the criminal justice system.  Half of the conference day will be spent in this active role-playing and the second half will be dedicated to professional empowerment for change and community-capacity building, along with a resource fair.  We're very excited about the opportunities for participants to be motivated in their work through empathy-building and personal change.

    Each year, the Minnesota Community Corrections Association and the Advisory Task Force on Women Offenders host an annual training for corrections professionals who work with women offenders.  For the upcoming conference 2007, there were several suggestions to cover mental health issues and women offenders, as it pertains to a pathway to criminal behavior, an obstacle in community supervision or prison adjustment and/or a barrier to rehabilitation and reintegration. Without having a specific topic in mind, the Conference Committee is searching for a presenters, locally or nationally, that have a specialty in these areas and/or train on these topics. Your input would be greatly appreciated. Please send interest, ideas or comments to Kelley Heifort, Conference Co-Chair, at kheifort@co.doc.state.mn.us.
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