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18 inmates received their diplomas today after participating in a project of the Association for Family and the Department of Health and Human Services
18 prisoners from the prison of Sangonera the Green participated in a Parent School Program for Family Life Association, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, which runs Fulgencio Cervantes, and the Association of Psychologists for Change to strengthen family ties between inmates and their children and families living in freedom, and educate families from prison.
Cervantes has participated this morning in the presentation of certificates to prisoners who have completed the courses.
In the Green Sangonera prison there are 700 inmates (men and women) of which 35% have minor children.
In many cases detected emotional neglect of parents, even though the prison system there are the family communication, interaction and intimate communications.
Moreover, the relationship between mother and the father determines to a large extent the prisoner father's relationship with his son, if this is added the guilt of the father and inability of necessary contact with the child, the offender may fall into enhancing family uprooting apathy and social marginalization, especially in this first social bond of belonging to the family.
With no strong ties of belonging and family responsibility and strong emotional ties are more likely to re-offend upon release, and also the children by imitation.
Other prisoners suffer separation from their children and regret not being with them when they are needed and manifest itself responsible for the education of their children and want to learn to be better parents.
Inmates who have participated in this program have received five sessions that have tried:
"Feelings, relationships, linkages
"The autonomy of children and parental responsibility
-How to set rules and limits for healthy growth
"As you build self-esteem, self-concept, and how to help from prison
-Skills and conflict resolution techniques from the situation of prisoner
The prisoners have attended these modules freely and were aware that he could not educate others if they do not start a procession of training.
Only stopped attending courses 1% of the inmates arrived, except they were released and were transferred.
The courses have received material on the sessions and 18 specific activities that parents can do with their children imprisoned.
In addition, inmates have been given additional support as an encounter with the professional association for Family, reading books on family growth and, ca aa meetings therapeutic support to families via telephone and help Hope family after release.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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