Community Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Persons: An Occupational Therapy Guidebook

Authors

Shauntrice Woodberry, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
Angela Labrie Blackwell Phd, OTR, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow
Steven Gerardi Phd, OTR, University of St. Augustine for Health SciencesFollow

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Description

The recidivism rates in the US are the highest, as the current research suggests the majority of offenders (two-thirds) released from prison in any given year will be reincarcerated within three years (Eggers et al., 2006). The high rates of recidivism suggest that the criminal justice system has not been able to successfully identify the needs of incarcerated individuals necessary to support the success of their community integration process.

Since there are no published guidelines available to OT practitioners to guide their provision of community reintegration services to formerly incarcerated persons, the product of this capstone was a guidebook.

Publication Date

Summer 8-9-2023

Publisher

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

occupational therapy, prisons, community health

Medical Subject Headings

Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapists, Prisons, Incarceration, Mental Health

Disciplines

Community Health | Occupational Therapy

Comments

Poster presented at the Summer 2023 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium held online at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on August 2-9, 2023

Recommended Citation

Woodberry, S., Blackwell, A. L., & Gerardi, S. (2023, August 9). Community Reintegration of Formerly Incarcerated Persons: An Occupational Therapy Guidebook. Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonessummer2023/4