Abstract
This qualitative study involved interviews with staff in a women’s prison to explore their suggestions about parenting education. Interviews were conducted to identify whether staff agreed with previous parenting education suggestions made by women experiencing incarceration and contribute to developing a parenting education program. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Staff highlighted the importance of accommodating complex needs, cultural safety, trauma-informed, woman-centred and a strengths-based approach. This approach to program development will contribute to a parenting education program designed for women experiencing incarceration and may support program sustainability attributing to the involvement of the prison community in program design.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 348-365 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Women and Criminal Justice |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 17 Jan 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Sept 2024 |
Keywords
- Education program
- mothers
- parenting
- prison staff
- women