SOME HAZARDS TO ANTICIPATE IN UNDERGRADUATE CORRECTIONS COUNSELING

• NCJ Number: 42839
• Journal: Professional Psychology Dated: (MAY 1977) Pages: 239-244
• Author(s): B A Benjamin
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: American Psychological Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINT

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES SOME KEY ISSUES AND DILEMMAS GENERATED BY AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PRACTICUM POPULATION IN A MINIMUM SECURITY CORRECTIONS INSTITUTION.

Abstract

THE PROBLEMS RAISED INCLUDE CONSULTATION OF INMATE FILES, STUDENT DISILLUSIONMENT, SEX MATCHINGS, DISCREPANT VALUE SYSTEMS BETWEEN STUDENT AND INMATE, CLIENT DISSIMULATION, AND TIME AND SCHEDULING FACTORS. STUDENT REACTIONS TO THESE ISSUES ARE CITED, GIVING A CLEAR PICTURE OF THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE STUDENTS' INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE OFFERED TO MINIMIZE OR AVERT SOME OF THE HAZARDS WHILE RECOGNIZING THE INEVITABILITY OF SOME OTHERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...EB (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...EB