Design, implement and evaluate an 8-week mindfulness program. Find an evidence-based research article citing the use of mindfulness in a prison and / or mental health setting. Complete designing and writing one intervention by the end of the week prior to the scheduled facilitation date. Help draft and edit a job proposal for the Adult Probation and Parole division, outlining the need for a recreation therapy program within the mentally ill offender program at the local halfway houses.
Design, implement and evaluate an 8-week mindfulness program. Find an evidence-based research article citing the use of mindfulness in a prison and / or mental health setting. Complete designing and writing one intervention by the end of the week prior to the scheduled facilitation date. Help draft and edit a job proposal for the Adult Probation and Parole division, outlining the need for a recreation therapy program within the mentally ill offender program at the local halfway houses.
Design, implement and evaluate an 8-week mindfulness program. Find an evidence-based research article citing the use of mindfulness in a prison and / or mental health setting. Complete designing and writing one intervention by the end of the week prior to the scheduled facilitation date. Help draft and edit a job proposal for the Adult Probation and Parole division, outlining the need for a recreation therapy program within the mentally ill offender program at the local halfway houses.
Goal 1: Design, implement and evaluate an 8-week mindfulness
program. Objective 1: Find an evidence-based research article citing the use of mindfulness in a prison and/or mental health setting, due by the end of the third week. Objective 2: Find a mindfulness assessment to use at the beginning of the program and at the end to measure the effectiveness of the mindfulness program, due by the end of the third week. Objective 3: Using various online and print resources, develop weekly mindfulness interventions that teach the skill of mindfulness in a sequential or progressive manner. Complete designing and writing one intervention by the end of the week prior to the scheduled facilitation date. NCTRC job analysis domains addressed: A, B, C, D, E, F, I Goal 2: As part of a prison wide initiative to reduce isolation among inmates housed in maximum-security units: design, implement, and evaluate a program for the mentally ill offenders housed in Olympus maximum security. Present findings to the treatment team, directors, and high-level decision makers within the department of corrections. Objective 1: Meet with program director, captain, and other staff to determine restrictions and safety issues that will effect program implementation. Complete within the first four weeks. Objective 2: Conduct research to determine what other programs are doing across the country and identify evidencebased interventions appropriate for these inmates based on their unique needs and restrictions. Completed prior to beginning program (end of 5th week). Objective 3: Using inmate records, collect data on crisis calls made by the specific inmates selected for this program. Specific data to collect will be: date of call, nature of crisis, and total number of calls. Will consider data from 2-6 months prior to start of program. To be completed by the end of the 8 week program. NCTRC job analysis domains addressed: A, B, C, D, E, F, I, J Goal 3: Help prepare a job proposal for the Adult Probation and Parole division, outlining the need for a recreation therapy program within the mentally ill offender program at the local halfway houses. Objective 1: Working with Christine (internship supervisor) help draft and edit the proposal letter to be completed within a timeframe established with Christine. Objective 2: Conduct research and find an evidence-based article to support the need for recreation therapist at the Bonneville and/or Orange Street halfway house to be completed by week 8 of the internship.
Objective 3: Help create a budget that will address the cost
associated with the addition of a recreation therapy program. Complete by the 8th week of the internship. NCTRC job analysis domains addressed: A, G, H, I, J