Dramatic Changes in a High Security Prison

I am a psychologist who works part-time in a high security prison environment. (I am convinced this job keeps me real. My other part-time job is in a private practice in a wealthy suburb.)

I want to report consistent success with the Anger & Forgiveness imagery with my men. I would not have anticipated the dramatic and profound responses I have seen in group. Several men have had breakthroughs that led to changed behavior ever since. Many have started to feel emotions again (something other than anger) as a result of the imagery experience. Much pent-up grief and sadness is expressed. It sits right under the anger. The group cohesion has grown just from the experience of listening together.

I have come to think that this imagery and the Healing Trauma imagery do more in twenty minutes with this population than what I can normally accomplish in 3 months worth of therapy. I am scratching my head but smiling over this.

I may come back to you with a research design.
Thanks.
Henry P.

[Ed. Note: Henry P., please do! We love serious research and support it any way we can.]

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