I’m at the Custody and Caring Conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada this week networking with correctional nurses from various Canadian settings along with correctional nurse leaders from the UK, US, Australia, Sweden, and Germany. Keynote speaker, Dawn Freshwater, shared her developing model of caring in nursing in the offender populations called Custodial Caratis. I was challenged to re-examine my own…
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Have you heard the one about the two types of people in the world? There are many versions such as “There are two types of people in the world: Those who see the glass as half full and those who see the glass as half empty.” Or how about – “There are two types of people in the world: givers…
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The effects of isolation on the mentally ill is a topic of much discussion in the correctional community. Legal action is being taken in many settings to reduce this practice. Just a few examples include these news items from Colorado, New York, and California. In the case of California, concerns are raised regarding solitary confinement of juveniles in Contra Costa…
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