Online Event
Trauma Informed Prisons: From Corrections to Connects. Webinar & Live panel discussion with Fritzi Horstman, Helen Watson, Carol Hunter and Trish Cathcart.
19th November 2024
2pm (GMT)
Online
FREE for Network Members
Overview
Prisons are ground zero for trauma. When we bring trauma-informed practices to the men and women living and working in prison, we change the culture from one of control and punishment to healing and rehabilitation.
With a 66% recidivism rate, prisons aren’t working. 95% of the incarcerated will be returning to society one day, it benefits families and communities to have our citizens return able to function in society and trauma-informed prisons are the path forward.
In this webinar we will hear from Fritzi Horstman on the Commpassion Prison Project and how her work with Trish Cathcart – Magilligan Prison Team Lead: Start 360, has been rolled out across prisons in Northern Ireland. We will hear about the impact the work is having on staff and inmates and the profound healing and rehabilition that is being produced. We will also hear from Helen Watson and Carol Hunter- Speach and Language Therapists in Magilligan Prison and Maghaberry prison on how the project has shaped their work and the feedback from inmates.
Who Should Attend?
People who would benefit from attending this webinar include: * Criminal Justice and Corrections Professionals: * Those involved in prison reform or rehabilitation programs. * Mental Health Professionals * Trauma-informed care practitioners or professionals specializing in PTSD, addiction, or rehabilitation. * Policy Makers and Government Officials
Benefits Of Attending
1. Deep Understanding of Trauma-Informed Practices in Prisons - Gain firsthand insights from Fritzi Horstman and other panelists with extensive experience in implementing trauma-informed care in prison settings. Understand Trauma’s Role in Incarceration: Learn how trauma affects both inmates and staff, and why addressing it is essential to reducing recidivism and promoting rehabilitation.
2. Insight into Successful Rehabilitation Models - Hear about successful trauma-informed projects and how these practices have had a measurable impact on reducing recidivism rates and improving the reintegration process for incarcerated individuals.
3. Practical Applications for Correctional Facilities - Attendees will learn actionable strategies to shift prison environments from punitive to rehabilitative, improving the overall atmosphere for both inmates and staff.
4. Broaden Your Perspective on Criminal Justice Reform
Global Perspective - Hear about efforts not just in the U.S., but also in Northern Ireland, offering a broader view of how trauma-informed practices are being applied internationally.
Schedule
• Introductions • Main Talk 2pm - 3pm (GMT) • Panel Discussion 3pm - 3.30pm (GMT) • Event Close 3.30pm (GMT)
How Can I Attend?
This webinar is available to Action Trauma Network members only, if you are not a member, we have a 30day free trial available below.
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Fritzi Horstman
Chief Executive Officer
Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of Compassion Prison Project. She is a Grammy-award winning producer for her work on “The Defiant Ones”, has been a producer and post-producer on dozens of television projects and documentaries and has directed several films. She believes it is urgent to bring humanity and compassion to those living behind bars and these acts will help transform our society. She has a Bachelor's Degree from Vassar College.
Carol Hunter
Lead Speech and Language Therapist, HMP Magilligan
Carol Hunter is the Lead Speech and Language Therapist in HMP Magilligan. Speech and Language Therapy is a new service as part of Healthcare in Prison in HMP Magilligan, having commenced in the summer of 2023. Carol has completed the short course in Compassionate Inquiry. Whilst establishing and embedding the Speech and Language Therapy service in Magilligan, she strives to action trauma informed care, bringing compassion as a key part of her practice to enable positive communication, connection and collaboration.
Helen Watson
Speech and Language Therapist
I qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) from University of Ulster in 2010. My career began in the Highlands of Scotland as a Paediatric Community based SLT and from there I obtained posts within school settings in Aberdeenshire and Oxfordshire before returning home to Northern Ireland. As a Registered Intermediary for the Department of Justice from 2022 I gained insight in to the large numbers of people involved in the Criminal Justice System who present with communication difficulties and the far-reaching impact this can have on their ability to, for example, give an account of what happened, answer questions accurately, follow instructions and ‘read between the lines’. This developed a real interest in working within a forensic setting and I was delighted to be appointed as the SLT for HMP Maghaberry in October 2023. My work within this setting is varied with a strong emphasis on working towards the environment becoming ‘communication friendly’ and staff being empowered to support those with communication difficulties
Trish Cathcart
Team Lead - Magilligan Prison
Trish Cathcart, Ballymena, N. Ireland, started attending Ballymena Family & Addicts Support Group in 1998 for support with a member of her family who was experiencing issues with illicit substances. She then went on to volunteer with BFASG, Family Support and to retrain and work full time in the field of substance use since 2003. Trish retrained and qualified as an integrative, substance use and CBT counsellor and holds a postgraduate certificate and diploma in Dual Diagnosis and Substance Use Disorders. Trish is also a certified Trauma Coach. Trish has worked in Magilligan prison since 2012 and is currently the AD: EPT Service Manager in HMP Magilligan with Start360 the largest substance use service within Northern Ireland prisons. Trish also lectures in Queens University Belfast on substance use and substance use disorders within the criminal justice system on the Pg. Dip Course. Currently a SMART facilitator (Self-Management and Recovery Training) both in custody, service users and in the community with SMART Friends and Family support group in Ballymena. Trish is also a Naloxone Train the Trainer qualified and trains all persons leaving custody with a substance use issue. After two years since first meeting Fritzi Horstman when she visited Magilligan in 2022, Trish has been trying to implement the Compassion Prison Project, Trauma Talks Programme in Magilligan Prison. After finally commencing this programme in May 2024 they have just completed the first cohort in September 24 with adult male offenders all lifers, ICS and ECS sentenced prisoners. The programme has been completely transformative not only for the men participating, but Start360 staff, NIPS and SET and has just commenced in Hydebank Wood College with the females and hopefully Maghaberry in the 2025. Trish is a NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) Auricular Acupuncture Trainer and Practitioner since 2003, and has implemented the NADA protocol and treatment across all prison sites in Northern Ireland since 2013. Trish has also taught acupressure to the prisoners themselves, so they can treat others with the beads and assist in acupuncture clinics within the prison.
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