THEATER-THERAPEUTIC METHOD OF DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS TO INMATES
THEATER-THERAPEUTIC METHOD OF DEVELOPING SOCIAL SKILLS TO INMATES

Summary/Abstract: The present paper was born from the desire to make known the realities faced by the workers in the Romanian penitentiary system, but also inmates, who, whether we accept it or not, are part of the society in which we live. The methods of working with inmates have diversified, and some of them have shown over time that they are of real use and have immediate results in the development of social skills. One of the above methods is theater therapy. The training of a prisoner involved in this activity involves improving the listening ability, the ability to express, the ability to react spontaneously and confidently. Developing confidence, active listening, improving the capacity for innovation, collaboration, helps each participant in their relationships with the others. At the same time, participants in this form of therapy learn from improvisation techniques how to be more "present", how to make positive choices, how to decipher a situation with the help of body language, skills that greatly contribute to the personal development of the inmate, he succeeding thus to progress, to discover and to become more human, more empathetic closer to the social reality in which he will reach the moment of his release. The study was conducted in the Bucharest-Jilava Penitentiary on a sample of 30 detainees aged between 22 and 71 years, included in theater therapy. The technique used is the interview, semi-structured, applied face to face. We chose the questions from the interview guide to outline the efficiency of the therapy through the theater and to identify the changes in the social skills of the inmates, which are a determining factor in the process of social reintegration

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