Quoting Heather Perella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> [Platt]
> > I wonder: 1) Is there a requirement that the inmates
> work to provide > some of their own necessities (food,
> shelter, clothing).
>
> You see this has to do with safety. Fairness is
> a perspective that leads an event to be safe or
> dangerous. Here's an example. In this culture we
> have houses. If you don't have a house, then your
> living in the streets. Before you live in the
> streets, and are called a worthless, no effort lazy
> bum, then you put effort into getting a house. You'll
> work for years and years to keep a house. In fact,
> most people go into debt and pay interest (thus extra
> $) to have a house. This is social pressure.
> Remember how Amerindians were moved onto reservations
> into houses. This is the U.S. and any decent U.S.
> citizen must have a house. Now, in this culture if
> you are not able to keep a house or rent from an
> apartment, then the pressure's on. Major social
> pressure. Who said we have to live in a house? How
> about a tent, box, cave, etc... To not have a house,
> or to foresee one losing their own house, I believe
> fear and/or despair would arise. Would you differ
> from this conclusion? Let's start with this first and
> then move on in our discussion if you would.
If for no other reason I think most people would prefer to live in a house with
plumbing for the health of themselves and their children. Sure, there is
some social pressure to have a nice house, but there's social pressure to do
a lot of things, like earn a living instead of depending on others for the
necessities of life. So yes, I differ from your conclusion about owning a house
being a source of fear and despair. In fact, home ownership has been a growing
financial asset for millions of people over the years. But it does require work
to build and maintain a home.
[Platt]
> > and 2) is a religious or spiritual program part of
> the therapy, such as > a 10-step program?
>
> As to religion being part of the program, where I
> work the residents can go to church on Sunday
> (Presbyterian) or stay back on the unit and do a
> value's clarification (non-religious) or some other
> religious activity. Also, Bible study is once a week,
> if the residents want to go. Bible study on the unit
> I work is during gym time.
I mistakingly said 10-step instead of 12-step program. It's my understanding
that 12-step programs have a high degree (relatively) of success in dealing
not only with alcohol and drug addictions, but also behaviorial problems.
The programs are semi-religious because one of the steps is: "Made a decision
to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."
Perhaps, if your facility is government funded, such a program would be
considered an "establishment of religion."
Platt
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