49 min
E116 Riley Thompson Empathy Training at Prisons Let's Be Well Together
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- Saúde mental
1. We share thoughts on a quote from John’s quote list. The Dalai Lama said, “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” 2. We interview Riley Thompson in the area of Social Wellness. Fyodor Dostoevsky said, “A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals.” Concerns for incarcerated people include overcrowding and access to mental health supports. Riley’s goal is to better the community as a whole. Reducing recidivism and bringing people out of prison into the workforce is beneficial for everyone. She’s researching ways to improve the quality of life for people who are in prison, through empathy training of the correctional officers. Correctional officers often have an underlying assumption when they’re initially brought into prison – that they are different from the people behind the bars. There’s an “us versus them” mentality. Empathy training is designed to encourage that everyone is the same in a way. It helps officers put themselves in the shoes of the inmates and to better understand what prisoners are going through, instead of using punitive measures in response to every incident that happens when they’re in prison. 3. Starving Artist – The solution to technical issues led to Cameron rockin’ stacked keyboards. It’s a nifty setup. 4. Move That Body – We were thinking about how we never stopped moving as a kid. How can we incorporate a move-like-a-kid mentality in our lives. 5. Running Popup – John enjoyed a feeling of being lucky, in the moment, experiencing the world around him. 6. Flipside – our experience is that it helps a relationship to give partners space and independence to do the things they enjoy. It’s healthy to take time out of a relationship for yourself.
1. We share thoughts on a quote from John’s quote list. The Dalai Lama said, “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” 2. We interview Riley Thompson in the area of Social Wellness. Fyodor Dostoevsky said, “A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals.” Concerns for incarcerated people include overcrowding and access to mental health supports. Riley’s goal is to better the community as a whole. Reducing recidivism and bringing people out of prison into the workforce is beneficial for everyone. She’s researching ways to improve the quality of life for people who are in prison, through empathy training of the correctional officers. Correctional officers often have an underlying assumption when they’re initially brought into prison – that they are different from the people behind the bars. There’s an “us versus them” mentality. Empathy training is designed to encourage that everyone is the same in a way. It helps officers put themselves in the shoes of the inmates and to better understand what prisoners are going through, instead of using punitive measures in response to every incident that happens when they’re in prison. 3. Starving Artist – The solution to technical issues led to Cameron rockin’ stacked keyboards. It’s a nifty setup. 4. Move That Body – We were thinking about how we never stopped moving as a kid. How can we incorporate a move-like-a-kid mentality in our lives. 5. Running Popup – John enjoyed a feeling of being lucky, in the moment, experiencing the world around him. 6. Flipside – our experience is that it helps a relationship to give partners space and independence to do the things they enjoy. It’s healthy to take time out of a relationship for yourself.
49 min