Terapeutyczny wymiar wolontariatu hospicyjnego osób pozbawionych wolności
Therapeutic dimension of the hospice voluntary service of convicts
Author(s): Robert WitkowskiSubject(s): Psychology, Criminal Law, Social psychology and group interaction, Health and medicine and law, Penology
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza AFM Uniwersytetu Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego w Krakowie
Keywords: Prison Service; penitentiary system; social rehabilitation; inmate; volunteer; hospice;
Summary/Abstract: The author of the publication has been working in the Prison Service for over 20 years. Among his academic interests and professional experiences, a special place is occupied by those connected with issue of hospice voluntary service of persons deprived of their liberty. The subject of the article is to present therapeutic dimension of process consisting of preparing and directing prisoners to help the terminally ill pass away in a dignified manner. Hospice, contact with terminally ill people has an indubitable therapeutic aspect and transforms thinking, behavior and allows to verify the hierarchy of personal values of prisoners. The hospice voluntary service is in itself a therapy, which is a powerful and transforma ve experience for the prisoners.
Journal: Państwo i Społeczeństwo
- Issue Year: XVIII/2018
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 121-138
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Polish
