Thesis (MTech (Surface Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007 / This thesis focuses on an educational Surface Design Intervention (SDI) for inmates.
It covers the present day situation, from 2006 to 2007, in a Western Cape
correctional facility, regarding the needs of a selected group of inmates. This group of
20 inmates consists of 10 HIV/Aids positive and 10 HIV/Aids negative participants.
The thesis argues that there is potential to plan, design and implement an
educational SDI, in a group-work situation, with these participants in order to
establish the SDI as a skills-development programme and a therapeutic-intervention
and income-generating resource. In addition, this research study aims to understand
and interpret how the various inmate participants, in a social setting, construct the
world around them and what effect and impact the SDI has on them.
This intervention is facilitated by two qualified art therapists and involves the use of
different art materials through which the prison inmates express and explore their
thoughts, feelings and concerns in a safe, contained and supportive space. The
health and wellness literature provided the conceptual scaffolding against which to
frame the SDI. The literature indicated that a holistic approach to rehabilitation and
instruction is vital to help inmates function optimally in daily life. Ultimately, the SDI
process indicates the value of identity formation, emotional expression and ethical
development. The thesis concludes that oppositional discourses present in the lives
of these prisoners can, and indeed should be reconciled in order for them to achieve
a positive affirmation of their status. These polarities, once bridged, offer a
moderating influence on these prisoners' lives, which contribute to their wellbeing
and success both inside and potentially outside of prison.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/1436 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Nel, Nicole |
| Publisher | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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