Kulttuurikongi - Promoting the Wellbeing of Inmates with Guided Functional Peer Support

Abstract

Opinnäytetyössäni olen laatinut toiminnan ja yhteistyön kehittämissuunnitelman, jonka osapuolina toimivat Kukunori ry:n Kulttuurikongi-hanke, Kris Tampere ja nimeltä mainitsematon vankila Suomessa. Esittelen kulttuuripajamallin mukaisen toiminnallisen vertaistuen tehokkaana menetelmänä lisätä vankien ja rikostaustaisten henkilöiden osallisuutta ja hyvinvointia. Lopulta nostan esille kolmannen ja julkisen sektorin yhteistyön kannattavuuden vankien ja rikostaustaisten henkilöiden kuntoutuksessa.

In my thesis I have planned and developed future operation for Kulttuurikongi-project in co-operation with Kris Tampere and an unnamed closed prison in Finland. The product of this thesis is a written development plan for co-operation between Kulttuurikongi-project, Kris Tampere and an unnamed prison in Finland.

I promote Guided Functional Peer-Support model as a valuable method to be used in the rehabilitation of inmates in prison and persons with a criminal background.

I also demonstrate the benefits of co-operation between the public sector and third sector in rehabilitation of inmates and persons with a criminal background.

The working life representative for my thesis is Kukukunori ry, a non-governmental organization in Finland, working in the field of mental health in co-operation with other agents from several other fields.

My development plan introduces how the co-operation between Kulttuurikongi-project and Kris Tampere may be executed while simultaneously disclosing the various factors, that should be taken into consideration whenever planning a co-operation between the third sector and a prison in Finland.

It includes a presentation of the use of guided functional peer support in prison, including various factors to take into consideration as well as examples of exercises to use.

In the summary, the benefits and challenges of co-operation between the third sector and public sector are disclosed.