The Praxis Lab
The PRAXIS Lab is currently,developing a project which will bring together family therapists, student-trainees, and previously incarcerated persons. This multi-method project is focused on improving women's re-entry into communities.
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Goals include:
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Developing awareness for family professionals on aspects of the justice system and its affects on families and communities
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Develop prevention methods to disrupt the prison pipeline that has greatly affected communities
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Develop family therapy specific intervention methods to assist families who have members
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Participate in community action which reforms the laws that make pipelines to prison possible
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Get students involved in making change in our communities
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Phase One: The Cultural Wealth Model
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We are partnering with community groups to develop a photovoice project. This project will ​focus on the creation of a model of Community Cultural Wealth, for women's re-entry into their communities following prison.
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Photovoice is a qualitative method utilized in CBPR, as a participatory method where participants use photography to document issues of importance. The participants are then invited to share the stories of their photographs, to identify and represent the meanings within.
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This phase will consist of one-on-one interviews, photovoice documentation, and focus groups.
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We have obtained funding and are working with community partners now to identify participants. If you are interested in participating, contact us here!
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