Career Counseling in Adult Prisoners

Dr. Vasiliki Brinia, Vasiliki Stouri

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to investigate the perceptions of prisoners regarding work rehabilitation and career counseling and provide the necessary guidance. The main purpose of people’s imprisonment is their rehabilitation, education and counseling in prison, which will prevent a future relapse in criminal activities the sample of the research is 28 prisoners who attended the Second Chance School of the Greek prison, Korydallos. The research tool is the questionnaires and results showed that the participants-students have been focused on their job rehabilitation It was found that the main reason for their dropping out at school is that they had to work to earn money to survive and 68% of the participants considered that a degree is a crucial asset for finding a job. Additionally, the Second Chance School seems to contribute to their future educational development and progress. A large number of prisoners look forward to find a job and others to continue their training, in order to expand their knowledge. Keywords: Prison, confinement, counseling, education, career, adults. Title: Career Counseling in Adult Prisoners Author: Dr. Vasiliki Brinia, Vasiliki Stouri International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online) Research Publish Journals

Vol. 4, Issue 4, October 2016 – December 2016

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Career Counseling in Adult Prisoners by Dr. Vasiliki Brinia, Vasiliki Stouri