Prison PT
Caring for the incarcerated
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books on demand
all the time in the world I’ve seen this patient several times now for similar issues. I ask him every time, “what are you reading today?” He holds a small stack of maybe 25, 2×4 sheets of paper with tiny hand writing on them. Each of them is a remembrance of a book he read,…
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handshake
to shake or not to shake I know I’ve written about “touch” before. Whether it be for therapeutic reasons or just not feeling comfortable shaking a hand of a patient who was on death row. I think all of us started to question shaking a hand, during the time of the pandemic. Maybe a fist…
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incredulous
yes, I’m judging I’ve been hesitant to share this one. Normally I react to my patients reflections about their past and recognition of their self work, with empathy and appreciation. This was the first time I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach that was palpable in an instant. I suppose I first heard it…
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end of the row
changing of the guard A few weeks ago we received an email offering the opportunity to be in a photo over at the condemned housing. Death Row would officially be closing for good. My co-worker and I though this sounded odd, but then we considered that this was history in the making. The only existing…
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