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Rahbel Rahman
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Policy Advocacy and Leadership Training for Formerly Incarcerated Women: An Empowerment Evaluation of Reconnect, a Program of the Women in Prison Project, Correctional Association of New York
Social Work Faculty Scholarship
  • Rahbel Rahman, Binghamton University--SUNY
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Other
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Keywords
  • women,
  • incarcerated,
  • correctional association,
  • New York,
  • Empowerment evaluation,
  • Formerly incarcerate women,
  • Leadership,
  • Reentry
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Abstract

There is limited knowledge on re-entry initiatives for formerly incarcerated women specifically focusing on building women’s advocacy and leadership skills. Our research highlights ReConnect, a 12-session, innovative advocacy and leadership development program rooted in an integrated framework of empowerment, and transformational leadership theories. Based on CBPR principles, we conducted an empowerment evaluation where ReConnect graduates, staff members, and evaluators in an egalitarian process designed, collected, and analyzed data on how ReConnect assists formerly incarcerated women in the reentry process. The evaluation’s purpose is to offer practitioners and researchers an explanatory model on how to help formerly incarcerate women access supportive services and highlight a training program that helps women engage in collective social change efforts in their community.

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*This is the abstract of the following article. To find the full version follow this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.07.005

Citation Information
Pinto, R. M., Rahman, R., & Williams, A. (2014). Policy advocacy and leadership training for formerly incarcerated women: An empowerment evaluation of ReConnect, a program of the Women in Prison Project, Correctional Association of New York. Evaluation and program planning, 47, 71-81.