The intervention model for offenders in the Residence for the Enforcement of Security Measures

Abstract

In recent years, REMS 19 of the city of Spinazzola (Bari, Italy) has built an intervention model oriented towards “care” and “taking care” because the guest subjected to a security measure co-participates in the construction and implementation of his own Individual Residential Rehabilitation Program, starting thus the path of discharge at the time of his entry.
Targets Evaluate the impact, in terms of psycho-social functioning, of the proposed model that adopts specific EBM interventions, on the therapeutic-rehabilitation path of a group of 7 users diagnosed with personality disorder.
A 12-month observational study was conducted on a group of 7 male patients. At the beginning (T0) during (T1) and at the end of the study (T2) the following assessment scales were administered for precise outcomes: BPRS for clinical recovery and psychosocial functioning; VGF for subjective well-being and interpersonal relationships; I  GO for autonomy, self-esteem, self-awareness, resocialization and taking care of oneself; SAMI and BHS for positive expectations and confidence in the future.
It is possible to note the trend over time of the results obtained during the three administrations of the evaluation scales. In particular, there was a positive change in the identified outcomes, the main targets of the EBM interventions of the proposed intervention model.
Conclusions The study highlighted how the proposed intervention model records an improvement in terms of not only clinical but also personal recovery.