Digital Desistance and Gender Specific Digital Rehabilitation for Offenders (PID055)

4pm – 4.30pm EDT, 24 October 2023 ‐ 30 mins

Workshop Session

Gender Specific Digital Rehabilitation develops a gender specific rehabilitation model for women offenders including substance abuse rehabilitation and reducing recidivism. Women and non-binary offenders have a heightened need for support since they aren’t recognized in corrections. Digital rehabilitation aims to enhance women’s possibilities to participate. The digital learning platform includes topics like security, self-esteem, social & life skills, boundaries, respect & social support. Digital Desistance strengthens offenders’ participation in a digitalized society and improves their digital skills. Digital rehabilitation platform is co-developed with the offenders and experts by experience. The project also develops the skills and attitudes of professionals and experts by experience working with offenders in digital desistance. The theoretical background is in Desistance & Good Lives Model (GLM). These projects of Silta Rehabilitation (NGO) are funded by the European Social Fund.