Women Offenders with Mental Disorders in Psychiatric Correctional Unit at Institution A4 (PID184)

3pm – 3.30pm EDT, 4 September 2024 ‐ 30 mins

Workshop Session

This presentation highlights the unique mental health challenges faced by female offenders with Mental Disorders (OMD). While the Psychiatric Correctional Unit (PCU) programme is similar for both male and women OMDs, the presentation highlights the unique mental health challenges faced by the women offenders, and the holistic and collaborative approach being used to meeting their specific rehabilitation and reintegration needs to ensure their successful return to society as contributing citizens. The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) partners the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in managing OMDs. Selected OMDs are housed in Psychiatric Correctional Unit (PCU) to receive comprehensive psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation.

Speakers

Joanne Chow

Officer In Charge, Correctional Unit, Singapore Prison Services, Singapore

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Shivani Ramesh

Occupational Therapist, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

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Joanne Chow

Officer In Charge, Correctional Unit, Singapore Prison Services, Singapore

Joanne is a uniformed officer with the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) and is currently an Officer-in-Charge of the Psychiatric Correctional Unit (PCU). Together with a multidisciplinary team comprising of SPS officers, medical practitioners and psychologists from the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), they deliver interventions to assist inmates at the PCU, to meet their specific rehabilitation and reintegration needs. Prior to this, Joanne was at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Policy Development Division, working on drug and prison-related policy matters.

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Shivani Ramesh

Occupational Therapist, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Shivani Ramesh is an occupational therapist at the Institute of Mental Health. She graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours. Currently, she is working as an Institute of Mental Health staff at the Psychiatric Correctional Unit, Singapore Prison Service. Shivani works closely with the Singapore Prison Service Correctional Unit Officers to support the women Offenders with Mental Disorders at Institution A4 through the conduct of various intervention programmes.