Social interaction of women deprived of their liberty, participating in academic programmes

Abstract

The aim of the study was to establish the social interaction of women deprived of their liberty who participate in educational programmes. A descriptive observational study was carried out with women between the ages of 19 and 58 who are accused and/or convicted of different crimes and who are in a detention centre in a border city in Colombia. The characteristic profile of this social group includes apathy, hostility and aggressiveness, in addition to poor occupational performance at work, school and training level, which limits the execution of lawful and productive activities in a competent manner. Two assessment instruments such as the Cotes Occupational Behaviour Scale and a checklist were used to determine the performance of women deprived of their liberty in the execution of their socio-educational role. It was determined that this population often comes from dysfunctional homes in which they were subjected to a series of unfavourable situations for their performance, which contributed to the loss of values and identity. From the Occupational Behaviour Scale it is concluded that social relationships are affected as they establish barriers to social and family interaction, triggering alterations in the processes of socialisation. This leads to an implicit occupational imbalance that translates into their routine at the level of self-care, leisure, training, work, satisfaction with their occupations and the loss of occupational interest in participating in educational activities.