7è Seminari de les Escoles Europees de Formació Penitenciària (EPTA) Barcelona, del 25 al 27 de juny de 2014

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2. Structure
• Organization chart
• Basic Training for prison officers in training
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• Subject „Action Training“
• Resume

3. Organization Chart
Director
HR Gerhard Pichler, MSc
Staff 11
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Department Basic
Training
Erich Hubmann
Staff: 6
Department Further
Training
Walter Kriebaum
Staff: 3
3 branches
Graz, Stein, Linz
3 managers
3 commanders

4. Basic Training for Prison Officers in Training
• Introduction phase 3 weeks Academy
• Practice block 1 (introduction into the field of work) 8 weeks 2 prisons
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• Basics for the specific vocational needs 20 weeks Academy
• Practice block 2 (integration into the field of work) 17 weeks Root instit.
Decision concerning agreement
• Consolidation and final exams 4 weeks Academy

5. About 2500 years ago …….
Tell me and I will forget
Show me and i will remember
Involve me and I will learn/understand
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6. Subject „Action Training“
Teaching Method:
• Watching/Observing scenarios of daily works in prison
• Practise similar scenarios
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• Practise similar scenarios
• Reflecting
Teamteaching: 1 psychologist/social worker and 1 executive officer
No use of bodily strength!

7. Watching/Observing
Scenarios of daily work in prison, such as
• Inmate refuses going to work
• Distribution of meal
• Accident at work
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• Accident at work
• Inspection of a detention room
Disussion about aspects of law, communication, tactics, …….
(Warming up for the next step)

8. Practise
• Similar scenarios as seen on videos
• Some students watch the play and
• give a short feedback (without trainers)
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• give a short feedback (without trainers)
The play is filmed and will be used in the 3. step

9. Reflecting
• The filmed scenarios are shown
• Aspects of law, tactics, communication, behavior are discussed
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• Inputs of trainers
• Linking up of theorie and practise/experiences

10. Resume
• The students like it
• The trainers like it
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• The trainers like it
• Informations about personality, talents, attitudes towards inmates,
composure, ….

11. Concluding
Thank you very much for your
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Thank you very much for your
attention!