園藝治療與毒品收容人在監生活適應關係

Horticultural Therapy and Prison Adaptation for Drug Addicts -A Case from A Northern Prison in Taiwan

本研究為探討系統性的園藝治療課程與受刑人身心狀況之間的關聯性，藉由園藝治療促進在監生活適應及社交互動獲得正面效益。本研究採取實驗法再輔以質性訪談資料進行分析，透過園藝治療授課方式，探討課程對其精神福祉及園藝治療福祉之差異變化。以園藝治療調查問卷作為研究工具，分四梯實施，時間各為期二個月，俟就臺北監獄附設新店分監受刑人，進行前後測二階段問卷調查，共得有效問卷86份。研究發現，課程方案可以安頓身心及穩定情緒，認同課程能帶給學員心理上的放鬆與解壓，研究結果可與「在監適應」及「園藝治療福祉效益」相互印證。受刑人入監時，因監禁效應產生壓力痛苦，導致身心失衡，造成適應困難，但融入園藝治療課程，顯可重塑受刑人生命價值、自我肯定，改善社交技巧、人際互動，調節情緒、復原身心，進而提升自我健康及福祉，重拾內在寧靜與安穩。 This research is aimed at exploring the relevance between systematic Horticultural Therapy courses and inmates’ physical and mental health, and promoting the benefit of their life adaptability in correctional institution and social interaction via Horticultural Therapy. This study adopts experimental methods and qualitative interview. Through the Horticultural Therapy, we could understand how it affects inmates’ mental health and the benefit of Horticultural Therapy, and also detect the changing difference in the meantime. The researcher used Horticultural Therapy -related questionnaire as instrument. All the interviewees were selected from prisoners in Sindian Drug Abuser Treatment Center as sample. They were separated into 4 shifts and were asked to complete the questionnaires (including pretest and protest) within 2 months. Totally, 86 effective questionnaires were returned. The result of the research is that Horticultural Therapy indeed brings comfort to inmates’ physical and mental health. And it also calms inmates’ emotion. Being Identified with the courses helps them be relaxed and be relieved mentally. Obviously, the result is consistent with the positive correlation between “life adaptability in correctional institutions” and “the benefit of Horticultural Therapy”. When inmates first went into jail, they felt stressful due to the imprisonment effect. Then, they lost balance both physically and psychologically which influenced their life adaptability. However, through taking Horticultural Therapy, inmates’ rebuilt their life value and selfaffirmation, improved social skills and social interaction with others, adjusted emotional control and their physical and mental recovery. Furthermore, Horticultural Therapy not only promoted their health but brought inner peace and stability back to themselves.