Art from behind bars!

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Permalink Reply by Frank Shifreen on April 6, 2009 at 10:18am

I worked in jails and mental hospitals with juveniles and in mental hospitals for years, before I became a regular teacher in Special Education for the New York Schools. I think I helped many young people. It was particularly wrenching to work with older mentally ill clients. These were generally people with no social skills at all and who were often very talented artists

Permalink Reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa on April 6, 2009 at 11:18am

Glad to hear that , Frank. I too worked for a social organization & taught street children & adults when I was doing my Ph.D. They used to run away every second day & it was a challenge to teach these people.
Krishna

Frank Shifreen said:

I worked in jails and mental hospitals with juveniles and in mental hospitals for years, before I became a regular teacher in Special Education for the New York Schools. I think I helped many young people. It was particularly wrenching to work with older mentally ill clients. These were generally people with no social skills at all and who were often very talented artists