With “Her” in Mind: Understanding the Needs of Women Offenders
Gain insight into the lived realities of women offenders and learn how to offer safe, respectful, and empowering support through gender-responsive, trauma-informed approaches.
Upcoming Run: 1st Oct 2025
Upcoming Run: 1st Oct 2025
With “Her” in Mind: Understanding the Needs of Women Offenders
SPS-012-WHM
$0.00
Duration: 23.98 hours
Upcoming Run: 1st Oct 2025
Sign Up nowCourse Fees & ScheduleWhat is it about?
Ever wondered why reintegration looks different for women?
Why do some return home carrying the weight of shame, unspoken trauma, and unrealistic expectations and how does that shape their path forward?
What Is This Module About?
This 24-hour asynchronous, self-directed video-based elearning takes you inside the lived realities of women who have walked the road of incarceration and back. Through candid video sharings, you’ll hear what support felt safe, what caused harm, and what they wish volunteers understood. Supporting women in correctional contexts isn’t about fixing, it’s about listening, noticing, and showing up in ways that respect pace, choice, and dignity.
This module is designed for volunteers and support workers who want to understand and respond to the specific needs of women offenders.
You will learn to:
Understand how gender shapes pathways into offending, needs during incarceration, and challenges in reintegration.
Identify relational, emotional, and structural barriers women face post-release.
Apply gender-responsive, trauma-informed principles in your volunteer role.
Reflect on how your presence, language, and mindset can empower rather than pressure.
How This Course Makes a Difference
Supporting women in reintegration starts with understanding their unique journeys this course equips you to offer safe, empowering, and trauma-informed support that truly makes a difference.
Understand Gender-Responsive Support
Learn what gender-responsiveness means in corrections and why trauma, caregiving, and relational factors shape effective support.
Hear Lived Experiences First-Hand
Listen to women share reintegration stories, the pressures they faced, and the help that truly mattered.
Recognise Common Post-Release Barriers
Identify the relational, emotional, and structural hurdles women face, from stigma to identity rebuilding.
Shift from Fixing to Being Present
Discover why consistent presence and empathy matter more than solutions and how to embody this.
Apply Trauma-Informed, Empowering Language
Use language that builds agency and self-worth while avoiding words that shame or pressure.
Reflect on Your Role and Approach
Engage in reflection to assess your assumptions, refine listening, and respect each woman’s pace.
Who is it for?
Ready to Engage Respectfully with Diverse Inmate Populations?
Whether you're working within prison walls, supporting reintegration, or journeying alongside families, cultural competency matters. This course helps you recognise and respond to cultural differences with respect, humility, and practical skill.
Spiritual Counsellors & In-Care Facilitators
Work in prisons, halfway houses, or community settings with greater awareness. Learn to recognise cues, hold space, and provide gender-sensitive, trauma-informed support.
Aftercare Befrienders & Community Volunteers
Support women post-release with empathy, consistency, and boundaries that honour their pace and autonomy.
Volunteers Working with Families
Engage women within family systems in ways that build trust, resilience, and self-worth, while navigating sensitive dynamics.
Youth & Family Support Volunteers
Guide and mentor young women through reintegration using approaches that strengthen identity, agency, and safety.
Community & Social Service Professionals
Incorporate gender-aware, strengths-based practices into your professional engagement with women navigating reintegration.
Prison Care Counsellors & Officers
Foster safe, respectful day-to-day interactions with women offenders by applying trauma-informed principles.
Why Learn with Us
Hands-On & Practical
We believe the best learning happens by doing. Our courses are highly experiential — packed with real-life case studies, role-plays, and interactive group work. You won’t just sit through slides; you’ll practise the skills that matter.
Learn from the Best
Our trainers are experienced practitioners, not just facilitators. They’ve walked the talk and brought wisdom from the field, not just the textbook. Learn from people who’ve been there — and are here to help you grow.
Fun, Safe & Engaging
Learning should feel energising. We foster a warm, inclusive environment where you're encouraged to ask, reflect, laugh, and learn — all while building supportive relationships with fellow participants.
Backed by Research
Every course is grounded in evidence-based practices from psychology, social work, education, and communication science. You get practical tools that work — not just trendy jargon.
Designed for Real Life
Our content is real-world-ready. Whether you're navigating tough conversations at home, supporting others in your role, or developing your own mindset, what you learn is instantly applicable.
Lifelong Learning Community
When you join us, you join a movement. All alumni get access to follow-up events, peer circles, and exclusive learning spaces. You stay connected, supported, and part of something bigger — long after the course ends.
Meet your trainers
Blended Concept
Human-Centred Learning Specialist
Blended Concept is a social learning studio dedicated to designing transformative education that bridges personal growth, social change, and professional development. We specialize in creating practical, human-centered learning experiences that empower individuals, uplift communities, and shift systems. At Blended Concept, we believe learning should not only inform, but transform.
- •School of Life - Where Theory Meets Real Change
How will the course run?
📌 Course Access Information
This is a self-directed e-learning course, and it will be accessible for 30 days from the date of your course launch.
🕒 Please ensure that you complete the course within this 30-day window.
📺 Go through all the self-directed e-learning videos at your own pace during this period.
If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to the course support team.
| Date | Start Time | End Time | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | 00:00 | 23:59 | Self-Directed E-Learning |
Course Fees
| Course Structure | Fee (Net Fee after training grant subsidy) |
|---|---|
| Free (Sponsored by Singapore Prison Service)This course is complimentary for volunteers and staff from partner organisations of the Singapore Prison Service. | Free |
