For decades, the book “Games Criminals Play” often shaped how correctional professionals understood manipulation and boundaries. This session offers a different lens, reframing many “games” as trauma responses inlfuenced by stress, deprivation, and institutional dynamics. Explore practical tools that strengthen boundaries while improving communication, reducing conflict, and supporting safer, more sustainable interactions among staff and people in custody.

Educational Objectives

• Identify unintended consequences of a “games” mindset
• Translate trauma-informed principles into communication strategies
• Formulate practices that support a shift from punitive to therapeutic responses

Level: Intermediate