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Working in custodial settings: myth and revelation
16 minutes Posted Jan 31, 2019 at 1:54 am.
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Neylan Aykut is a health promotion officer at Hepatitis Victoria whose job mainly involves working in Victoria's prisons combatting viral hepatitis.
Neylan talks about the challenges of working in custodial settings, and some of the surprising -and inspiring- things she has learnt.
"I really enjoy working in prisons," she says. "People inside respond very well to being spoken to with respect, they speak with candour and the sessions are great."
Neylan uses art as a teaching aid in some of her sessions, an approach she says brings multiple benefits.