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An Introduction to Therapeutic Communities by David Kennard (Paperback, 1998)
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Therapeutic communities provide, in addition to safe accommodation and twenty-four hour care, a highly structured environment with set rules and timetables. Within this environment they establish a set of relationships and meetings that provides a safe emotional container for distress. Members play an active role in all decisions affecting them, which can include voting on the admission and discharge of other residents, allocating daily domestic tasks to all members of the community, and holding members accountable for the breaking of rules. The range of institutions included in the term 'therapeutic communities' means that each community is unique and adapted to the particular needs of its residents. This comprehensive introduction to the nature and work of such communities sets them within their historical and social context, looking in detail at the influence of leaders in the field, such as Maxwell Jones, to create a backdrop against which current practice can be viewed. The author examines communities specifically aimed at certain sectors of society, including drug abusers, offenders, those with a diagnosed mental illness and people with a severe personality disorder. The second part of the book describes the day-to-day running of a therapeutic community and the responsibilities, rewards and anxieties experienced by members of staff.Product Identifiers
PublisherJessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN-139781853026034
eBay Product ID (ePID)88898754
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAn Introduction to Therapeutic Communities
Publication Year1998
SubjectPsychology, Healthcare System
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Kennard
Subject AreaClinical Psychology, Social Psychology
SeriesCommunity, Culture and Change
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight300 g
Item Width156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDavid Kennard
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