A history of therapeutic communities
Why therapeutic communities?
Therapeutic community-specific theory
Belongingness
Responsible agency
Social learning
Emotional progression and narrative
The use of psychodynamic theory and techniques
Group analytic influences and theories
Group processes and systems
Evidence for therapeutic community effectiveness
General approach and principles
Phases and timing
Assessment and selection
Democratic therapeutic community structure
Boundary maintenance
Quality of relationships and therapeutic method
The use of psycho-educational and humanistic methods
Anti-therapeutic processes
Organisational relationships
Organisational development
Training
introduction
Experiential training for working in therapeutic communities
Supervised clinical practices.