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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Therapeutic community"”.
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Domestic violence : treatment within a therapeutic community
Breathing Space is a residential centre offering therapeutic intervention for up to twelve men who engage in domestic violence. This research was a qualitative programme evaluation of the processes used within the Breathing Space therapeutic community. Observations and interviews were conducted on …
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A therapeutic community for the state of Utah
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1959.
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Assimilation into a Therapeutic Community for Substance-Abusing Women
Therapeutic communities provide structure, support and a safe living environment for individuals attempting to recover from addiction. Using peer influence, counseling, education, self-help groups, and case management, they assist residents in conforming to social norms and developing effective …
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Dwelling and hospitality: a phenomenological inquiry into therapeutic community
… study firstly examines the concept of the 'therapeutic community' as it appears within contemporary British psychiatry. It argues that certain confusions and contradictions which are exhibited within this area of practice arise as an inevitable consequence of the medicalistic and …
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Life Scripts of Residents of a Correctional Therapeutic Community
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:54:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7715039.pdf: 6224632 bytes, checksum: e9fab814c63b5cab458336031f13c5f4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1977
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Rewiring The Anger: Learning New Responses In The Therapeutic Community
… in correctional settings on the effects that therapeutic programs that utilize cognitive-behavioral therapies have on recidivism rates and cognitive-behavioral changes among inmates. Research on anger management programs in correctional settings has shown that there are measurable effects on …
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A Modified Therapeutic Community: Reducing Violence in a Medium Security Prison
This study explores the impact a modified therapeutic community has on institutional disorder. Treatment programs are normally evaluated by their ability to prevent recidivism and relapse. This study examines the efficacy of a modified therapeutic community in reducing the number and severity of …
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The Haven: A Clinical Ethnography of a Farm-Based Therapeutic Community
<p>Therapeutic communities are communal spaces where individuals live for an extended period in hopes of recovering from personal crises, or while coping with severe mental illness. They provide a humanistic alternative to inpatient hospitalization. Although they are seldom studied, even less is …
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Borderline patient’s quest for empathy: four female patients in a therapeutic community
… of those with BPD. The communal structure of the Therapeutic Community (TC) would appear to offer an ideal environment in which to foster the development of empathy. This study explored the development of empathy in individuals who have a diagnosis of BPD and had completed a year in a TC. Three …
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An Invitation to Change? An Ethnographic Study of a Residential Therapeutic Community for Substance Use
… workings that take place in a residential Therapeutic Community (TC) in the North West of England for individuals with a history of substance use. The thesis identifies and addresses the omission of process based research in the existing literature on TC’s for substance use and pays …
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Assessment of Environmental Perceptions and Behavior Changes in Residentsof a Therapeutic Community for Drug Addicts
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:53:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7606922.pdf: 6019189 bytes, checksum: e9916a446b59926da6c35826fc04cc58 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1975
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An analysis of treatment retention and attrition in an Australian therapeutic community for substance abuse treatment
… data of clients admitted to a single Australian therapeutic community (TC) program over a 6-year period (2000-2005).The second stage involved a focus group comprised of nine Australian and New Zealand therapeutic community managers and senior clinicians who discussed the findings from the first …
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Where is the love? A psychoanalytic history of the Cotswold community
… presents a historic account of the Cotswold Community (1967-2011), a therapeutic community for adolescent boys who had experienced trauma and disrupted attachments. The research is a case study of a single institution, using archival research and some elements of autoethnography. The thesis …
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Drogově závislé matky v Terapeutické komunitě Karlov a význam pocitu viny ve výchově dětí
… Data collection took place in spring 2019 in the Therapeutic Community Karlov. A semi-structured interview was conducted with clients and specific observed situations of maternal interactions with the child were described. Research sample: The sample was created by 5 clients of the Therapeutic …
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An Investigation of the Psychosocial Impact of Human-Animal Interaction on a Forensic Population
… treatment level within the prison's therapeutic community, frequency of institutional infractions, and scores from self-report measures assessing social skills, inmate perception of the prison environment, optimism, mood disturbance, and HAI. Between-subject analyses compared a sample …
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A negative boarding school experience through the lens of therapists
… area for discussion and research within the UK therapeutic community. Individuals’ experience of boarding school can vary enormously. Questions of academic motivation, engagement and psychological wellbeing (Martin et al., 2014), adult attachment and resilience (Kucerova, 2016), attachment and …
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A follow up study of alcohol dependent patients following in patient treatment at the Avalon Treatment Centre
… at The Avalon Treatment Centre is based on therapeutic community principles, group therapy, family and social case work as well as the use of antabuse. Contact with Alcoholics Anonymous is encouraged during and after hospitalisation. In addition patients are also followed up by a community …
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Influences on the Reentry and Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders: A Case Study of First Step Recovery Homes
… impact their reentry following incarceration. Community-based therapeutic communities attempt to address these risk factors and facilitate the transition from incarceration to community. The main risk factors of residence, family, financial concerns, and substance abuse must be properly …
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The process of change in non-residential therapeutic communities
… the process of change in non-residential therapeutic communities using grounded theory methodology. Eleven participants were interviewed and shared their perception of the process within the therapeutic community. A model was developed which highlighted a difficult process of joining the …
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