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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"therapeutic communities"”.
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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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Therapeutic Communities: A Family-Centered Approach to Drug Addiction
This dissertation focuses on therapeutic communities as one of the efforts being made to help persons who are abusing drugs. Therapeutic communities are drug-free residential treatment centers for drug addicts. They are committed to a treatment plan based on the belief that drug addiction is a …
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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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Influences on the Reentry and Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders: A Case Study of First Step Recovery Homes
… States' population incarcerated, scholars and communities are becoming increasingly concerned with ex-offenders return to mainstream society. The risk factors that influenced these individuals' crimes also impact their reentry following incarceration. Community-based therapeutic communities …
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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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A drug rehabilitation center for women with children
… children incorporated the treatment theories of therapeutic communities. At the time this center was designed, only two facilities of this type were in use specifically for women. The Washington metropolitan area was in need of such a treatment program for women. Three architectural concepts were …
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Three Papers on Peer Sanctioning, its Evaluation, and its Justification
… studies, contained in Chapter 2, uses data from therapeutic communities for addiction treatment (TCs) to determine if people generally receive reputational rewards for engaging in peer punishment. Using social network analysis of data from four TCs, it asks whether residents of these communities …
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Developing contemporary models for understanding and treating sex addiction in the digital age
… sex and porn addiction for the counselling and therapeutic communities, other health professionals and the general public. A critical reflection of the development and evolution of five pan-theoretical models is presented that conceptualise, assess and treat sex and porn addiction. The rationale …
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Beyond Participation: The therapeutic ‘self-photograph’ and participatory photography in peer-led mental health design and evaluation
… on an emerging photographic practice evolving in therapeutic communities. I define this practice as ‘self-photography’ and ‘shared self-photography’ which reflects the way in which people therapeutically engage with one another and self-advocate in this context. I believe this practice is not yet …
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Platform poetry and restorative experience: creator, community and catharsis
… and communicative specificities to build communities around their poetry. Between technological affordances and business exploitations, community expectations and author aspirations, this poetry can provide digital bibliotherapy. However, there are trade-offs; authors provide …
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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 …