Therapeutic communities
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The Theory and Practice of Democratic Therapeutic Community Treatment
Steve Pearce and Rex Haigh
Offering step-by-step templates and tried-and-tested methods, this is the first treatment manual to show how to successfully set up and run a democratic therapeutic community. Highlighting key principles, this is an essential resource for running therapeutic communities in an informed way that produces consistent benefits for patients. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.98in / 228mm x 152mm, 384pp, $39.95ISBN: 97817859220532017, Ebook, ePUB, 384pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-483-0 -
Mutual Support and Mental Health
A Route to Recovery
Maddy Loat
Mental health services tend to view and treat mental health problems in an individual-centric way. This book argues for an alternative route to recovery that is cognizant of our social nature, needs and difficulties. It focuses on the therapeutic value of meeting others who face similar problems and sharing experiences. Learn More2011, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.14in / 228mm x 156mm, 144pp, $36.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-530-52011, Ebook, ePUB, 144pp, $36.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-508-3 -
The Ethic of Traditional Communities and the Spirit of Healing Justice
Studies from Hollow Water, the Iona Community, and Plum Village
Jarem Sawatsky
In this groundbreaking international comparative study on healing justice, the author examines a number of traditional communities. Sawatsky identifies the common patterns, themes, and imagination which these communities share. These commonalities among those that practice healing justice are then examined for their implications for wider society. Learn More2009, Paperback / softback, 9.25in x 6.22in / 235mm x 158mm, 288pp, $47.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-687-62009, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, $47.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-891-3 -
Dynamic Security
The Democratic Therapeutic Community in Prison
Edited by Michael Parker
Dynamic Security describes the theory, practice and management of democratic therapeutic communities (TCs) in prisons using clinical examples and case studies. The contributors explore the complexities of working in TCs and the powerful emotional impact generated in the process of therapy in the forensic setting. Learn More2006, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 6.14in / 232mm x 156mm, 288pp, $47.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-385-12006, Ebook, PDF, 288pp, $47.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-563-9 -
Asylum to Action
Paddington Day Hospital, Therapeutic Communities and Beyond
Helen Spandler
Asylum to Action offers an alternative history of a libertarian therapeutic community at Paddington Day Hospital in West London in the 1970s. Helen Spandler recaptures the radical aspirations, as well as the conflicts, of the early therapeutic community movement, radical psychiatry and the patients' movement. Learn More2006, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 6.26in / 232mm x 159mm, 176pp, $47.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-348-62006, Ebook, PDF, 176pp, $47.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-487-8 -
The Time of the Therapeutic Communities
People, Places and Events
Liam Clarke
From the 1950s onwards different movements have contributed to Therapeutic Communities (TCs). This book follows these post-war changes to the present day and discusses the influence they had on the practice of psychiatry. Providing a thorough analysis of the emergence and progression of TCs, this book is essential reading for anyone in the field. Learn More2003, Paperback / softback, 0.04in x 0.04in / 1mm x 1mm, 176pp, $42.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-128-42003, Ebook, PDF, 176pp, $42.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-641-4 -
A Culture of Enquiry
Research Evidence and the Therapeutic Community
Edited by Jan Lees, Nick Manning, Diana Menzies and Nicola Morant
This volume collects a wide range of papers discussing all aspects of Therapeutic Community (TC) research. An invaluable resource for anyone involved in the field, it considers questions of which methods are most appropriate in the TC environment, how research studies affect this, as well as practical and ethical questions. Learn More2003, Paperback / softback, 9.06in x 6.10in / 230mm x 155mm, 336pp, $47.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-857-12003, Ebook, PDF, 336pp, $47.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-424-3 -
Therapeutic Communities for Children and Young People
Edited by Adrian Ward, Kajetan Kasinski, Jane Pooley and Alan Worthington
This collection of papers written by respected experts with extensive experience builds a powerful picture of the theory and practice of therapeutic community work with young people. A wide variety of therapeutic community approaches is considered alongside an analysis of the implications of this model for mainstream residential practice. Learn More2003, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.10in / 233mm x 155mm, 336pp, $44.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-096-62003, Ebook, ePUB, 336pp, $44.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-411-3 -
Quality of Life and Disability
An Approach for Community Practitioners
Ivan Brown and Roy I. Brown
The authors apply ideas about quality of life to the field of disability to assist front-line professionals, managers and policy-makers in effective service provision. They examine the historical context of the concept of quality of life and discuss the application of quality of life in the daily lives of people who have disabilities. Learn More2003, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 6.22in / 232mm x 158mm, 272pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-005-82003, Ebook, ePUB, 272pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-404-5 -
A Life Well Lived
Maxwell Jones - A Memoir
Dennie Briggs
A Life Well Lived follows a friendship between two key figures in social psychiatry and the evolution of therapeutic communities. A close friend collaborator of Maxwell Jones, Dennie Briggs recounts the latter's revolutionary work in mental hospitals, prisons and schools, offering a rare insight into the mind of a pioneer in the therapeutic field. Learn More2002, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 5.98in / 229mm x 152mm, 208pp, $37.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-740-82002, Ebook, PDF, 208pp, $37.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-376-5
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