Good luck Stewart. Most of what you refer to in your postings has been well
documented in the literature, Broekaert, Kooyman, Yates and others.
The past provides us all with learning lessons, as you point out.
There are many new therapeutic communities throughout Europe who are
building their expertise on present time experience, standards and values.
It is not them who need to pull their heads out of the sand, at all.
I look forward to meeting you at some point in the future; and we can talk
about this more should you so wish.
I do hope you are recovering from your recent car accident and wish you well
with your proposed book regarding your experiences.
Anthony Slater.
Director, Phoenix Haga.
President, E.F.T.C.
Folkenborgveien 198,
1850 Mysen, Norway.
Tel: + 47 69 89 82 50.
Fax: + 47 69 89 82 51.
e-post: [log in to unmask]
http://www.phoenixhouse.no
http://www.eftc-europe.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Therapeutic Communities
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stewart Dickson
Sent: 9. mars 2007 10:33
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Dope Fiends in Disneyland
The point I was trying to make is that the effectiveness of some of the
early TC appears to being forgotten and yes their was abuse and despite
that a great deal of good work was progresses. How many of us on these
lists today wouldn't be their if it wasn't for the early Concept Based
TC's. I'm not a zealot just some one with 30 years experienced in the field
and I hope an none jaundiced and balanced view. If some think that a
retrospective look at the 20th century is adversely affecting the 21st
then they should pull their heads out of the sand and realise we are all
the sum of our histories.
Stewart Dickson
Team Manager
Criminal Justice Addictions Team
01779499960
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