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Kamil Kalina MD PhD DSc.
Senior Lecturer, Centre for
Addictology
Psychiatric Clinic, 1st Medical
School
Charles University,
Prague
Ke Karlovu 11, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech
Republic
Tel.: +420 224965344
Fax: +420 224923077
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Medical Director,
SANANIM Drug Services
Spalena 12, 110 00
Prague 1, Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 6037122667
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Therapeutic communities for
Addicts in the Czech Republic – Roots, Recent Development and Present Profiles
Kamil Kalina (Centre for
Addictology, 1st Medical School, Charles University,
Prague)
Therapeutic communities in general have a long history in the Czech
Republic (western part of former Czechoslovakia). In 1948, Prof Jaroslav Skala established
in Prague University Hospital the first residential unit for alcohol treatment,
close to TC principles. In 60s, works of Jones and Main influenced directly both
Skala´s unit and several newly established hospital-based TC for neurotic
patients. Since 70s, there has been developed a unique informal system of
training in group psychotherapy (SUR), based on TC principles. This stimulated
another wave of TC (mainly for psychoses and personality disordres). After 1990,
under new political conditions, autonomous TC for drug addicts came as a third
generation. These TC are mostly
professional (however ex-users are
appreciated members of therapeutic teams) and can be seen as a specific mixture
of „hierarchic“ and „democratic“ models.
There are 15 TC for addicts working on independent basis and another
12 hospital based residential units for alcohol and drug treatment on TC principles. In 2005 all autonomous
TC were assessed according to professional kriteria of good practice
(governmental project supervised by the autor). Coincidently, another assessment
by a checklist combining critera of „hierarchic“ and „democratic“ models has
been done by the author as part of
his research. Preliminary conclusion of both two projects will be presented in
the article with an aim to decribe a specific profile or profiles of TC for addicts in the Czech Republic.
----- Original Message -----From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Rowdy YatesTo: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 12:16 PMSubject: Seeking Articles for TC JournalDear Colleagues,
You may or may not be aware that Barbara Rawlings, George De Leon and myself are editing a special addictions issue of the International Journal of Therapeutic Communities.
We are urgently seeking previously unpublished articles. Articles should be related to work in addiction TCs and will preferably include some original evaluation although we are prepared to consider purely descriptive articles also. The editors are prepared to offer assistance in “cleaning up” original drafts, ensuring accurate English punctuation, grammar etc. if necessary, before articles are sent for peer review.
Unfortunately, the timing is fairly tight and we will need to receive final drafts by late November, early December.
Please feel free to circulate this invitation to any colleagues you think might be interested.
Best wishes
Rowdy Yates
Senior Research Fellow
Scottish Addiction Studies
Department of Applied Social Science
University of Stirling
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