Dear all, The following DVD's are available through Amity Foundation Inc. I have seen some of this and find it very interesting: "The Therapeutic Community Training Series is a series of DVD's by leading experts (both researchers and practitioners) in the therapeutic community. The aim of these DVD's is to provide easily accessible material to those new to the field and "refresher" for a more experienced audience. Use for Staff Training is highly recommended". The material is copyrighted a) TCs in Prison: A research Perspective, presented by Harry Wexler, Ph.D. (An Amity Foundation DVD). b) The Therapeutic Community Training Series: Improving Encounter Groups, Volume 1. c) The Therapeutic Community Training Series: Improving Encounter Groups, Volume 2. d) The Therapeutic Community Training Series: Improving Encounter Groups, Volume 3. Volumes 1-3 will also be of interest to those who wish to see some of the early Synannon "games" etc, brought into modern context. I find these ones fascinating. The Therapeutic Community Training Series: George De Leon, Ph.D. a) The Therapeutic Community, Volume 1, the Therapeutic Community Perspective. An Amity Foundation DVD. b) The Therapeutic Community, Volume 2, Community as Method. An Amity Foundation DVD. c) The Therapeutic Community, Volume 3, Components of a Generic Therapeutic Community. An Amity Foundation DVD. In this series of lectures, Dr. De Leon's explication of the "basics" of the therapeutic community is illustrated by actual historical and contemporary footage from active therapeutic communities: Copyright 2005 Amity Foundation: all rights reserved. Contact person is J.A. Brown. > [log in to unmask] < I would like to thank Rod Mullen, Amity CEO, for his assistance with this "posting". Anthony Slater, Director Phoenix House Haga, President E.F.T.C. Folkenborgveien 198, 1850 Mysen, Norway. tlf: + 47 69 89 82 50. fax:+ 4769 89 82 51. <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <http://www.phoenixhouse.no> www.phoenixhouse.no <http://www.eftc-europe.com> www.eftc-europe.com