Hi, Albert,
That was on a sister email list run by the Therapeutic Community Open Forum, or TC-OF (
http://www.tc-of.org.uk ). I'll add you directly, and then you can say hello and ask for Gibbs Matthews by name, and search the message archive on "Aesculap" to see the two messages specifically naming your project (back on June 13th!). Gibbs changed the thread name. You'll see that there is mine noting the new theraputic community, and another from the States saying "
There are a couple of such TCs is the US that they may want to touch bases with (not re-inventing the wheel and such)"
I'm not sure if "sister" is the right word, but we interweave and complement one another, I think. This list is weighted on the side of addictions therapeutic communities, and TC-OF is weighted on the side of non-addictions therapeutic communities, but we share many members, and conversations sometimes spill from one to the other. A but like this.
best,
Craig
Dear Craig,
I have tried to scroll back to find Gibbs Williams' email - without success. I am probably missing a trick somewhere and would love to hear Gibbs' thoughts on our venture.
Perhaps you have his email address?
Best wishes,
Albert
-----Therapeutic Communities <[log in to unmask]> wrote: -----
To: [log in to unmask]
From: Craig Fees <[log in to unmask]>
Sent by: Therapeutic Communities <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 07/04/2007 10:07AM
Subject: Re: [EFTC] New Community
Welcome to the list, Albert,
I am not sure if you're aware of this, but we welcomed the advent of your new
therapeutic community a few weeks ago on the Therapeutic Community Open Forum
email discussion list, [log in to unmask], with its associated web-site
http://www.tc-of.org.uk . One of our New York members, Gibbs Williams, thinking
you were a member of the list, sent a long email of welcome and welcoming
thoughts. If you joined that list I am sure he would send them again, or you
could stroll back through the archives. A number of UK therapeutic communities
are represented on the list.
You might also wish to get in touch with the Association of Therapeutic
Communities (ATC), at [log in to unmask] The web-site is in the
midst of radical reform, but the old one remains informative and is available
at http://www.therapeuticcommunities.org
all the best,
Craig
Albert Zandvoort <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Anthony,
>
> I apologise for the somewhat cryptic reply to your email yesterday - I
> was in between meetings.
>
> I had a look at your presentation at the Helsinki Symposium and was deeply
> impressed with your work. As you may have noted from our website, we are
> in the start-up phase of our project and need all the advice we can get.
>
> At this point it would be most useful for me to meet with people who have
> managed/are managing therapeutic communities in the UK so that I might
> contact and visit them and to learn from their experiences.
>
> I would also be interested in in visiting some communities in German or
> Dutch speaking countries ( I am fluent in both languages) - so any
> pointers would be helpful.
>
> Thank you for your interest in our work.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Albert
>
>
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> Anthony Slater <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent by: Therapeutic Communities <[log in to unmask]>
> 03/07/2007 05:20 PM
> Please respond to
> Therapeutic Communities <[log in to unmask]>
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> To
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> Subject
> Re: [EFTC] New Community
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> Hello Albert,
>
> This sounds like a very interesting development. I tried clicking on the
> link you sent but without any success.
>
> Could you please send it again, meanwhile I try to Google the web site
> address.
>
> Like many others on this list, I have some experience of setting up and
> starting a new therapeutic community, some other people no doubt have more
> experience than I do.
>
> But it does sound like an interesting challenge.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Anthony Slater.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Therapeutic Communities
> [ mailto:[log in to unmask] ] On Behalf Of Albert
> Zandvoort
> Sent: 3. juli 2007 17:29
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [EFTC] New Community
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I represent a group of people who are in the process of establishing a
> therapeutic community for impaired health professionals and we would like
> to make contact with colleagues who have experience in setting up a new
> community. For a view on what we do, visit : http://www.aesculap-
> community.org.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Albert Zandvoort
>
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