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am not aware of many therapeutic communities or places influenced
directly by therapeutic community in Russia. This is an interesting
blog along those lines:
http://stmaryprotectress.blogspot.com/2008/09/assistance-to-those-suffering-from.html
"As is known, most of the churches given back to the Russian
Orthodox Church are in the state of ruin and almost every parish has
to do some restoration and construction work which often does not
require special skills. For several years now, our parish has pursued
a practice of involving recovering alcoholics and drug-addicts in such
works provided, of course, they strictly observe certain rules of
relations and conduct. This is a very important factor in the
rehabilitation of a person who has found himself on the lowest social
level. Engaged in the restoration of a church, people have an
opportunity to recover the feeling of their importance and usefulness
in society. In addition, such work allows a person to be plunged into
a milieu where normal, "sober", human relations prevail."
"Our program represents an Orthodox reflection of the Western
experience. It is based on the principle of the therapeutic community
organised under the out-patient department - the community engaged in
an intensive and specially organised psychological work including the
12 Steps program."
--
Dr. Craig Fees, RMSA
Hon. Director, Institute for the History and Work of Therapeutic
Environments (a research and study centre of the University of
Birmingham)
Archivist
Planned Environment Therapy Trust Archive and Study Centre
Church Lane
Toddington near Cheltenham
Glos. GL54 5DQ
United Kingdom
01242 620125
http://www.pettarchiv.org.uk
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