Rex, I have already got the trade mark, at least it’s in the pipeline………………..sorry (addiction TC’s EFTC etc)

From: Therapeutic Communities [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rex Haigh
Sent: 27. januar 2009 19:25
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Subject: Re: [EFTC] Potential UK members

Interesting...

In CofC and ATC I’m proposing that the relevant organisations get together and claim ‘Therapeuetic Community’ as a trademark in UK (maybe elsewhere later).

So if scruffy non-TC places used it the organisations could legally challenge it. (Italian MH TCs would love to be able to distinguish themselves from any-old residential care homes)

Will needs lots of work, particularly herding the cats.

May not be worth it, but probably worth talking about it.

See www.ipo.gov.uk

Rex

From: Therapeutic Communities [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Richard Phillips
Sent: 27 January 2009 17:29
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Subject: Re: [EFTC] Potential UK members

Rowdy said: 

>> a number of these services describe themselves as TCs 

Unfortunately, in many cases this is the only thing they have in common with TC's 

This is a big issue for addictions TC's that they are hard for purchasers and clients to distinguish from those that use the label but know or care little of the TC method.  In my view, the Community of Communities project should seek to reclaim the name through the standards work and push for the term to have meaning.. 

perhaps an issue for discussion at the CofC day?  you know it is a hobbyhorse of mine Rowdy! 

Regards

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Richard Phillips
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2009/1/27 Rowdy Yates <[log in to unmask]>

The latest issue of Drink and Drugs News – a free UK trade journal – includes a directory of UK residential services. (It also includes an interesting article on the barriers to residential treatment in the UK.

You can download a PDF copy of the magazine (including the directory) here:

http://www.drinkanddrugsnews.com/magazine/9bc447645d9a4d55b7563573039ccf52.pdf

By the way – EFTC members please note – a number of these services describe themselves as TCs so as part of the EFTC 2009 campaign to increase membership, I will be writing to them asking them to join the Federation!

Rowdy Yates
Senior Research Fellow
Scottish Addiction Studies
Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology Section
Department of Applied Social Science
University of Stirling

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