There may or may not be anything of direct relevance, but have a look at
the TC Sources project on tc-of (Therapeutic Community Open Forum):
http://www.tc-of.org.uk/index.php?title=TC_Sources
and/or
http://archive.pettrust.org.uk/library/
And good luck!
Craig
On 24/03/2013 15:52, Kenneth Arctander wrote:
> Hi everybody! My name is Kenneth Arctander Johansen. I'm a former
> resident and staff member of Phoenix Haga in Norway. I wrote my master
> thesis (social work) in that particular TC as well.
>
> I'm currently working with other institutes and self-help
> organizations in Norway to revive both the TC-movement, but also the
> broader recovery movement. Politicians and professionals are finally
> starting to talk about the possibilities of becoming "clean" again.
> That element has seemed to become lost when drug treatment became a
> priority for the health department, resulting in emphasizing short
> term, policlinical- and medical sollutions to the challenges of drug
> addiction. This seemed to, and seems to, replace long term treatment,
> TCs and collectives (some democratic TC inspired and others AA-inspired).
>
> We've just started this initiative online and now there is a
> discussion where social workers are wondering about differences in
> approaches. The current topic is: what are the main differences
> between democratic, or analytical, TCs and hierarchic concept-based TCs?
>
> I would be most happy if some of you could point me towards online
> litterature that I could provide to strengthen the discourse.
>
> Thank you.
>
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> Med vennlige hilsener Kenneth Arctander
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