The rise and fall and rise again of the therapeutic community

Citation

Yates R (2017) The rise and fall and rise again of the therapeutic community. Therapeutic Communities, 38 (2), pp. 57-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/TC-05-2017-0014

Abstract
Purpose  Therapeutic communities (and many other residential services) have been effectively marginalised in recent years with the increasing popularity of community-based outpatient responses to a variety of social issues including addiction, learning difficulties, mental health issues, etc. The paper aims to discuss this issue.   Design/methodology/approach  This has inevitably led to a low profile and has resulted in a lack of knowledge about therapeutic communities and how the methodology differs significantly from other approaches.   Findings  This situation is beginning to change in a number of fields and it is important that the therapeutic community movement adapts its methodology to the needs of their respective client groups and clarifies its approach (and the efficacy of that approach) to funders and service commissioners.  Originality/value  This paper is a personal contribution

Keywords
Funding; TC practice; Therapeutic communities; Residential; TC history; Marginalization

Notes
Output Type: Editorial

Journal
Therapeutic Communities: Volume 38, Issue 2