Community As Method: Therapeutic Communities for Special Populations and Special Settings

By George De Leon

This book presents adaptations of the therapeutic community (TC) model and method for special populations of substance abusers, and implementation in a variety of institutions and human service settings. Included are pregnant adult addicts and their children, adolescents, prison inmates and parolees, the homeless, and chronically ill clients in methadone treatment. The settings include community residence and transitional housing facilities, state prisons, county jails, homeless shelters, mental hospitals, inpatient wards and outpatient clinics, as well as community based treatment programs.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275948188
• ISBN13: 9780275948184
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Therapeutic community

Very well written. I attended a TCE training, but the book provided more impetus and information than the actual training.