Community as Method: Therapeutic Communities for Special Populations and Special Settings
Current price:
$145.00
Publication Date: September 16th, 1997
Publisher:
Praeger
ISBN:
9780275948184
Pages:
328
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Description
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.