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The Theory and Practice of Democratic Therapeutic Community Treatment
Rex Haigh
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Description for The Theory and Practice of Democratic Therapeutic Community Treatment
Paperback. Offering step-by-step templates and tried-and-tested methods, this is the first treatment manual to show how to successfully set up and run a democratic therapeutic community. Highlighting key principles, this is an essential resource for running therapeutic communities in an informed way that produces consistent benefits for patients. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; JMK; MBPK; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 560.
Democratic therapeutic communities have been set up all over the world, but until now there has not been a manual that sets out the underlying theories, and describes successful practice. Based on their own substantial experience and expertise, the authors of this new textbook explain how to set up and run modern therapeutic communities as effective evidence-based interventions for personality disorder and other common mental health conditions. Including detailed templates and practical information alongside a wider historical context, this encyclopaedic handbook will enable clinicians to develop and implement a democratic therapeutic community model with confidence. Highlighting the ... Read more
Democratic therapeutic communities have been set up all over the world, but until now there has not been a manual that sets out the underlying theories, and describes successful practice. Based on their own substantial experience and expertise, the authors of this new textbook explain how to set up and run modern therapeutic communities as effective evidence-based interventions for personality disorder and other common mental health conditions. Including detailed templates and practical information alongside a wider historical context, this encyclopaedic handbook will enable clinicians to develop and implement a democratic therapeutic community model with confidence. Highlighting the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
559g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785922053
SKU
V9781785922053
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Ref
99-99
About Rex Haigh
Dr Steve Pearce is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Programme Director for personality disorder services in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, Chair of the NHS England Residential Personality Disorder Clinical Reference Group, Past President of the British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder, and Past Chair of the Royal College ... Read more
Reviews for The Theory and Practice of Democratic Therapeutic Community Treatment
This book is a wonderful blend of academic prose and radical thinking. It is about the person as well as the 'illness', and engaging with someone who is struggling with themselves, whatever the chemistry of their brain. This is how-to advice on a level playing field of 'democracy', where the person will always have to take a personal responsibility for ... Read more