Comment: | The aims of the Association of Therapeutic Communities (ATC) are to further the implementation of the therapeutic community approach and ideology in the psychiatric hospital and social services for the psychiatric patient and also in the appropriated related fields.
Therapeutic communities have in common a shared view that the most effective kind of help for people who are severely distressed or disabled in their relationships with others, is a setting in which all the members - clients, residents, staff and co-workers - are involved in creating and maintaining the therapeutic environment. They believe that change occurs through participation as a full member of a community; through shared work and decision-making; through taking on responsible roles and forming personal relationships; through helping fellow residents and being helped by them; and in regular times for examining and discussing thoughts, feelings, problems and pleasures that this involvement gives rise to.
A directory of member communities is available on the website. |
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