The Therapeutic Community : Research and Practice

Carole (Community Instructor Harvey

ISBN 10: 0323988164 / ISBN 13: 9780323988162

Published by Elsevier Science & Technology Feb 2023, 2023

About this Item

Neuware - The Therapeutic Community: Research and Practice brings together the diverse lens of these communities, illuminating and challenging current practice models and research. The book seeks to demonstrate the working collaboration between research-based and practice-based research, as well as filling the gaps for professions in behavioral health, neurobiology, corrections and workforce development. Each chapter explores how both environment and modality work together to change the quality of an individual's life. The reader is provided with a foundation and introduction to the language of 'Democratic' and 'Concept-based' TCs. This book presents case studies, protocols, fidelity measures and emerging research to help readers incorporate applications into their own practice.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Therapeutic Community : Research and Practice
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Feb 2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323988164
• ISBN 13: 9780323988162
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 230W x 151H x 22D millimeters 230 millimeters width by 151 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 412 grams

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Synopsis

The Therapeutic Community: Research and Practice brings together the diverse lens of these communities, illuminating and challenging current practice models and research. The book seeks to demonstrate the working collaboration between research-based and practice-based research, as well as filling the gaps for professions in behavioral health, neurobiology, corrections and workforce development. Each chapter explores how both environment and modality work together to change the quality of an individual's life. The reader is provided with a foundation and introduction to the language of 'Democratic' and 'Concept-based' TCs.

This book presents case studies, protocols, fidelity measures and emerging research to help readers incorporate applications into their own practice.

• Provides a foundation, including historical perspective to present day therapeutic communities
• Presents case studies, protocols and fidelity measures, including emerging research to help guide application towards a more unified practice
• Addresses future implications, including modifications and/or adaptations for expanding treatment settings and populations

About the Author

Carole brings over 40 years' experience working with those afflicted with, and/or affected by, substance use and mental health disorders to this passion project. After working in community-based clinical settings, she served as program director for a corrections-based Therapeutic Community (TC) and provided clinical oversight for six prison-based TCs. She is currently a Community Instructor at The Ohio State University, and a collaborative researcher, speaker, and author in the areas of TCs and Equine-Assisted Therapies. As a national surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitative Facilities (CARF), Carole provides consultation to organizations in United States and Canada, many that operate accredited TC programs. Her Bachelor's Degree in Rural Sociology is from The Ohio State University; she earned a Master's in Social Science Administration from Case Western Reserve University and her Ph.D. in Social Work from The Ohio State University with dissertation, From a corrections-based therapeutic community to residential community re-entry. A qualitative study of offenders' lived experience.