| The development of the therapeutic community in correctional establishments: a comparative retrospective account of the 'democratic' Maxwell Jones TC and the hierarchical concept-based TC in prison. | |
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PMID: 15143848 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The correction-based therapeutic community (TC) is one of the most described treatment modalities for (substance abusing) incarcerated offenders. The origins and development of the therapeutic community have been traced back to two independent traditions: the American hierarchical concept-based TC and the British democratic Maxwell Jones-type TC. Both branches have developed independently, targeting different people and tackling diverse problems. AIMS: To demonstrate that there are clear and undeniable similarities between the 'two' prison-based therapeutic communities. METHOD: A comparative historical review of the literature and a critical discussion and comparison. RESULTS: The links between the democratic and hierarchical therapeutic communities are summarised under five headings: social learning and behavioural modification; permissiveness and modelling; democracy and hierarchy; communalism and community as method; reality testing and 'acting as if'. CONCLUSIONS: The 'two' correction-based therapeutic communities are on converging pathways. Far from being oppositional models, they can be regarded as being complementary. |
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Authors:
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Stijn Vandevelde; Eric Broekaert; Rowdy Yates; Martien Kooyman |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Review |
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Title: The International journal of social psychiatry Volume: 50 ISSN: 0020-7640 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Soc Psychiatry Publication Date: 2004 Mar |
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Created Date: 2004-05-17 Completed Date: 2004-08-10 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0374726 Medline TA: Int J Soc Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 66-79 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Orthopedagogics, Ghent University, Belgium. stijn.vandevelde@UGent.be |
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Behavior Therapy
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methods Civil Rights* Cooperative Behavior Forensic Psychiatry / organization & administration* Humans Learning Mental Health Services / organization & administration* Prisons* Psychological Theory* Retrospective Studies Social Behavior Therapeutic Community United States |
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