A Therapeutic Distinction with a Difference: Comparing American Concept-Based Therapeutic Communities and British Democratic Therapeutic Community Treatment for Prison Inmates

2010 ◽  
pp. 61-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas S. Lipton
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Community ◽  
Community Treatment ◽  
Therapeutic Communities ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Therapeutic Community Treatment ◽  
American Concept

Adolescent therapeutic community treatment – an Australian perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 204-212
Author(s):  
Jaimie Chloe Northam ◽  
Lynne Elizabeth Magor-Blatch
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Community ◽  
Community Treatment ◽  
Developmental Needs ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Community Model ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Efficacy Research ◽  
Treatment Context ◽  
Therapeutic Community Treatment

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the adolescent therapeutic community (ATC) literature – drawing on studies primarily from the USA with consideration made to the Australian context. Design/methodology/approach A review of the efficacy research for ATCs is considered, and the characteristics of Australians accessing ATC treatment are discussed in the context of developmental needs. Findings Similarities are found in what precipitates and perpetuates adolescent substance use in the USA and Australia, and therefore, what appears to facilitate effective treatment utilising the therapeutic community model. Originality/value The paper provides a valuable perspective for Australian services, and explores the application of the ATC model within the Australian treatment context.

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