Product Description

This volume provides a comprehensive review of the essentials of the Therapeutic Community (TC) theory and its practical "whole person" approach to the treatment of substance abuse disorders and related problems. Part I outlines the perspective of the traditional views of the substance abuse disorder, the substance abuser, and the basic components of this approach. Part II explains the organizational structure of the TC, its work components, and the role of residents and staff.

The chapters in Part III describe the essential activities of TC life that relate most directly to the recovery process and the goals of rehabilitation. The final part outlines how individuals change in the TC behaviorally, cognitively, and emotionally. This is an invaluable resource for all addictions professionals and students.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #399964 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-15
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.14" h x 6.26" w x 9.04" l, 1.76 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 450 pages

Marc Galanter, MD , Professor of Psychiatry Director of the Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse New York University School of Medicine
"Dr. De Leon has written a definitive work on one of the key models for addiction treatment..."

Joan Ellen Zweben, PhD, Executive Director, Founder 14th Street Clinic & East Bay Community Recovery Project Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
"... comprehensive treatise... clarifying the rationale for the policies and practices that often appear mysterious to those working in other arenas."

Barry Brown, PhD, Former Chief, Services Research Branch, National Institute of Drug Abuse
"The reader can be assured of obtaining the most comprehensive description and analysis available of a treatment form..."