What is
a Therapeutic Community? |
A Therapeutic Community
is a treatment facility in which the community itself, through self-help
and mutual support, is the principal means for promoting personal change.
In a therapeutic community, residents and staff participate in the management and operation of the community, contributing to a psychologically and physically safe learning environment where change can occur. In a therapeutic community, there is a focus on the biopsychosocial, emotional and spiritual dimensions of substance use, with the use of the community to heal individuals and support the development of behaviours, attitudes and values of healthy living. |