Association of Therapeutic Communities

Directory of Member Communities and Organizations

• This is a Directory of organisations and of residential and day care settings which are Group Members of the Association of Therapeutic Communities. Membership of an institution in the ATC does not in itself imply accreditation by the ATC.
  
  
• This Directory is a frequently-consulted resource, and up-dates and revisions should be sent as a matter of priority to: The Administrator, ATC, Barns House, Church Lane, Toddington near Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 5DQ, UK Phone/Fax: 44 (0) 1242 620077. Email: post@therapeuticcommunities.org
  
  
• Hard copies of the current Directory can be obtained from the above address at a cost of £8.00, including postage and packing to the United Kingdom and Europe. Please add £2.00 for other parts of the world. Please note that remittance can only be accepted in Pounds Sterling.
  
  
• The Directory is available here in the form of individual web-pages (see links below), or
  a full version in Adobe pdf format can be downloaded by clicking here
  a full version in Microsoft Word format can be downloaded by clicking here.

The Association of Therapeutic Communities (ATC)

The aims of the ATC are to further the implementation of the therapeutic community approach and ideology in the psychiatric hospital and social services for the psychiatric patient and also in the appropriate related fields.

Therapeutic communities have in common a shared view that the most effective kind of help for people who are severely distressed or disabled in their relationships with others, is a setting in which all the members - clients, residents, staff and co-workers - are involved in creating and mantaining the therapeutic environment. They believe that change occurs through participation as a full member of a community: through shared work and decision-making, through taking on responsible roles and forming personal relationships, through helping fellow residents and being helped by them; and in regular times for examining and discussing the thoughts, feelings, problems and pleasures that this involvement gives rise to.