Individual members include nurses, social workers, researchers, psychologists, creative therapists, managers, residential care staff, teachers, psychotherapists, academics and psychiatrists. We also have a user group.
These individuals share the view that the most effective kind of residential treatment or day care is where all members are involved in creating and maintaining the therapeutic environment.
They believe that change occurs through belonging to and involvement in the life of a group or community - in a culture of enquiry and openness. With a secure sense of attachment and containment, the distress behind symptoms of problematic behaviour can be articulated, understood and changed.
"Therapeutic Communities" is a quarterly peer-reviewed international journal which is distributed free to our members. The journal includes papers on practical, theoretical and research topics from Britain, Europe, North America and elsewhere.
Conferences and meetings
- We hold experiential 3-day events twice yearly to offer 12-30 participants the chance to see what it is like to be a member of a transient TC. These are in May and November, in a delightful location in rural Kent.
We hold regular one-day workshops at different units where informal discussion and exchange of ideas takes place, which can stimulate the beginning of a process of institutional change.
In future, we will develop courses to become modules which together will form a portfolio of appropriate TC training.
Our annual international conference at Windsor in September is residential and is an opportunity for academic papers to be presented and discussed. The Annual General Meeting plans the direction of the Association and is held during the Windsor Conference, but is open to those unable to attend the whole conference for a chance to talk to each other as well as to transact the formal business of the Association.
The newsletter keeps our members informed and in touch with one another. We publish information for purchasers, and a directory of therapeutic communities in the UK. We can also supply references, reading lists and other information sheets. A new series of books was launched with Jessica Kingsley Publishers in 1998.
Members who are interested in becoming actively involved in promoting this approach, or liaising with other national bodies, are warmly welcomed. Some of the ATC's Working Groups have published Position Statements which will give an idea of their activities.
There are three types of Membership: INDIVIDUAL, CONCESSION or GROUP
Individual Membership is
£45 per annum in the United Kingdom
£55 per annum elsewhereConcessionary Membership (for those earning less than £18,000 per annum)
£22 per annum in the United Kingdom
£32 per annum elsewhereGroup Membership
For Communities with
Less than 10 clients £ 70 per annum (£80 overseas) 11 - 20 clients £125 per annum (£135 overseas) 21 - 30 clients £200 per annum (£210 overseas) More than 30 clients £250 (£260 overseas) You can join by telephone with a VISA card to our administrator in the ATC office: +44 (0) 20 8950 9557.
Alternatively, leave a request to be sent an application form on that phone number, as a fax (same number) or by email: post@therapeuticcommunities.org
Or, complete and submit this form:
For further information contact ATC Office: post@therapeuticcommunities.org
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