Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities: Volume 36 Issue 1

The quintessence of a therapeutic environment: the foundations for the Windsor conference 2014

Rex Haigh

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the “Quintessence” framework and its roots in TC phenomenology; to explain how each of the contributors to the conference is…

Security and the social mind: attachment and therapeutic communities

Gwen Adshead

The purpose of this paper is to describe some of the basic features of attachment theory, and explore how they relate to the development of the “social mind” and the work…

Containment: from cruelty to kindness

Penelope Campling

This paper is about therapeutic containment. It makes links between what the author understands about containment in therapeutic communities and wider perspectives on…

Communication – a culture of open dialogue

Val Jackson, Alex Perry

Open dialogue (OD) is an innovative approach to mental health crises based on close collaboration between services and an individual’s family and social network. The…

Prevent rough sleeping; create a psychologically informed environment

Claire Ritchie

The purpose of this paper is to inspire services to create Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs) to support people experiencing homelessness, complex trauma and…

Steve Pearce