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Italian and British therapeutic communities: common threads from the 1960s to the 2010s

Italian and British therapeutic communities: common threads from the 1960s to the 2010s This study aims to describe Italian and UK therapeutic community developments during 1960–2021.Design/methodology/approachHistorical review and personal experience.FindingsAfter significant divergence in the nature of “therapeutic communities”, mostly based on the different sociopolitical contexts in the two countries, areas of formal rapprochement have been emerging in the past 20 years.Research limitations/implicationsThe details of how therapeutic communities developed in Italy, particularly in the wake of Law 180, deserves investigation and comparison to the UK and other countries.Practical implicationsThe recent collaborative work in quality, training and research could support the future use of therapeutic communities and enabling environments.Social implicationsThe underlying principle of “relational practice”, which underlies the therapeutic community approach, could have wider implication in public services beyond mental health.Originality/valueMuch has been written about the progressive intentions of Italian mental health with Law 180, but not with a specific focus on therapeutic communities – which were an important initial impetus for Basaglia and his equipé. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities Emerald Publishing

Italian and British therapeutic communities: common threads from the 1960s to the 2010s

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Abstract

This study aims to describe Italian and UK therapeutic community developments during 1960–2021.Design/methodology/approachHistorical review and personal experience.FindingsAfter significant divergence in the nature of “therapeutic communities”, mostly based on the different sociopolitical contexts in the two countries, areas of formal rapprochement have been emerging in the past 20 years.Research limitations/implicationsThe details of how therapeutic communities developed in Italy, particularly in the wake of Law 180, deserves investigation and comparison to the UK and other countries.Practical implicationsThe recent collaborative work in quality, training and research could support the future use of therapeutic communities and enabling environments.Social implicationsThe underlying principle of “relational practice”, which underlies the therapeutic community approach, could have wider implication in public services beyond mental health.Originality/valueMuch has been written about the progressive intentions of Italian mental health with Law 180, but not with a specific focus on therapeutic communities – which were an important initial impetus for Basaglia and his equipé.

Journal

Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities – Emerald Publishing

Published: Nov 30, 2022

Keywords: TC history; Mental health; Therapeutic communities; Day settings; Democratic mental health; Relational practice

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