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International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, 5
Aldo Lombardo (2014)
LLE and LfA: two powerful tools for TC workersTherapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, 35
D. Kennard, Jeff Roberts (1978)
Learning From Experience in Therapeutic Community Living - a Residential WeekendGroup Analysis, 11
Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke
Please Scroll down for Article Qualitative Research in Psychology Using Thematic Analysis in Psychology
B. Rawlings (2016)
Learning from action: a description and evaluation of an experiential learning programmeTherapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, 37
R. Hinshelwood, Enrico Pedriali, L. Brunner (2010)
Action as a Vehicle for Learning: The ‘Learning from Doing Workshop’
Group Analysis, 13
G. Leon (2000)
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Transient therapeutic communities: the “living-learning experience” trainingsTherapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities, 37
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R. Haigh (2013)
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Therapeutic Communities, 26
Alisa Stevens (2012)
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Stuart Whiteley (2004)
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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 7
Lees Jan (2014)
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Therapeutic Communities, 19
S. Pearce, H. Pickard (2013)
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to compare and evaluate three experiential training workshops, each set up as three-day transient therapeutic communities, and established to train therapeutic community staff.Design/methodology/approachThe author carried out participant observation of all courses and analysed these using thematic analysis. The description is provided in Part 1 of the paper. The evaluation, in Part 2 was based on written feedback from participants and from assessment against relevant audit criteria.FindingsAll three workshops achieved their aims of providing participants with an authentic TC resident’s experience. Additionally, each offered personal understandings of how participants felt and why they felt that way in the community setting.Research limitations/implicationsThis was largely a piece of qualitative research, carried out in the field, to achieve depth of description and understanding rather than statistical outcomes. Some numerical scores were derived from feedback forms. Further analysis of feedback from future workshops will strengthen findings by increasing the numbers of respondents.Practical implicationsThe workshops should continue largely as they are, although there may be some small changes to the designs. They achieve the aim of advancing the understanding of TC staff members.Originality/valueThe paper is based on three earlier unpublished reports and is new published research of interest to trainers in the fields of mental health and experiential learning.
Therapeutic Communities The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities – Emerald Publishing
Published: Apr 10, 2017
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