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What am I seen – who do I seem? Hidden discursive processes in the large group of a TC

What am I seen – who do I seem? Hidden discursive processes in the large group of a TC The purpose of the paper is to present a possible way of discourse analysis of the meaning giving processes in a therapeutic community (TC).Design/methodology/approachPresentation of a research project, which aim is to analyse the attitudes towards the large group within the TC, is based on analysing the conceptual metaphors in semi-structured interviews.FindingsThe findings delineate a possible discourse, namely, the TC’s hidden discourse of working through the mirror-transference at the community level.Practical implicationsThe paper proposes a possible content analysis method for better understanding the deep processes of the TC by examining the large group.Social implicationsThe paper emphasizes the matrix of a TC as a mentalizing scene.Originality/valueThe use of linguistic methods in understanding the hidden community level mentalizing processes. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Therapeutic Communities The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities Emerald Publishing

What am I seen – who do I seem? Hidden discursive processes in the large group of a TC

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
0964-1866
eISSN
0964-1866
DOI
10.1108/tc-01-2021-0001
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Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to present a possible way of discourse analysis of the meaning giving processes in a therapeutic community (TC).Design/methodology/approachPresentation of a research project, which aim is to analyse the attitudes towards the large group within the TC, is based on analysing the conceptual metaphors in semi-structured interviews.FindingsThe findings delineate a possible discourse, namely, the TC’s hidden discourse of working through the mirror-transference at the community level.Practical implicationsThe paper proposes a possible content analysis method for better understanding the deep processes of the TC by examining the large group.Social implicationsThe paper emphasizes the matrix of a TC as a mentalizing scene.Originality/valueThe use of linguistic methods in understanding the hidden community level mentalizing processes.

Journal

Therapeutic Communities The International Journal of Therapeutic CommunitiesEmerald Publishing

Published: Aug 2, 2021

Keywords: Dialogue; Metaphors; Theory of mind; Large group; Mirror transference; TC

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