Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities: Volume 38 Issue 1

“I know you think I think – therefore I am”. Mentalisation based therapeutic community: a description

Gillie Ruscombe-King, Laura Mackenzie, Steve Pearce, Kate Saunders

The mentalisation based therapeutic community (MBTC) is a group experience which promotes the acquisition of the capacity to mentalise. Members of the community gain greater…

Training for democratic therapeutic community staff: a description and evaluation of three experiential workshops

Barbara Rawlings

The 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…

HMP Grendon therapeutic community: the residents’ perspective of the process of change

Rachel Dolan

The purpose of this paper is to suggest HMP Grendon therapeutic community (TC) reduces recidivism and increases positive emotional and social well-being. Less is known about the…

Working in a therapeutic community: exploring the impact on staff

Anisha Vyas, Cathy Spain, David Rawlinson

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact working in a therapeutic community (TC) has on staff practice and personal development.

Training for enabling environments

Aldo Lombardo, Rex Haigh

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the training value of a residential “enabling environments” (LLEE) workshop in relation to the Royal College of Psychiatrists’…

Back to basics: can unstructured camping promote wellbeing?

Rosie Morrow, Alison Rodriguez, Nigel King

The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceived wellbeing benefits of the unstructured camping experience for young adults.