A pioneer of milieu therapy

Description

This book aims at describing the quintessential ideas of Maxwell Jones with regard to 39;democratic39; therapeutic communities from a historical point of view. The interest in this topic can be explained from an already long-standing research tradition at the Department of Orthopedagogics Ghent University, Belgium on milieu therapy.The book can be considered complementary to another volume published by Garant 39;De Nieuwe Therapeutische Gemeenschap39; The New Therapeutic Community Broekaert et al.,1996, in which the concept-based therapeutic community for substance abusers is thoroughly elaborated.This book is intended for students and professionals, from a broad variety of contexts and disciplines, who are interested in social psychiatry, democratic therapeutic communities and milieu therapy.