Therapeutic Community Approach To

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The Therapeutic Community (TC) movement holds a multidisciplinary view of health which is based on ideas of collective responsibility, citizenship, and empowerment. This work explores Community Housing and Therapy's (CHT's) approach to working with people diagnosed as severely mentally ill, an approach rooted in the TC movement. Describes the TC approach as a socio-political one, and discusses central themes such as dialogue, dwelling, care, and community, illustrated with case examples. Tucker is training coordinator at Community Housing and Therapy. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)