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Therapeutic communities
- Authors:
- HODGE Suzanne, BARR Wally, KIRKCALDY Andy
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 161, January 2010, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The benefits of non-residential therapeutic communities for people with mental health problems are discussed. Selected findings from a study into the effectiveness of non-residential therapeutic communities for people with personality disorders are also reported. The study was commissioned by Therapeutic Community Services North and conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool.
Qualitative findings from a mixed methods evaluation of once-weekly therapeutic community day services for people with personality disorder
- Authors:
- HODGE Suzanne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 19(1), February 2010, pp.43-51.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper presents qualitative findings from a mixed methods study of 4 one-day-a-week therapeutic communities in the north of England for people with personality disorder. The quantitative findings from this study are presented separately. The study aimed to ascertain whether one-day-a-week therapeutic communities can be effective in addressing the problems associated with personality disorder. The qualitative component of the study comprised semi-structured interviews with 23 service users, 8 former service users, 4 service user consultants, 7 staff and 9 referrers. The qualitative findings offer some insight into the dynamics at work in one-day-a-week therapeutic communities that may account for some of the measurable improvements in members' mental health and functioning reported in the quantitative findings. In particular, the services enable individuals to address the two main problem areas that they face: relating to other people and self-harm. The findings suggest that one-day-a-week therapeutic communities can help people with personality disorders to address problems relating to others. In relation to self-harming, the one-day-a-week therapeutic communities can help the people with personality disorders in enabling a better understanding of their self-harming behaviour and to develop strategies for reducing their reliance on it.
Evaluation of day services run by agency partnerships and Therapeutic Community Service North
- Authors:
- BARR Wally, HODGE Suzanne, KIRKCALDY Andrew
- Publisher:
- Therapeutic Community Services North
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 160p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
The findings from an evaluation of therapeutic community day services (TCDSs) are presented. The service was originally established and run by a range of agencies working in partnership with Therapeutic Community Services North (TCSN) for people with personality disorder. The specific day services under consideration were ‘Fifteen’ and ‘Personality in Education’ in Manchester, ‘Diverse Pathways’ in Leeds and ‘Rotunda’ in Liverpool. The evaluation assessed both the clinical efficacy of the model and its acceptability to service users, service employees and those who refer clients to the services. The core elements of the evaluation were to establish baseline measures of the functioning and service satisfaction of service users who were attending one of the four day services and to track changes in service users during the 12 month period following baseline assessment. Two main problem areas emerge from the qualitative interviews with service users: relating to others and self-harm and other risky behaviour.