Therapeutic Community: A Practice Guide

A readable and concise book on Therapeutic Community (TC). The author's style provides an experiential flavor while he attempts an easy to follow description and explanation of various aspects and methods of the TC. Although the book focuses on practical aspects it, nevertheless, offers the theoretical bases of some TC practices in the treatment of addiction. The book describes the current applications of the TC, and traces the origins of some of its practices. Chapters on spirituality in TC, the treatment of adolescent, relapse prevention, the role of family in drug treatment, and research and evaluation are included to cover other scopes of the TC that contribute to its positive treatment outcome.

Fernando Perfas has written and lectured on Therapeutic Community (TC) based on three decades of experience in the field of addiction. His multi-cultural experience includes clinical and training experiences in the Philippines, Thailand, and the U.S., and over thirty countries where he had conducted training on TC. He works for Daytop and holds a doctorate of Social Welfare from Adelphi University in New York.