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Therapeutic Community Edition: 2002 Author: National Institute on Drug Abuse Continuing Education Credit Hours: 1.00 Price: $5.99 Course Free with purchase of unlimited courses! "No Book to Buy". Price includes all materials. Target audience: Social Workers, Psychologists, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists Difficulty level: Beginning to Intermediate Format: Homestudy

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Course Description

Therapeutic community serve those with drug abuse and addiction. This course provides an overview of the therapeutic community treatment modality and its effectiveness in serving those with drug problems.

Learning Objectives

The participant will be able to identify the treatment goals for those in a TC who have never acquired functional lifestyles. The participant will be able to identify post treatment influences on adolescent criminal activity. The participant will be able to identify a benefit found in a longer TC stay.

Course Outline

What is a therapeutic community? How beneficial are therapeutic communities in treating drug addiction? What is the typical length of treatment in a therapeutic community? What are the fundamental components of therapeutic communities? How is treatment provided in a therapeutic community? Can therapeutic communities treat populations with special needs? How else can therapeutic communities be modified?

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