Therapeutic Community

Dr. Perfas tackles the subject of therapeutic community with a unique and incisive approach. Using a social systems perspective the author instills in the reader's mind the living-learning experience and dynamism that is the therapeutic community. </p><p><I>Therapeutic Community</I> provides ample illustrations and examples to explain social systems concepts and their relevance in understanding the workings of the therapeutic community. In describing the therapeutic community as a social system the author clearly delineates its integral parts. Warning signs of potential sources of systemic problems are pointed out.</p><p>A different treatment of an old subject <i>Therapeutic Community: Social Systems Perspective</i> offers the reader a new look at the therapeutic community that is both refreshing and intriguing.</p>