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THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTS
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS PROJECT

A list of dissertations held in the Planned Environment Therapy Trust Archive and Study Centre Research Library, with links to those which are available online as part of the Archive and Study Centre's publication and public access service

If you have an essay, thesis or dissertation relating to therapeutic environments and therapeutic community which you would like others to be able to see and learn from, either in the Research Library and/or Online, please contact the Research Library - ResearchLibrary@pettarchiv.org.uk



University of Reading
Therapeutic Child Care Course

Brotherston, Andrea J

2002

What did you learn in school today? A reflective account based on groupwork in one mainstream school

Burnett, Angus

2004

A Foreign Correspondent: Projection and Transference Issues and the New Leader

Cammiss, Carol

2004

Unconscious processes in staff teams: The process of splitting and projection in a residential children's home

Diamond, John 1993 "The Use of Supervision and Consultation to Develop a 'Reflective' Practice with an Emotionally Disturbed Client Group in Group Care Organizations"
Easterbrook, Lorraine 2006 Does the SACCS Assessment Process contribute to the 'Recovery' of Traumatised Children in the area of Attachment?

Evans, Don

2002

What are the barriers to the promotion of positive relationships between residents and their families in the setting of a therapeutic community for children?

Fernyhough, Dave 2006 A Winnicottian Approach to the Management of Challenging Behaviours in Schools: How applicable are the theories of "Holding" and the "Facilitating Environment" to the management of extreme and challenging behaviour in a large secondary school?

Goodspeed, A.D.

2004

When the Cats Not Away: An examination of the role and function of the Deputy Team Leaders in a Residential Special School

Hudgell, Elaine

2004

Staff Supervision in a Residential Special School: 'How can staff supervision help care workers and teachers understand and meet the emotional needs of vulnerable young people?'

Keaveney, Clare

2000

An Reflective Examination of Ending Work Therapeutic Work with Children

Keenan, Karel A. 2006 Food Glorious Food? An exploration of the issues of anxiety and its containment for children and adults surrounding food and mealtimes in a residential therapeutic setting

Ledger, Denise

 

2000 A Family Centre approach to Early Therapeutic Intervention for Young Children and their Families
Lucas, Margarete 1993 Understanding and Working with the Symbolic Communications of an Eight-Year-Old Girl in a Residential Setting: A Case Study

McNally, Dympna

2004

'A really long day': A brief study combining motherhood and working with children

Nicholl, Louise

2004

Riding the Waves of Emotion in a Sea of Change: A reflective enquiry into the importance of emotions in processing change within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

Parry, Pia

2004?

Moving on, Reflections on a Journey…A Reflective Study based on the move that some children make from one type of local authority placement to another

Peacock, Simon 1997 Holding On: An Exploration of the Relevance of 'Holding' and 'Containment' to Field Social Work with Children

Rivers, John

2004

Using Parents as First Therapists: A reflective study of enabling parents through the use of parenting groups within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team to become first therapists

Roach, Joanna

2002

Working With the Families of Young People in Residential Care

Roberts, Dave

2002

What is the emotional impact upon staff of changing the primary task in a residential children’s unit?

Sanders, Jenny 2006

Finding their feet: The development of infants’ sense of self during Heuristic Play sessions in a Children’s Centre

Steele, Marc 2007 'Angels with dirty faces’: A reflective study of the journey of a residential care worker’s emotional and practical development, in order to aid the development of therapeutic ethos in a private care provision.

Turberville, John W. 2006 If Only You Would Exclude ‘Ben’ We Would Be Able To Work With The Others Just Fine!
A Case Study of the ‘Excludable Child’ in a Residential Special School
Ulloa, Maria L. 2006

“It is better just go” : An exploratory study of the anxieties and defences related to the quality of the attachment relationship in a pre-school setting.

Vale, Janet 1997 How Family Centres Evaluate their Practice: A study of evaluation methodologies and how they are used in family centre evaluation

Walmsley, Gill

2002

Addressing the Empty Chair: Reflections on fathers' attendance at family appointments in a child mental health setting

Wightwick, Sue 2006

‘Mummy I miss you’ ………

All Mothers Are Missed, Even 'Bad' Mothers. How understanding this belief can shape and enhance our work with troubled young people in therapeutic child care.





OTHER SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Bennett, Michael 2003 Managing to be a Clincially Effective Therapeutic Community MBA (Health Executive)
Burns, Lisa 2008 Elements for Holistic Sanctuary Design Based on the Expressed Needs of Traumatized and At-Risk Adolescents PhD, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, San Francisco
Bush, Bernard J., S.J. 1985 A Systems Enquiry for Self-Renewal of a Therapeutic Community: The House of Affirmation PhD, Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, San Francisco
Cardone, Tera E. 2002 The Effectiveness of a Modified Therapeutic Community Model in Treating Dual-Diagnosed Patients in an Outpatient Day Treatment Setting PsychD. California School of Professional Psychology, San Francisco Bay Campus, Alliant International University
Carrick, Emily 2009 Non-Directive Play Therapy with Children and Young People in Residential Care: A Qualitative Study of Play Therapists’ Experiences. MA Non-Directive Play Therapy, University of York
Chu, Jacqueline 1998 Social and Environmental Restoration Through Therapeutic Community Gardens MSc, Faculty of the Department of Environmental Studies, San Jose State University
Clark, David H. 1967 "Psychiatric Halfway House" MD, Edinburgh University
Johnson, Robin 1981

In Search of the Enabling Environment

"A comparative study of therapeutic community models and structures, identifying some underlying modalities or dimensions of interaction."

West London Institute of Higher Education (W.L.I.H.E.) Diploma in Applied Social Studies
Shields, Polly 2007 Finding a place for Forest School (1929-1940) in the history and future of education  
Strober, Elizabeth Anne 2001 "Canaries in a Coal Mine": Conceptualizations and Treatment of Mentl Illness in a Therapeutic Community for the Mentally Ill PhD, Anthropology, University of Washington
Vandevelde, Stijn 1999

Maxwell Jones and his Work in the Therapeutic Community
(De Studie van Maxwell Jones en zijn Werk in de Therapeutische Gemeenschap)

Master in Educational Sciences (Orthopedagogics), Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium

trans. Diuewke Tweinberrow

Wiley, Juniper 1988 Precarious Haven: An Ethnography of a Holistic Therapeutic Community for Schizophrenics PhD, Sociology, University of California, San Diego
Young, Rudy 1998 Critical issues Affecting the Therapeutic Community and Potential Solutions to Restore the Therapeutic Community Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Douglas Community College, British Columbia
    List in progress. The Research Library has at least twenty more theses and dissertations to add. If you are willing to help by adding titles to the website, please see information on Volunteering at the top of the page.  
       

 







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