Title Fountain house : creating community in mental health practice / Alan Doyle, Julius Lanoil, and Kenneth J. Dudek

Published New York : Columbia University Press, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 186 pages) Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part I. Working Community; 1. Insights from Activity Group Therapy; 2. Reinventing Fountain House; 3. Core Principles of a Working Community; Part II. Social Practice; 4. Defining Social Practice; 5. Transformational Design; 6. Motivational Coaching; 7. Issues in Relationships; Afterword. A Place for Recovery in the Community; Acknowledgments; Chronology; Glossary; Notes; References; Index Summary Since 1948, people suffering from mental health issues, mental health professionals, and committed volunteers have gathered at Fountain House in New York City to find relief from stigmatisation and social alienation. Its 'working community' approach has earned the organisation vast critical recognition, enabling it to replicate its methods across the world. This volume describes the humanity, social inclusivity, personal empowerment, and perpetual innovation of the Fountain House approach Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Fountain House (New York, N.Y.) SUBJECT Fountain House (New York, N.Y.) fast Subject Mentally ill -- Institutional care -- United States -- History Mentally ill -- Rehabilitation -- New York (State) -- New York Mentally ill -- Deinstitutionalization -- New York (State) -- New York Community mental health services -- New York (State) -- New York -- History Mental health services. Medical care. People with disabilities. National health services. Health facilities. Therapeutics. Deinstitutionalization. Mental illness. Community mental health services. Mentally ill women. Mental Health Services Patient Care Ambulatory Care Facilities Psychiatry and Psychology Community Health Services Disabled Persons Persons Health Services Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Health Facilities Therapeutics Named Groups Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Delivery of Health Care Deinstitutionalization Institutionalization Mental Disorders Community Mental Health Services Community Mental Health Centers Mentally Ill Persons State Medicine handicapped. physically handicapped. health facilities. mental disorders. treating (health care function) mentally ill. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. PSYCHOLOGY -- Experimental Psychology. Therapeutics People with disabilities National health services Mental illness Mental health services Medical care Health facilities Deinstitutionalization Community mental health services Mentally ill -- Deinstitutionalization Mentally ill -- Institutional care Mentally ill -- Rehabilitation New York (State) -- New York United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Lanoil, Julius Dudek, Kenneth J ISBN 9780231535991 0231535996

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