NCJ Number
17837
Journal
Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1974) Pages: 278-288
Date Published
1974
Length
11 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A STUDY IN WHICH FIFTY INMATES OF THE NARCOTIC ADDICTION REHABILITATION ACT UNIT (NARA) RANKED SEVERAL FACTORS RELATING TO A SELF-HELP THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY PROGRAM TO DETERMINE THOSE MOST EFFECTIVE IN TREATMENT.
Abstract
THE NARA THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY AT THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, UTILIZES UP TO FIFTEEN HOURS OF GROUP PROCEDURES WEEKLY, AS WELL AS A REWARD SYSTEM AND AN INMATE STATUS SYSTEM. FIFTY NARA THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WERE ADMINISTERED THE YALOM 60-ITEM Q-SORT OF CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL THERAPY PATIENTS. INSIGHT-RELATED ITEMS WERE MOST HIGHLY RANKED, FOLLOWED BY EXISTENTIAL AND CATHARSIS FACTORS, RESPECTIVELY. THESE RESULTS WERE COMPARED TO THOSE OF YALOM, HIGHEST-RANKED ITEMS WERE EXAMINED, AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES WERE DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)