The Newsletter of the I.A.F.P.

ISSN 1025-9740 Volume 1(1), January 1996, Editors: Mounted by C.Evans@sghms.ac.uk. 1.iii.96

Association of Therapeutic Communities

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Since the founder's lecture this year will be from Stuart Whiteley on Therapeutic Communities and forensic psychotherapy, IAFP members may be interested in the following cross-linkage.

The Association of Therapeutic Communities

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The ATC is an organisation offering resources and support to staff of all levels and disciplines working in therapeutic communities, using a therapeutic community approach or attempting to develop a therapeutic environment. The membership advantages include:

According to the Autumn 1995 issue of the A.T.C. newsletter, the A.T.C. is having a membership drive and is willing to send interested people a free copy of the Newsletter together with information on the A.T.C. and a membership application form.

The contact information is:

A.T.C. Office,
c.o. Pine Street Day Centre
13-15 Pine Street,
London,
EC1R OJH
Tel.: [+44|0] 181-950 9557
A recent edition of the journal, edited by Bridget Dolan, was devoted to "Therapeutic Communities for Offenders". It was the last issue in 1994, volume 15, issue 4.

There's more information about the ATC including the journal contents and full text of the newsletter on the Internet at the address http://www.sghms.ac.uk/atc/atc.htm {4kb} shown on the left of this page. There's more about the Internet and the IAFP's presence on it in an article on page 14, but now, from next year's conference to last year's conference.
Chris Evans C.Evans@sghms.ac.uk