SOCIAL THERAPY IN THE DR. VAN DER HOEVEN CLINIC IN UTRECHT - NETHERLANDS

• NCJ Number: 28415
• Journal: Monatsschrift fuer Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform Volume: 58 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 83-94
• Author(s): K P ROTTHAUS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Carl Heymanns Verlag
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

MINIMUM-SECURITY, SOCIAL THERAPEUTIC CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION BASED ON PSYCHOTHERAPY, SMALL-GROUP LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, AND PARTICIPATION OF THE INMATES IN GROUP THERAPY AND CORRECTIONAL PLANNING SESSIONS.

Abstract

THE CLINIC HAS 60 PATIENTS DIVIDED INTO SEVEN GROUPS OF 8 TO 11 PERSONS WHO SHARE LIVING QUARTERS AND EVALUATIONS OF ONE ANOTHER'S THERAPEUTIC PROCESS. OF KEY IMPORTANCE ARE STAFF MEMBERS WHO GUIDE GROUP INTERACTION. DAILY ROUTINE DECISIONS ARE DELEGATED TO SPECIAL TEAMS WHICH INCLUDE PATIENTS. CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS FOSTERED INTENSIVELY AND STRUCTURED FOR THERAPEUTIC GOALS. --IN GERMAN. SUMMARY IN ENGLISH