Pioneer of Milieu Therapy : The Life and Work of Maxwell Jones

Beschrijving

Over het boek: This book aims at describing the quintessential ideas of Maxwell Jones with regard to ‘democratic’ therapeutic communities from a historical point of view. The interest in this topic can be explained from an already long-standing research tradition at the Department of Orthopedagogics (Ghent University, Belgium) on milieu therapy. The book can be considered complementary to another volume published by Garant: ‘De Nieuwe Therapeutische Gemeenschap’ [The New Therapeutic Community] (Broekaert et al.,1996), in which the concept-based therapeutic community for substance abusers is thoroughly elaborated. This book is intended for students and professionals, from a broad variety of contexts and disciplines, who are interested in (social) psychiatry, (democratic) therapeutic communities and milieu therapy. Uit de inhoud: Goals and method (Methodology - Research material and its reliability - Research questions - Limitations of the research) – In search of the family background of Maxwell Shaw Jones – Professional career of Maxwell Jones (Education - First therapeutic community avantla- letter: Mill Hill (1940-1945) - ‘Ex-prisoner-of-war’-unit in the Southern Hospital, Dartford: second start of the therapeutic community (1945-1946) - Industrial neurosis unit, Belmont Hospital, later Henderson Hospital (1947-1959) - During and after Henderson - Dingleton Hospital Melrose, Scotland (1962-1969) – About Jones’ career and life in Dingleton (1969-1990) – Few subjects further explained (Maxwell Jones’ thoughts on psychoanalysis - Maxwell Jones and the Northfield Experiments - Democratic versus new hierarchic therapeutic community and the attitude of Jones - How the concepts of Jones are still of present interest).