Abstract
– The current study focused on five female offenders who completed the only female‐specific therapeutic community (TC) for drug addiction in the UK prison system. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect that such residency had on individuals' emotional management skills compared to when they were active drug users.
Design/methodology/approach
– The study was based on a qualitative design, and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to produce idiographic results.
Findings
– Results suggested that before TC residency all participants displayed problematic emotional management skills. However, during TC residency individuals witnessed elements of emotional healing and increased emotion connection. Additionally improvements were noted in emotional consideration, emotional communication, outward emotional displays and self‐worth.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 27-38 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Therapeutic Communities |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Therapeutic community residency and emotional management of female drug users. / Colley, E; Blackwell-Young, Julie.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Therapeutic community residency and emotional management of female drug users
AU - Colley, E
AU - Blackwell-Young, Julie
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Purpose– The current study focused on five female offenders who completed the only female‐specific therapeutic community (TC) for drug addiction in the UK prison system. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect that such residency had on individuals' emotional management skills compared to when they were active drug users.Design/methodology/approach– The study was based on a qualitative design, and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to produce idiographic results.Findings– Results suggested that before TC residency all participants displayed problematic emotional management skills. However, during TC residency individuals witnessed elements of emotional healing and increased emotion connection. Additionally improvements were noted in emotional consideration, emotional communication, outward emotional displays and self‐worth.
AB - Purpose– The current study focused on five female offenders who completed the only female‐specific therapeutic community (TC) for drug addiction in the UK prison system. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect that such residency had on individuals' emotional management skills compared to when they were active drug users.Design/methodology/approach– The study was based on a qualitative design, and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to produce idiographic results.Findings– Results suggested that before TC residency all participants displayed problematic emotional management skills. However, during TC residency individuals witnessed elements of emotional healing and increased emotion connection. Additionally improvements were noted in emotional consideration, emotional communication, outward emotional displays and self‐worth.
U2 - 10.1108/09641861211286302
DO - 10.1108/09641861211286302
M3 - Article
VL - 33
SP - 27
EP - 38
JO - Therapeutic Communities
JF - Therapeutic Communities
SN - 0964-1866
IS - 1
ER -