Naslov
Role Playing and the Usage of Substitute Family Members in the Self - Introduction of Alcoholic on the Daily Therapeutic Community Meeting

Autori
Žarković Palijan, Tija ; Kovačević, Dražen ; Magerle, Ana ; Pavlinušić, Branka

Izvornik
Alcoholism (0002-502X) 36 (2000), 1; 79-86

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
family therapy; surrogate family; role - playing; therapeutic community; alcoholism

Sažetak
Self-introduction of alcoholics on the therapeutic community daily meeting encompasses important part of the therapeutic procedure in which verbalization and solving of suppressed emotional attitudes play a very important role. Special role in treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholic is supposed to be played by his family, and the same is with their introduction. Often, because of subjective and/or objective reasons, presence of the alcoholic's family member is substituted by surogate. This is sometimes done by co-therapist, or by another patient. We have came to the conclusion that such an introduction arouses greater interest in the patient himself, as well as that in such a way he is often better able to present or introduce himself, his alcoholism, the pathological changes and relations in his original family, and improc the interest level of the therapeutic community as the whole has been noted. These results of the use of different technique in the therapeutic introduction of the patient have, primarly a therapeutic, as well as an educational meaning. Complete proceedings of such self - introductions by patients themselves were recorded on tape and afterwards analysed by authors. Such an analysis has been found beneficial in education of therapeutic team, as well as in better assessment of patients alcoholism, and in more adequate adjusting, defining and planning the treatment goals and the methods to be reach them.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Psihologija

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