1981
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1981.tb01467.x
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In‐patient community meetings: Problems and purposes

Abstract: The role of the in-patient community meeting is discussed in relation to the general difficulty of attributing specific effectiveness to any type of therapeutic activity on an in-patient service. Close scrutiny of such units demonstrates that staff and patients are composed of several heterogeneous subgroups, not all of whom share common attitudes and values or benefit from similar activities. Within this framework the major problems as well as functions of the community meeting are discussed. Specific questio… Show more

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“…In most residential treatment facilities in Nigeria community meeting is introduced to clients on admission as part of the programs of the facility for both staff and clients. The meeting last between 45 to 60 minutes on stipulated days [4,5,6]. According to Lipgar it is a "milieu therapy" [7]; psychoanalytic theory is the fulcrum upon which the "treatment" revolves this contributes to compliance in treatment and better psychological wellbeing [8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In most residential treatment facilities in Nigeria community meeting is introduced to clients on admission as part of the programs of the facility for both staff and clients. The meeting last between 45 to 60 minutes on stipulated days [4,5,6]. According to Lipgar it is a "milieu therapy" [7]; psychoanalytic theory is the fulcrum upon which the "treatment" revolves this contributes to compliance in treatment and better psychological wellbeing [8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Large service user-staff meetings, or “community meetings” (CMs), are a long established part of the ward routine within secure hospitals (Lipgar, 1999). The CM is thought to be a legacy from the therapeutic communities of the 1950s (Kisch et al , 1981). The original aim of the meetings was therefore to facilitate an environment that encourages mutual support, interpersonal interaction and a sense of communalism and shared responsibility for self and others (Roberts and Smith, 1994).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Community meeting is a part of milieu program (Kisch, Kroll, Gross;& Carey, 1981); it is a regular meeting in an inpatient unit for all staff and patients on the unit. The duration ranges from 45 to 60 minutes, and it can be held once daily to once weekly (Novakovic, Francis, Clark, & Caring, 2010).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Clinical Question Lipgar (1999) points out that although there is a long history of use of community meetings as an essential part of the united treatment programme, their purpose and methods are rarely defined and staff are seldom trained in how to contribute to these meetings. The purpose of the psychiatric inpatient unit community meeting is often unclear to the staff and patients (Kisch, Kroll, Gross;& Carey, 1981). The frequent complaint from clients is that the community meetings are useless (Novakovic, Francis, Clark, & Caring, 2010).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%