Application of Therapeutic Communication for Drugs Addicts. Case Studies of East java Rehabilition Houses

DOI

10.2991/aicosh-19.2019.23How to use a DOI?

Keywords

therapeutic communication, drug addicts, rehabilitation houses, councellor

Abstract

There are about 40 rehabilitation houses for narcotic addicts in east Java. It is not enough for approximately 400 thousands narcotic users. Tragically, more than 50% of drug addicts in East java are teenagers in productive age. This research try to explore how the councellors or therapists in rehabilitation house use therapeutic communcation to make them clinically free from narcotics dependence. This research try to explore the use of therapeutic communication in group dynamics known as therapeutic community (TC). This research use qualitative method in phenomenological approach based on person’s life experience. Observations and in-depth interviews technique are used to collect data. Researchers analyzed communication program in their everyday activities. Relations in group therapy and reciprocal interaction between councellors and drug addicts placed in deep consideration. Several councellors were the research subjects. Actually, some of them were former addicts who now actively manage the establishment of a therapy house. As a finding, it can be concluded that there are two stages that applies therapeutic communication in rehabilitation program. First, the group therapy stage during quarantine period. The second is the mentoring stage or often called the after care program. This second stage is carried out after drug addicts are declared clean of the influence of drugs. Both of these stages have their own uniqueness and complexity.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Sanhari Prawiradiredja
AU  - Iwan Joko Prasetyo
AU  - Ayu Erni Jusnita
PY  - 2019/08
DA  - 2019/08
TI  - Application of Therapeutic Communication for Drugs Addicts. Case Studies of East java Rehabilition Houses
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Annual Internatioal Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (AICOSH 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 111
EP  - 115
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/aicosh-19.2019.23
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