CA 103 WEEK 11 Therapeutic Community Program by the Bureau of Corrections

THERAPEUTIC
COMMUNITY PROGRAM
BY THE BUREAU OF
CORRECTIONS
BRENDA NADDIN C. CHICANO, RCrim
BUREAU OF CORRECTION
- the primary agency tasked to enforce the
Philippine prison laws is the Bureau of Correction
under Department of Justice. The main Prison Law
which is implemented by the Bureau of Correction
is found in section 1705 to 1751 of the Revised
Administrative Code of 1917.
PURPOSE OF CONFINEMENT
- a person is committed to prison to segregate
him from society and to rehabilitate him so that
upon his return to society he shall be a
responsible and law-abiding citizen.
BASIC PRINCIPLES
The rules on the admission, custody and
treatment of inmates-
a. seek to promote discipline and to secure the
reformation and safe custody of inmates.
BASIC PRINCIPLES
b. shall be applied impartially, without
discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex,
language, religion, or other opinion, national or
social origin, property, birth or other status.
c. shall be enforced with firmness but tempered
with understanding.
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY PROGRAM
The Therapeutic Community or TC, represents
a highly structured environment with defined
boundaries, both moral and ethical. The primary
goal is to foster personal growth.
This is accomplished by re-shaping an
individual's behavior and attitudes through the
inmates' community working together to help
themselves and each other, restoring self
confidence, and preparing them for their
re-integration into their families and friends as
productive members of the community.
This is accomplished by re-shaping an
individual's behavior and attitudes through the
inmates' community working together to help
themselves and each other, restoring self
confidence, and preparing them for their
re-integration into their families and friends as
productive members of the community.
Patterned after Daytop TC, New York which is
the base of Therapeutic Community movement in
the world, the BuCor TC program was adopted as
part of Bureau’s holistic approach towards inmate
rehabilitation. It is implemented primarily but not
limited to drug dependents.
The TC approach has been continuously
proven worldwide as an effective treatment and
rehabilitation modality among drug dependents,
and has been noted to be effective in many
prisons. By immersing a drug offender in the TC
environment, he learns why he had developed his
destructive habits, which led him to substance
abuse.
The program modifies negative behavior and or
attitudes while restoring self-confidence, and
prepares inmates for their re-integration into their
families and friends as productive members of the
community. This behavioral modification program
gradually re-shapes or restructures the inmate
within a family-like environment, wherein every
member acts as his brother’s keeper.
As TC family members go on with the daily
activities, a strong sense of responsibility and
concern for the others' welfare are developed.
They are constantly being monitored for their
progress and are regularly being evaluated by the
TC-trained staff.
The TC process allows for genuine
introspection, cultivation of self-worth and positive
rationalization that move the individual towards
assuming a greater sense of personal and moral
responsibility.
The efforts of the Bureau of Correction to
rehabilitate Drug dependents under its care using
the TC approach is in line with its commitment to
create a Drug-Free Prison. Worldwide
developments in the treatment and rehabilitation of
drug offenders to be effective in many prisons.
MISSION
"To adopt for our drug dependents a working
model of the Therapeutic Community believed to
be an effective tool in modifying deviant or anti
social behavior. This is to restore them to a state
where they can be physically, psychologically, and
socially capable of re-assimilation to the free
society."
VISION
"To up-grade the rehabilitative services of the
Bureau of Corrections through its concept of the
Therapeutic Community in adopting self-help and
community-based system of managing behavioral
dysfunction."
THE TC
PHILOSOPHY
THE TC PHILOSOPHY
CONSISTS OF 3
WORLDWIDE AND
ADAPTABLE PRINCIPLES:
1. Without Dialogue is not TC.
2. TC believes that human beings have to live in a
society in the world of Truth, not in the world of
drug addicts which is far away from real life.
3. To do things together. Every Member will
become more active because of the responsibility
the member shares.
THE TC
CARDINAL
RULES
The TC family adheres to the following rules:
1. No drugs or alcohol
2. No violence
3. No sex
THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF
TREATMENT AND
REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS
In line with its mission, the Treatment and
Rehabilitation Programs have the following basic
components:
a. The Reception and Diagnostic Center
conducts initial screening of drug dependents or
inmate-clients, who will consent themselves to be
treated and rehabilitated under the TC program.
b. Before admission, inmate-clients undergo
initial interview to determine his eligibility. If found
eligible, they will be familiarized with the various
functions and activities of the BuCor as well as the
TC Program it offers.
c. During assessment, the total perspective of
the inmate-client will be studied as a basis for
determining his total rehabilitation plan. These
include personal, medical, physical, psychological,
educational, vocational, and spiritual make-up and
nature and extent of his problem. Classification will
also be done based on their security status.
d. Based on assessment's results, a plan is
evolved and formulated. The six phases involved
are as follows:
PHASE I - ORIENTATION
(DURATION: TWO (2) WEEKS)
The TC principles are explained, and
components of daily activities are introduced to the
new TC recipients, known as "new intakes".
PHASE I - ORIENTATION
Basic house rules apply and the new intake is
required to attend the "hats off" session. He
expresses in writing what he expects to learn or
achieve in the TC Program.
PHASE II - COMMITMENT PHASE, INCARCERATION PERIOD
(DURATION: ONE (1) MONTH TO TWO (2) MONTHS)
TC Recipients are separated from the rest of

the prison population. Analysis of the inmate-drug
dependent's problems is based on the viewpoint
that "Drug Abuse is a Disorder of the Whole
Person."
PHASE II - COMMITMENT PHASE, INCARCERATION PERIOD
(DURATION: ONE (1) MONTH TO TWO (2) MONTHS)
This will be continuous and will last upon

evaluation of the inmate's adjustment to the TCC,
or may be extended as the inmate's behavior
demands. He will be assigned with his primary
counselors, composed of the members of the
training staff and expediters to conduct emotional
interview.
PHASE III - THERAPY PROPER
(DURATION: FOUR (4) TO FIVE (5) MONTHS)
Treatment is focused on behavior rather than
thoughts and feelings. The therapy proper shall be
cognitive, behavioral and emotional. He begins to
address his drug abuse, his criminal activities and
problems.
PHASE III - THERAPY PROPER
(DURATION: FOUR (4) TO FIVE (5) MONTHS)
This helps him recognize errors in his thinking.
He begins to take responsibility for his behavior by
being held responsible or accountable for his
attitudes and actions. It helps him understand how
and why certain thinking patterns have developed
overtime.
PHASE IV - INCORPORATION OF PHASES II AND III
(DURATION: APPROX. FIVE (5) WEEKS)
He begins to assume higher responsibilities in
the TC hierarchy. Continually assuming
responsibilities will further develop constructive
behavior and acceptable work attitude, as he
continues to participate in-group sessions. At the
end of this phase, he could already be assigned
as one of the Expediters or qualify him as the
Training Staff.
PHASE V - ASSESSMENT OF TREATMENT PROGRESS
(DURATION: APPROX. TWO (2) WEEKS)
The Chief Executive Officer, the Coordinator with
the assistance of the Inmate Training Staff and
Expediters will undertake assessments. Evaluation
will be undertaken by the NBP TCP Evaluation
Board. If he qualifies as a training staff, he may
remain in the TCC while waiting for his release.
He can be accommodated to the second level of

rehabilitation, to include vocational skills training
and education, according to his educational needs.
He attends seminars and group sessions,

participates in group therapy to strengthen what he
has acquired in the rehabilitation program. As well
as activities to include mock interview such as "Job
hunting", and looking for ways to further his
educational or vocational skills.
PHASE VI - SUMMING UP OF THE FIVE
TREATMENT PHASES AND
RECOMMENDATION FOR RELEASE
The TC program recipient is now ready for
re-entry to the larger prison community, or for
release, if qualified for parole or conditional
pardon. He is ready for "gainful employment" or
assignment in a specific institutional area while
continuing to receive post treatment assistance.
PHASE VI - SUMMING UP OF THE FIVE
TREATMENT PHASES AND
RECOMMENDATION FOR RELEASE
He continues to participate in in-house activities
[seminars; social events], and serves as role model
for those who are in the early stages of treatment.
e. Periodic Evaluation is conducted to determine
the proper implementation of the treatment and or
rehabilitation plan, its progress, and, if goals are
being achieved.
f. Discharge is the release of inmate-client from
the facility. They are classified as either Permanent
Discharge or Temporary Discharge.
g. Continuing treatment services aimed at
decreasing the risk of relapse and recidivism shall
be undertaken for six months. He is required to
attend weekly group sessions; individual
counseling and urine monitoring will be conducted.
Most important, he must return to the TCC twice a
month to serve as role model. For determination of
program effectiveness, a follow-up study is
conducted for a period of six months after program
completion. An in-depth assessment of drug use
and risk behaviors follows.
The proliferation of drugs in this country
necessitates the provision of proper rehabilitation
centers in our National Penitentiary and its Penal
Colonies. The establishment of TCCs is
significantly more attractive than employing
additional professional staff, such as psychiatrists,
psychologists, and social workers.
It is a formidable, nonetheless an achievable and
viable undertaking. Any positive strategy in quelling
drug menace for the protection of our society has
to be an exceedingly worthwhile endeavor that
would eventually make our country, a drug-free
Philippines.
And this is what the Bureau of
Corrections is all about…CORRECTIONS.
THE END

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THERAPEUTIC

TC Recipients are separated from the rest of

This will be continuous and will last upon

He can be accommodated to the second level of

He attends seminars and group sessions,

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