A communicative journey from dysfunctional-to-functional in a therapeutic community for substance abuse
dc.contributor.author | Cramer, Victoria Jean | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-22T22:22:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-22T22:22:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2001-05 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6662 | |
dc.description | Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2001 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The research question for this study explores change in the lived experience of the substance abuser whose life is moving from dysfunctional-to-functional and investigates how communication grounds this change in human interaction. Communication appears in experience as one changes from addictive substance dysfunctionality to a balanced functionality. The communicative processes, in the setting of a therapeutic community, are constructive to such transitions. The methodology for answering this question of how suggests addressing the lived experience of transition. Narrative analysis of the eight open-ended interviews produced three emergent themes. Those emergent themes are (1) isolation, (2) self-disclosure, and (3) connectedness. The process of communicative interaction is a vital step demonstrated in all three emergent themes within the context of a therapeutic community. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Masters of Professional Communication | |
dc.title | A communicative journey from dysfunctional-to-functional in a therapeutic community for substance abuse | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.type.degree | ma | en_US |
dc.contributor.chair | McWherter, P. | |
dc.contributor.committee | Brown, J. | |
dc.contributor.committee | Leipzig, J. | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-01-25T01:40:58Z |