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Reflections on the Evolution of the Mulberry Bush School and Organisation, 1948–2015

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2015

John Diamond
John Diamond*
Affiliation:
The Mulberry Bush School, Abingdon Road, Standlake, Oxfordshire OX29 7RW
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address for correspondence: John Diamond, CEO, The Mulberry Bush School, Abingdon Road, Standlake, Oxfordshire OX29 7RW. E-mail: [email protected]
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This paper represents a personal view of the evolution of the Mulberry Bush School and Organisation. I will define three developmental stages, and within these some “core concepts” which, in my view, have enabled our services to evolve. I will illustrate these with case studies.

Keywords

Therapeutic communityresidential therapeutic child caretreatment teamthe provision of primary experience
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Children Australia , Volume 40 , Issue 4: OUT OF HOME CARE-REFLECTING ON THE PAST AND ENVISIONING FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS , December 2015 , pp. 298 - 303
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2015 

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