Posted by Nikkit2 on June 15, 2005, at 7:44:17
In reply to Re: other peer support sites, posted by Dr. Bob on June 15, 2005, at 1:50:14
> How can you tell what someone's goal is?You can't, it was just conjecture. But my thoughts are that someone that is committed to being part of a 18 month TC programme is likely striving towards some kind of recovery (though we could then get into the whole issue of "what is recovery".. Very fresh in my mind as I am currently setting up training around this area!! A colleague wrote a wonderful chapter in a book on the subject actually, I'll see if she will mind if I reproduce it here)
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> So stricter might be better?Clearer would be better, I think we all agree on that here. But I don't know about stricter would work within PB.
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> How might that make it harder?In that the doctors who are also moderators, do have a therapeutic relationship eith the members of the board, even though they don't carry those relationships over to the board itself.
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> Is it getting them out or keeping them out? Does it work to let the group vote? Do people get scapegoated?Because the TC's all work pretty democratically, the issue of scapegoating hasn't really reared its head in the virtual setting yet. If there are problems occuring, they are obviously very lucky to be able to take these to the group sessions in real time, and discuss them through.
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> How do you think size makes a difference?Well, definately, in that the moderators only have around 30 or so messages a day to check, rather than the hundred or more that would be posted here.
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> You've seen this at places that charge, though?I have, yes. Theres quite alot of it goes on at a large chat / message board site I use - Its actually now the longest running chat site on the internet, and it charges for extra's (eg, you can use the majority of boards and rooms for free, but by paying you get private rooms, can set up your own public rooms, get to have a fancy coloured user name, email addresses etc). theres often a fair amount of dissent on the "rules" there, but the theme of the place is *very* different to here!!!
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> Maybe they're more adamant if they care more? Or if their opinions matter more? Or do you have a theory? Sorry about all the questions!Well, obviously, we have to understand that if someone is a regular here, then the chances they suffer from some form of mental illness if pretty high. So, someone suffering from, say, a narcissistic disorder which is co-morbid with another disorder, is probably more likely to come here and be a dissenter. One of the sites does have some problems from someone with Narcistic Personality Disorder, and amusingly he is a moderator at two other sites.. And he undertakes the moderator roles incredibly well. But the sites he is simply "another member" he can be quite troublesome.
As for payment making a difference.. well, I think if someone actually pays for a service, rather than just have the service provided for them for free, they feel they do have more say in the rules and regulations.Hope I'm making sense.. bashing this out in my lunch break - probably while Chicago is eating breakfast (-6 hours I think I'm working out now *L*)
Nikki
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