Community as therapy: The theory of social practice.

The theory of social practice describes a process of engaging people to become collaborators and contributors to a social environment. This article describes the philosophy and practices of Clubhouses and introduces the theory of social practice as an empirical means of unifying and communicating the methods, practices, and outcomes of both the Clubhouse model and the broader implications of intentional community as therapy. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).