Synanon
{ tf1ansiansicpg1252deff0deflang1033{fonttbl{f0fromanfcharset0 Times New Roman;}} viewkind4uc1pardsl480slmult1f0fs24 Synanon0 was founded in 1958 by Charles Dederich (Dewitt, 2002, p1134). ... Synanon members considered this therapeutic treatment to become their new religion. ... Synanon was now engaging in controlling and violent practices against its members. ... Synanon supposedly ceased it quote s drug and alcohol treatment programs in the 1980 quote s, yet a new investigation proved that it still exists in the year 2002. The question of synanon therapy is this; is it sound therapeutic alcohol and drug therapy or is it physical and mental abuse?par The therapeutic treatment called synanon was derived from the words synthesize and synagogue. ... It was determined that synanon would look the best written on the side of a truck, therefore synanon was born. Dederich also wrote many famous quotes in his quest for fame with synanon. ... par One such person who disputed synanon quote s therapeutic theory was Doctor Richard Ofshe. ... Ofshe conducted extensive research on synanon therapy during 1972 and 1973. In 1978, Ofshe contacted a newspaper called ldblquote The Light dblquote and offered to share his information on Synanon. He was concerned with the growing strange developments at Synanon, particularly the violence and mental abuse practices. Richard Ofshe along with Dave and Cathy Mitchell wrote a chilling book called ldblquote The Light On Synanon dblquote , which shed it quote s light on the description and definition of synanon. This country weekly news paper exposed Synanon to the public and ultimately won the ldblquote Pulitzer Prize dblquote .par These exposers of Synanon spoke about the verbal violence of the group encounters which was labeled ldblquote The Game dblquote (Janzen, 2001, p57). ... Many other strange rituals followed in the history of Synanon which are still existing today despite the fact that these practices were supposedly ceased as an institution in 1991.par The fall of Synanon was placed into eight categories which were listed in ldblquote The Rise and Fall of Synanon dblquote by Rod Janzen (2001). ... par pard{pntextf0 (2) ab}{*pnpnlvlbodypnf0pnindent360pnstart2pndec{pntxtb(}{pntxta)}} fi-360li720sl480slmult1 x720 Changes in the way the game was structured and played during the final fifteen years of Synanon quote s existence. ... par pard{pntextf0 (3) ab}{*pnpnlvlbodypnf0pnindent360pnstart3pndec{pntxtb(}{pntxta)}} fi-360li720sl480slmult1 x720 Inherent weaknesses in Synanon quote s governance structure and inability to recognize and deal with corruption.par pard{pntextf0 (4) ab}{*pnpnlvlbodypnf0pnindent360pnstart4pndec{pntxtb(}{pntxta)}} fi-360li720sl480slmult1 x720 Changes in Synanon social policies, such as allowing physical violence in some situations, changing partners, childlessness, increasing materialism, and alcohol consumption.par pard{pntextf0 (5) ab}{*pnpnlvlbodypnf0pnindent360pnstart5pndec{pntxtb(}{pntxta)}} fi-360li720sl480slmult1 x720 Synanon quote s transformation into a religious organization and the impact of rural isolation.par pard{pntextf0 (6) ab}{*pnpnlvlbodypnf0pnindent360pnstart6pndec{pntxtb(}{pntxta)}} fi-360li720sl480slmult1 x720 Synanon quote s reduced sense of social mission. ... par pard{pntextf0 (8) ab}{*pnpnlvlbodypnf0pnindent360pnstart8pndec{pntxtb(}{pntxta)}} fi-360li720sl480slmult1 x720 Synanon residents quote failure to ldblquote break the contract dblquote with Chuck Dederich. ... par In the February and August 1995 issues of Woodbury Reports, Linda Shaffer, an educational consultant wrote this: It appears that some of Synanon quote s STYLE was a major inspiration for such therapeutic communities as Daytop, Marathon House and Phoenix House (p3).