A religião nas comunidades terapêuticas brasileiras e uma experiência social no Instituto de Consciência Antidrogas – ICAD

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to analyze the influence of religion on the treatment of chemical dependents in Brazilian therapeutic communities, based on a participatory observation in a therapeutic community located in Espírito Santo. It is intended to understand what contributions can originate from the relationship of these communities with the religious phenomenon. The research uses the thought of Michel Foucault in order to outline the senses of religious morality and confessional practices, which, according to the research, are in the background of the treatment offered by Brazilian religious communities. The first chapter reflects on the legal, institutional and professional aspects that involve the treatment of addicts in Brazilian TDs. The second chapter elaborates the theoretical bases of research, especially in the conceptions of morals and ethics, to situate Brazilian therapeutic communities as spaces in which moral and ethical conceptions permeated by religious morality and confessional practices circulate. The third chapter presents a professional proposal for the treatment of people with chemical dependence from a brief adequacy of a spiritual care model, which can be considered a holistic approach to care for these people. It is possible to conclude that there are many challenges for the treatment of people with chemical dependence in Brazilian therapeutic communities, and the research presents an alternative to reduce the harmful effects that religious morals and confession practices can generate on the treatment and recovery of drug addicts.