J. Except. People 2017, 6(1):73-80

Student work placement in Build on Belief, a unique organization in London

Tereza Houšková1, Michal Růžička, Lucie Hrbáčová1, Tim Sampey2
1 Institute of Special Education Studies, Faculty of Education, Palacký University in Olomouc, Žižkovo nám. 5, 771 40 Olomouc, Czech Republic
2 Build on Belief, 69 Warwick Road, Earls Court, London SW5 9HB

The paper describes the functioning of an organization in London called Build on Belief (BoB), which, in a unique way, provides treatment to persons with substance addiction. This facility is special for its management, because the services are run by people who had gone through addiction and now abstain. The second distinctive feature of the organization is the attitude to clients. The person is always in the first place, only then a addiction problems come. There are no such organizations in the Czech Republic; the only equivalent in terms of services is the Kontaktní centrum (K-centrum). This paper is based on materials gathered during a two-month work placement in the BoB facility organized in cooperation with the Institute of Special Education Studies, Faculty of Education, Palacký University in Olomouc. The participants in the work placement analysed the BoB facility and made theoretical as well as practical conclusions in order to enrich the Czech practical environment.

Keywords: Build on Belief, BoB, work placement, workshop, training, addicts, comparison, human being, United Kingdom, Czech Republic

Published: June 11, 2017  Show citation

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Houšková, T., Růžička, M., Hrbáčová, L., & Sampey, T. (2017). Student work placement in Build on Belief, a unique organization in London. Journal of Exceptional People, 6(10), 73-80
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