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| | Temenos Therapeutic Network |
 | | Temenos is a 'practical vision' for a non-hierarchical, non-professional, wholistic Australian community network, which provides workable, compassionate, non-coercive and cost-effective alternatives to the Mental Health System, drug-based (biologic) psychiatry and hospitals for persons experiencing an acute crisis in living. |
 | | 'Non-professional' denotes, firstly, that Temenos does not assume that professional 'mental health' training and education automatically translate into an ability to help persons in an acute personal crisis; secondly, it implies that the work of Temenos is largely voluntary, that is, 'amateur', or based on compassion, not on a desire for 'professional' financial gain. |
 | | Temenos recognizes, instead, that those who best understand crisis are those who have experienced it, and that personal qualities such as empathy, kindness, non-judgmental, non-authoritarian acceptance, and non-interfering support are more important, respectful, humane, empowering and helpful than 'expert' advice and interference based |
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