Drug Abuse Recovery High School in Hong Kong: A Descriptive Study of Christian Zheng Sheng College and the Holistic Interactive Therapeutic Community Model

ABSTRACT

This article describes Hong Kong's overall youth drug abuse situation and the society's prevention and intervention with focus on Christian Zheng Sheng College, the only high school that provides drug abuse treatment and recovery services in Hong Kong. Through literature review, site visit, and interview, researchers study the school's Holistic Interactive Therapeutic Community model, its interrelated four emphases, spiritual life, community life, laboring and schooling through the lens of holism, and typical treatment means the school uses. Limitation and future research possibilities are included in the end of the study.

KEYWORDS:

• Emphases
• holism
• Holistic Interactive Therapeutic Community
• peer influence
• spirituality
• student identity