The role of the corrective community method in developing selected social skills of its participants. A case study

Young people in adolescence are looking for role models and authorities, they also have an increased need for autonomy and willingness to decide about themselves. One of the places where these needs and expectations of children and adolescents are met is the Socio-Therapy Dayroom and Youth Club of the "Nest" Foundation for People in Need of Help in Katowice, where the corrective community method is used. Charges actively participate in the life and activity of the facility, as presented in the following article. The purpose of the article is to show the corrective community method and its importance for shaping social skills, as well as to present the results of the research carried out in the above-mentioned organisation.