doi:10.7916/pfy9-5418Oral history interview with Kevin McEneaney, 2014McEneaney, Kevin E. (Phoenix House employee)oral historiesmixed materialExecutivesDrug addicts--Rehabilitation--United StatesTherapeutic communitiesTeenagers--Drug use--United StatesSubstance abuse--TreatmentHeroin abuse--History--20th century.--United StatesDrug courts--United StatesMcEneaney, Kevin EPhoenix House (Organization)In the first session, McEneaney chronicles his childhood and the beginnings of his drug use, resulting in a stay at the Morris J. Bernstein Institute. After moving to Phoenix House's Coney Island facility, McEneaney narrates becoming an increasingly integral part of the public relations team throughout the 1970s. He discusses his impressions of Phoenix House's board and its dynamics and prerogatives. In the second session, McEneaney discusses the therapeutic community model and the changes it underwent as Phoenix House's leadership became more professionalized. He describes his attempts to "codify" or standardize the therapeutic community method. He details the acquisition of the Yorktown facility. In terms of organizational culture, he discusses the distance between the operations and the public relations sides of Phoenix House. Finally, McEneaney speaks on Phoenix House's important relationship with Corrections and the prison system, and subsequently with various consulting firms