Self-Help and Support Groups: A Handbook for Practitioners

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SAGE, 4 feb. 1997 - 229 sidor
The first volume to address both self-help and support groups, and to provide a clear distinction between the two, Self-Help and Support Groups dispels misunderstandings and inaccurate assumptions about how they function, whom they attract and how they help participants achieve goals.

Linda Farris Kurtz informs practitioners and students in the human services about the concepts, theories and research relevant to self-help and support groups. She provides practical advice and direction for working with these groups while analyzing self-help//support organizations on three different levels in terms of: the groups themselves; the group members; and the practitioners' interactions with the groups. In addition, this compr

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Introduction
3
Helping Characteristics and Change Mechanisms
17
Change Mechanisms in SelfHelp Groups
24
Unhelpful Characteristics in Groups
30
Ideology Climate Structure and Professionalization
36
12
40
Organizational Structure
43
Summary
50
13
141
18
144
9
147
Other ChangeOriented Associations
153
21
160
SupportiveEducational Groups
165
STRUI233
183
14
198

Beginning Participation
57
LongTerm Participation
76
Professional Roles in Support Groups
93
Problems Encountered in Support Groups
105
Assignment
111
TwelveStep Programs
135
SelfHelp Clearinghouses
199
31
205
34
212
36
219
41
225
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