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Author | : Linda Farris Kurtz |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1997-02-04 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780803970991 |
She provides practical advice and direction to professionals for working with these groups while analyzing self-help/support organizations on three different levels - in terms of the groups themselves, the groups' members, and the practitioner's interaction with the groups. In addition, this comprehensive volume discusses the most prominent representative associations as examples of different types of groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, Inc., National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and the Alzheimer's Association. It also examines the rise of telephone and on-line self-help, considering the advantages, and disadvantages of this style of group interaction.
Author | : Charles Drebing |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1329956923 |
There were more visits to peer support/self-help groups last year, than there were visits to the offices of mental health professionals. Peer support groups have exploded in popularity, as the public and the healthcare community recognize that they provide an effective complement to formal care, and improve the chance that many participants will have better healthcare outcomes. Few peer support/self-help group leaders have more than minimal training in how to lead a group successfully. This is unfortunate, as leading a self-help group is often challenging. This pocket resource is designed to provide easy access to key information and strategies to help Peer Specialists and other lay group leaders develop and expand their group facilitation skills so they can lead healthy thriving peer support groups.
Author | : World Health Organization |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9789241548052 |
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Author | : Lenard W. Kaye |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2022-01-26 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317711521 |
This work is based upon a research study whose purpose was to collect new information about the special benefits and drawbacks of formal organizations' efforts at social network building for older women. In it, a two-tiered investigation was carried out: a national review of a select group of model self-help support programmes for older women throughout the United States; and an in-depth community case study of a nationally recognized model program of self-help support groups, leadership training, networking and community outreach/education for older women. It provides the research-oriented reader with scientific evidence to assess the relative efficacy of self-help group programming.
Author | : Barbara J. White |
Publisher | : Amer Self-Help Group Clearing house |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9781930683006 |
Author | : Thomasina Borkman |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2021-01-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9004448004 |
Social science research on self-help/mutual aid groups and organizations from 1960 on is reviewed. Voluntary peer-run mutually supportive groups’ diversity illustrated through Alcoholics Anonymous, mental health groups and others. Socio-political contexts shape self-help/mutual aid. Borkman’s autoethnographic narrative highlights her participation.
Author | : John C. Norcross |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 611 |
Release | : 2013-04-11 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0199915156 |
Previously published under title: Authoritative guide to self-help resources in mental health.
Author | : John C. Norcross |
Publisher | : Guilford Publications |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9781572308961 |
Self-help materials have become a prime source of psychological advice for millions of Americans. While many self-help resources provide high-quality information and support, others may be misleading, inaccurate, or even harmful. This indispensable volume reveals which are the good ones, which are the bad ones, and why. Based on the results of 5 national studies involving over 2,500 mental health professionals, the book reviews and rates 600+ self-help books, autobiographies, and popular films. In addition, hundreds of helpful Internet sites are described and evaluated by a clinical psychologist, and valuable listings are provided of national and online support groups. The concluding chapter presents practical guidelines for selecting an effective self-help resource. Addressing 28 of the most prevalent clinical disorders and life challenges--from ADHD, Alzheimer's, and anxiety disorders, to marital problems and mood disorders, to weight management and women's issues--this timely book will be tremendously useful to consumers and professionals alike.
Author | : Sheldon Cohen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2000-10-19 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780198029229 |
Surgery and pharmaceuticals are not the only effective procedures we have to improve our health. The natural human tendency to care for fellow humans, to support them with social networks, has proven to be a powerful treatment as well. As a result, the areas of application for social support intervention have expanded dramatically during the past 20 years. As these areas have expanded, so too has the literature on the theory and measurement of social support. Yet, the literature has focussed on very particular areas. Investigators in the social sciences have mainly focused on the protection that social support confers in the context of stressful life events and transitions, whereas studies in the health sciences have concentrated on the effects of social networks and supports on population mortality and morbidity. Although no single theoretical framework has been widely accepted, there is consensus that both the psychological sense of support and actual expressions of support play critical roles in maintaining health and well being. This book is a state-of-the-art resource for the selection and development of strategies for social support assessment and intervention. Designed for use by behavioral and medical scientists conducting studies of physical illness, psychological adjustment, and psychiatric illness in human populations, this volume presents a broad conceptual framework addressing the role of social support in mental and physical health. The book is divided into four sections. The first provides some historical context as well as a conceptual overview of how social support might influence mental and physical health. The second discusses techniques for measuring social networks and support, and the third addresses the design of different types of support interventions. The final section presents some general comments on the volume and its implications for social support research and intervention. This resource is meant to aid researchers in understanding the conceptual criteria on which measurement and intervention decisions should be made when studying the relations between social support and health. Furthermore, the information provided on both measurement and intervention will be valuable to practitioners interested in designing and evaluating prevention and treatment initiatives. Sponsored by the Fetzer Institute as a follow up to their successful 1995 publication, Measuring Stress, this book will provide the most up to date research on the effects of social support interventions on physical and mental health.
Author | : Linda Farris Kurtz |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 0199362971 |
In Recovery Groups: A Guide to Creating, Leading, and Working with Groups for Addictions and Mental Health Conditions Linda Kurtz breaks down the recovery movement for addictions and mental health care into three sections.