Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890293253
Category : Public welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
2008 Directory of Human Services and Self-help Support Groups
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890293253
Category : Public welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890293253
Category : Public welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
2001 Directory of Human Services and Self Help Support Groups
Author: Community Information & Referral
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890293086
Category : Public welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890293086
Category : Public welfare
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Directory of Human Services and Self-help Support Groups, Maricopa County
The Resource Book
Author: Robert L. Barker
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780866566223
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Intended for "professionals who want to make greater use of existing social resources while serving their patients and clients." Organizations and resources refer to national offices. Arranged according to the kinds of resources, e.g., political and social action organizations. Entries give address, telephone number, and brief description. General index.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780866566223
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Intended for "professionals who want to make greater use of existing social resources while serving their patients and clients." Organizations and resources refer to national offices. Arranged according to the kinds of resources, e.g., political and social action organizations. Entries give address, telephone number, and brief description. General index.
2001 La Paz-Mohave Yuma Directory of Human Services
Author: Community Information & Referral
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890293093
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890293093
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Self-Help and Support Groups
Author: Linda Farris Kurtz
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780803970991
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780803970991
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
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.
Self-Help/Mutual Aid Groups and Peer Support
Author: Thomasina Borkman
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004448004
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
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.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004448004
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
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.
Self-help and Mutual Aid Groups
Author: Francine Lavoie
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781560247166
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Here is new information on the development of international and intercultural research on self-help groups. This book reflects the many developments which have occurred in the field over the past decade, emphasizing empirical research. Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups provides specific research findings and honed concepts to help health professionals learn more about self-help groups and work effectively with such groups. More countries and ethnic groups are now involved in the self-help movement, and this volume increases knowledge of how different cultures react to and participate in self-help mutual aid and how self-help groups can be adapted to fit different racial or ethnic populations. Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups explores the definition of self-help, the centrality of culture as a major factor explaining variability in self-help, the development of appropriate methodological tools, and the role and involvement of professionals. It brings together different traditions of research for the study of cross- and intercultural and inter- and intraorganizational aspects of self-help groups. Contributors who represent various disciplines, including psychology, sociology, social work, and nursing, discuss: a paradigm for research in self-help the development of self-help groups in Japan, Hong Kong, and the former East Germany the participation of blacks in Alcoholics Anonymous the participation of Mexican Americans in groups for parents of the mentally ill relationships between self-help groups and health professionals predictors of burnout in self-help group leaders characteristics of effective groups ways individuals change their world view through self-help participation Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups is an informative and helpful resource for self-help researchers and teachers, students, and professionals who want to be more effective in their work with self-help groups across cultural and national lines.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9781560247166
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Here is new information on the development of international and intercultural research on self-help groups. This book reflects the many developments which have occurred in the field over the past decade, emphasizing empirical research. Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups provides specific research findings and honed concepts to help health professionals learn more about self-help groups and work effectively with such groups. More countries and ethnic groups are now involved in the self-help movement, and this volume increases knowledge of how different cultures react to and participate in self-help mutual aid and how self-help groups can be adapted to fit different racial or ethnic populations. Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups explores the definition of self-help, the centrality of culture as a major factor explaining variability in self-help, the development of appropriate methodological tools, and the role and involvement of professionals. It brings together different traditions of research for the study of cross- and intercultural and inter- and intraorganizational aspects of self-help groups. Contributors who represent various disciplines, including psychology, sociology, social work, and nursing, discuss: a paradigm for research in self-help the development of self-help groups in Japan, Hong Kong, and the former East Germany the participation of blacks in Alcoholics Anonymous the participation of Mexican Americans in groups for parents of the mentally ill relationships between self-help groups and health professionals predictors of burnout in self-help group leaders characteristics of effective groups ways individuals change their world view through self-help participation Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups is an informative and helpful resource for self-help researchers and teachers, students, and professionals who want to be more effective in their work with self-help groups across cultural and national lines.
Self-help Groups for Human Services
Author: Self-Help Information Service of Nebraska
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Self-help groups
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Self-help groups
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Washington Information Directory 2008-2009
Author: CQ Press
Publisher: CQ Press
ISBN: 9780872899469
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Lists addresses and telephone and fax numbers for federal agencies, Congress, and nongovernmental organizations in Washington, D.C.
Publisher: CQ Press
ISBN: 9780872899469
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Lists addresses and telephone and fax numbers for federal agencies, Congress, and nongovernmental organizations in Washington, D.C.