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- catalog abstract "The first volume to address both self-help and support groups and 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. Author Linda Farris Kurtz informs students and practitioners in the human services about the concepts, theories, and research involving self-help and support groups. 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. As an added bonus, each chapter includes exercises and discussion questions.".
- catalog contributor b10254496.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "It also examines the rise of telephone and on-line self-help, considering the advantages, and disadvantages of this style of group interaction. As an added bonus, each chapter includes exercises and discussion questions.".
- catalog description "The first volume to address both self-help and support groups and 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. Author Linda Farris Kurtz informs students and practitioners in the human services about the concepts, theories, and research involving self-help and support groups. 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.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. The Group. 1. Introduction. 2. Helping Characteristics and Change Mechanisms in Self-Help and Support Groups. 3. Ideology, Climate, Structure, and Professionalization in Self-Help and Support Groups -- pt. 2. The Member. 4. Beginning Participation. 5. Long-Term Participation -- pt. 3. The Practitioner. 6. Professional Roles in Support Groups. 7. Professional Relationships With Self-Help Groups -- pt. 4. Representative Groups. 8. Twelve-Step Programs. 9. Other Change-Oriented Associations. 10. Supportive-Educational Groups. 11. Telephone Support and On-Line Self Help -- Appendix. Self-Help Clearinghouses.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 229 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Self-help and support groups.".
- catalog identifier "0803970986 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0803970994 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Self-help and support groups.".
- catalog isPartOf "Sage sourcebooks for the human services ; v. 34".
- catalog isPartOf "Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ; v. 34.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications,".
- catalog relation "Self-help and support groups.".
- catalog subject "361.4 20".
- catalog subject "BF637.C6 K87 1997".
- catalog subject "Group counseling.".
- catalog subject "Psychotherapy, Group.".
- catalog subject "Self-Help Groups.".
- catalog subject "Self-help groups.".
- catalog subject "WM 426 K96 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. The Group. 1. Introduction. 2. Helping Characteristics and Change Mechanisms in Self-Help and Support Groups. 3. Ideology, Climate, Structure, and Professionalization in Self-Help and Support Groups -- pt. 2. The Member. 4. Beginning Participation. 5. Long-Term Participation -- pt. 3. The Practitioner. 6. Professional Roles in Support Groups. 7. Professional Relationships With Self-Help Groups -- pt. 4. Representative Groups. 8. Twelve-Step Programs. 9. Other Change-Oriented Associations. 10. Supportive-Educational Groups. 11. Telephone Support and On-Line Self Help -- Appendix. Self-Help Clearinghouses.".
- catalog title "Self-help and support groups : a handbook for practitioners / Linda Farris Kurtz.".
- catalog type "text".