Author: Linda Farris Kurtz
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 1997-02-04
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780803970991
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShe 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.
Book Synopsis Self-Help and Support Groups by : Linda Farris Kurtz
Download or read book Self-Help and Support Groups written by Linda Farris Kurtz and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997-02-04 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.