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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.

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Book category Books in English Health & personal development Self-help & personal development

• Full title: Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups
• Subtitle: International and Multicultural Perspectives
• Author: Francine Lavoie, Thomasina Jo Borkman, Benjamin Gidron
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 384
• EAN: 9781560247166
• ISBN: 9781560247166
• ID: 06594313
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Weight: 870 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 156 × 31 mm
• Date of publishing: 25. April 1995

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