Self-Help and Support Groups

The first volume to address both self-help and support groups and to provide a clear distinction between the two <b>Self-Help and Support Groups</b> dispels misunderstandings and inaccurate assumptions about how they function whom they attract and how they help participants achieve goals.</p><p></p><p>Linda Farris Kurtz informs practitioners and students in the human services about the concepts theories and research relevant to self-help and support groups. She provides practical advice and direction for working with these groups while analyzing self-help//support organizations on three different levels in terms of: the groups themselves; the group members; and the practitioners' interactions with the groups. In addition this compr