An assessment of the needs of mutual‐help groups

Meissen, Gregory J.; Gleason, David F.; Embree, Melody G.

doi:10.1007/bf00938034

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An exploration of leadership in a medical mutual help organization

Revenson

Cassel

1991

American J of Comm Psychol

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Studied 45 current leaders of local chapters of a medical mutual help organization. Cluster analysis of variables depicting routes to leadership produced six clusters: Health Professionals with a Mission, Connected Health Professionals, Career Leaders, Grass-roots Founders, Connected Grass-roots Leaders, and Obligated Veterans. These clusters differed on criterion measures of burnout, hardiness, and perceived obligation to continue as a leader, e.g., Connected Health Professionals and Career Leaders were less burned out, more hardy, and perceived less of an obligation to continue in the leadership role than Health Professionals with a Mission. In terms of leadership activities, Help Provision and Advocacy constituted less than one fifth of all activities but were rated as most rewarding. In contrast, the activities that made up the bulk of leaders' work--building membership, system maintenance, and organizational growth--were not rated as particularly rewarding. Results are discussed in the context of research directions and practice.

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An exploration of leadership in a medical mutual help organization

Revenson

Cassel

1991

American J of Comm Psychol

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Research workshop on methodological issues in evaluating preventive interventions using mutual support

Goldklang¹

1991

American J of Comm Psychol

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The Prevention Research Branch, Division of Clinical Research, of the National Institute of Mental Health held a research workshop on the methodological issues in evaluating preventive interventions using mutual support. This workshop, held in June 1989, was part of an effort to stimulate high-quality research on preventive interventions using mutual support. These interventions include but are not limited to naturally occurring self-help groups. Participants reviewed methodological problems, generated strategies for dealing with these problems, and made recommendations for future research in this area.

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Goal Achievement and the Accountability of Consumer-Run Organizations

Brown

Shepherd

Wituk

et al. 2006

J Behav Health Serv Res

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This study explores how consumer-run organizations (CROs) can maintain independence while meeting the accountability needs of funding agencies. The importance of both funding agency needs for accountability and CRO needs for independence are discussed. A goal-tracking process is proposed as a potential strategy for balancing the potentially conflicting needs of accountability and independence. To demonstrate the utility of the goal tracking approach, this study analyzes goal tracking documentation in 3 years of quarterly reports from 21 CROs (also known as consumer drop-in centers and self-help agencies). Results detail the different goals of CROs. A 68% goal achievement rate suggests general organizational competence. Furthermore, CRO operations appear to be relatively cost-efficient, with an average of $11.51 spent per person per day. The analysis of quarterly reports leads to a discussion of several insights that may be useful to CROs, funding agencies, researchers, and mental health professionals.

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An assessment of the needs of mutual‐help groups

Cited by 27 publications

References 22 publications

An exploration of leadership in a medical mutual help organization

An exploration of leadership in a medical mutual help organization

Research workshop on methodological issues in evaluating preventive interventions using mutual support

Goal Achievement and the Accountability of Consumer-Run Organizations

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