Self-Help and Mutual Aid Group Volunteering

Munn‐Giddings, Carol; Oka, Tomofumi; Borkman, Thomasina; Chikoto, Grace L.; Matzat, Jürgen; Montaño-Fraire, Rolando

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“…During the last decade, the silo walls of the two psychosocial traditions became more porous and opened to wider international representation. The distinctive nature of SHG volunteering was featured in a Handbook article with international authors (Munn-Giddings et al 2016).…”

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Self-Help Groups

Borkman

Munn‐Giddings

2020

International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

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Mutual aid groups; Mutual help groups; Peer-led group; Self-help support group; Self-help/mutual aid Definition While their names such as self-help/mutual aid group, self-help group, or mutual help group, and definitions are contested, researchers studying them tend to agree on three central characteristics: (1) they "are run for and by people (nearly always volunteers) who share the same health, economic, or social problem or issue; (2) the primary source of participants' knowledge about their issue is direct experience; and (3) these groups operate predominantly in the nonprofit sector (Munn-Giddings et al. 2016, p. 394)." The groups usually intentionally and voluntarily convene around a common focal issue "that is challenging and/or stigmatizing for them all (thus, peers) in order to ameliorate or improve their conditions or situations. A critical feature of these groups is that they are run for and by the people who share the situation, which distinguishes them from groups run by trained professionals (e.g., social workers), which tend to be referred to as 'support groups' in the academic literature" (Munn-Giddings and Borkman 2018, pp. 59-60). Self-help/mutual aid conveys the dual features: self-help connotes relying on one's resources and lived experience, while mutual aid refers to the distinctive form of volunteeringthe reciprocal relationships of mutual helping (i.e., active participants both give and receive help). They are usually founded by citizens but can be instigated by professionals who later withdraw and pass leadership onto members of the peer group.

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Self-Help Groups

Borkman

Munn‐Giddings

2020

International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

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“…While there is great variation in the definitions of these groups and a lack of consensus in terminology, most especially within the grassroots, several academic traditions have been identified that utilise and research the same entities, irrespective of terminology used (Borkman and Munn-Giddings 2010a). We specifically focus on groups that are peer-led, whose primary sources of knowledge about their issues are direct lived experiences, and that predominantly occur in the non-profit sector (Munn-Giddings et al 2016). A critical feature of these groups is that they are run for and by the people who share the situations, which distinguishes them from groups run by trained professionals (e.g.…”

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“…Since the 1970s, the majority of MAGs in Europe, North and South America, and japan have been focussed on 'single-issues' related to health or social situations. They cover every possible physical, mental health, and social condition (Munn-Giddings et al 2016). They are usually instigated by an individual or a group of individuals who find they share the same situation, with a view toward supporting one another and others in the same situation.…”

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Reciprocal Relationships and Well-Being

Törrönen¹,

Munn‐Giddings

Tarkiainen³

2017

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This book provides a robust empirical and theoretical analysis of reciprocity and its implications for social work and social policy practices by discussing how ideas of reciprocity can be understood and applied to welfare policy and social care practices as well as how the act of reciprocity supports the well-being of citizens. Contributions from Finland, Austria, the UK, the USA and Canada illuminate the ways in which sociopolitical contexts influence the power relations between citizens, practitioners and the state, and the potential (or otherwise) for reciprocity to flourish. This will be essential reading for social care practitioners, researchers and educationalists as well as postgraduate students in social work and related social care and community-oriented professions and social policymakers. Maritta Törrönen is Professor of Social Work at University of Helsinki. Her main research interests concern theory of reciprocity, global welfare society, communities, power relationships, everyday life and well-being, which have points of reference with social work and social policy, childhood, child protection, family research and ethnic studies. Her recent research is linked to international social work and proactive social work. She is leading the project 'Reciprocal Encounters-Young People Leaving Care', funded by the European Union during 2016-2018.

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“…Self‐help/mutual help groups (SH/MAGs) constituted a significant proposal for addressing health and psychosocial problems in the 20th century (Borkman, 1999; Katz & Bender, 1976). Their development and evolution continue in the 21st century (Munn‐Giddings et al, 2016). A significant body of research has documented the contribution of SH/MAGs in overcoming health problems or empowering people with health problems and increasing their well‐being (Kelly et al, 2020; Kyrouz et al, 1997; Levy, 2000; Powell & Perron, 2010).…”

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Self‐help/mutual aid groups for health and psychosocial problems: Key features and their perspectives in the 21st century

Lainas

2023

American J of Comm Psychol

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In this virtual special issue, a set of 26 papers previously published in the American Journal of Community Psychology (AJCP), focused on self‐help/mutual aid groups (SH/MAGs), are being curated given their significant impact in this domain. SH/MAGs constitute an important component of the community psychology's proposal to address various psychosocial and health problems. The American Journal of Community Psychology has played an important role in exploring the characteristics of self‐help/mutual aid groups in various fields. These articles cover important areas of the study of self‐help/mutual‐aid groups. More specifically, the selected articles address issues such as the definition and key characteristics of self‐help/mutual aid groups, the main fields that are applied, such as mental health, addictions, and disabilities. The article also addresses important issues such as the place of self‐help/mutual aid groups in health systems, the experiential knowledge generated within these groups and the relationship of health professionals with these groups. The aim is this VSI to contribute to contemporary discussion on self‐help/mutual aid groups, their challenges, and their perspectives and to highlight the crucial role that community psychology has in this field.

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Self-Help and Mutual Aid Group Volunteering

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