Self-Help Groups in Western Society: History and Prospects

Katz, Alfred H.; Bender, Eugene I.

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“…Caplan and Killelea (1976) consider social support to be significant when dealing with a crisis situation. Also, a great deal of research (Katz & Bender 1976;Taylor et al, 1986;Sarason et al, 1987;Samarel et al, 1997) reports it as an important source of emotional support that facilitates the psychological adjustment to cancer. Also, psychological interventions, such as support groups, contribute to improving adjustment of cancer patients by reinforcing effective coping mechanisms.…”

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“…Also, psychological interventions, such as support groups, contribute to improving adjustment of cancer patients by reinforcing effective coping mechanisms. Katz and Bender (1976) define a 'support group' as a structured group composed of few members who offer mutual support through interpersonal interactions. Also, according to Atchley (2000), social support consists of people we can count on to provide ongoing emotional support, affirmation, information, and assistance, especially in times of crisis.…”

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Importance of Social Support in Cancer Patients

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Importance of Social Support in Cancer Patients

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2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…However, after innnigration to North America had slowed to a trickle and the immigrants had assimilated into the established culture, the self-help and mutual-aid organizations, including the Landsmanschaften, slowly declined and disappeared. (Katz & Bender, 1976). …”

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A description and evaluation of the self-help information service

Tuma¹

2000

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWithout the cooperation and assistance of many people, this research practicum would not have been possible. The authors extend their sincere gratitude to the staffs of the Self-Help Project, the Regional Research Institute, and Tri-County Information and Referral. Our faculty advisor, June Dunn, MSW, has been both patient and supportive of our efforts.Margaret LaFaive has generously supplied her time and expertise in the editing and typing of this manuscript. Very special thanks are due to Nancy Barron, Ph.D~ Her support and assistance have been instrumental in the completion of this research practicum. Finally, we wish to acknowledge our appreciation of the cooperation and support generously provided by the members of the self-help groups we contacted and the users of SIS who consented to share their experience and opinions with us. ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Self-Help Information Service (SIS) and to obtain information necessary for the improvement of the service. The study also described An ex-post facto design was utilized as single measurements, using questionnaires, were taken of the four sample groups after contact with the service. The findings were interpreted by comparing present conditions of the respondents to conditions when the service began in December, 1980; by how well the service has met Project staff expectations; and by comparing SIS to other Self-Help Information and Referral services around the country.Of the consumers of the service surveyed, the self-help groups were satisfied with their contact with SIS, and the callers indicated they were satisfied with the service they had received~ The Self-Help Project staff and the I & R staff both indicated satisfaction with the overall performance of SIS and agreed SIS was effective in reaching the stated goals of the service. Recommendations of the consumers of SIS focused on the need for greater publicity to let the community know of the existence of the service.

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“…Le modèle de réciprocité (Katz et Bender, 1976;Shulman, 1979;Silverman, 1985) Le modèle à buts sociaux (Weiner, 1964;Home, 1983) vise le développement d'une plus grande conscience sociale et l'engagement dans un processus de changement social. Il implique une distance critique par rapport à des pratiques et à des discours qui produisent la marginalité et l'exclusion sociale.…”

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Espoirs et impasses des pratiques de groupe d’insertion à l’emploi

Leclerc

Comeau

Maranda

1996

Nouveaux c@hiers de la recherche en éducation

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L’article présente la problématique et la méthodologie d’une recherche portant sur l’exclusion socioprofessionnelle et sur les tendances des pratiques d’insertion socioprofessionnelle par le groupe. Il comprend une description des programmes et des pratiques de groupe visant le développement de l’employabilité; il se poursuit par une analyse de leurs caractéristiques et une discussion à propos de leurs avantages et de leurs limites. Les auteurs concluent par une ouverture sur des pratiques complémentaires de développement économique et social.The article presents the problematics and methodology of a research addressing sociovocational exclusion and the trends of sociovocational insertion practices by the group. It includes a description of the programs and group practices aiming at developing job-readiness; it pursues with an analysis of their characteristics and a discussion about their advantages and limitations. The authors conclude with an opening on complementary ecocnomic and social development practices.El artículo presenta la problemática y la metodología de una investigación que trata sobre la exclusión socioprofesional y sobre las tendencias de las prácticas de inserción socioprofesional por el grupo. Comprende una descripción de los programas y de las prácticas de grupo que buscan el desarrollo del acceso al empleo; continúa con un análisis de sus características y una discusión relativa a sus ventajas y a sus límites. Los autores concluyen con una apertura sobre prácticas complementarias de desarrollo económico y social.Der Artikel legt die Fragestellung und die Methodik einer Forschungsarbeit dar, die sich mit dem sozioberuflichen Ausschluß und mit den Tendenzen der verschiedenen Versuche, durch Anschluß an eine Gruppe Arbeit zu finden, befaßt. Die auf eine Verbesserung der Chancen bei der Arbeitssuche hinzielenden Gruppenpläne und- praktiken werden beschrieben und daraufhin analysiert. Es folgt eine Erörterung ihrer Vorteile und ihrer Grenzen. Zum Schluß deuten die Autoren zusätzliche, sich auf die wirtschaftliche und soziale Förderung beziehende Praktiken an

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Self-Help Groups in Western Society: History and Prospects

Cited by 111 publications

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Importance of Social Support in Cancer Patients

Importance of Social Support in Cancer Patients

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