The Community Helpers Project: A description of a prevention strategy for rural communities

D’Augelli, Anthony R.; Vallance, Theodore R.; Danish, Steven J.; Young, Carl E.; Gerdes, John

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“…Understanding and listening, which were reported most frequently in terms of both help-giving and help-seeking, are the two helping behaviors emphasized in the Community Helpers Program (D'Augelli et al, 1981). On the other hand, advice, which is usually deemphasized in all helping skills programs, was ranked third by respondents in terms of their help-giving and what they liked best.…”

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“…Although described elsewhere (D'Augelli, Vallance, Danish, Young, & Gerdes, 1981), this project can be summarized as a partnership between The Pennsylvania State University and a four-county mental health/mental retardation program in central Pennsylvania. Although described elsewhere (D'Augelli, Vallance, Danish, Young, & Gerdes, 1981), this project can be summarized as a partnership between The Pennsylvania State University and a four-county mental health/mental retardation program in central Pennsylvania.…”

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Natural networks: Help‐giving and help‐seeking in two rural communities

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1982

American J of Comm Psychol

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A group of 213 respondents in rural communities were interviewed about their help-giving and help-seeking behaviors related to 11 problems of living. Respondents were asked whom they had talked to within their natural community networks, who was most helpful, and how effective they rated the helping. The results indicate that over 80% of the respondents saw themselves as active help-givers and receivers in exchanges with spouses, friends, relatives, and others. A wide range of helping activities were reported, led by attempts to understand another person's situation and feelings and just listening. Differences in help-giving and help-seeking were noted. Respondents indicated a general willingness to tackle problems, a preference for help from people within their networks, and that this type of help is effective.

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Natural networks: Help‐giving and help‐seeking in two rural communities

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1982

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…One such collaboration is the Community Helpers Project (D'Augelli, Vallance, Danish, Young, & Gerdes, 1981). Designed to test the feasibility of developing a package for community intervention through training informal helpers, this effort has used a "pyramid" model to train a set of local residents in helping skills (Danish, D'Augelli, & Hauer, 1980) and in the processes of training others.…”

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The helping community: Characteristics of natural helpers

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D’Augelli

1982

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…In addition, some observers advocate training natural helpers to be "better" informal service providers (Wiesenfeld & Weis, 1979;Kelley et al, 1977;D'Augelli et al, 1981). Others feel that such training will undermine the spontaneity and creativity that make natural helpers so valuable; they believe it is the prcifessional who needs to be educated about the talents, capacities and abilities of natural helpers, and how to utilize them effectively (Pattcrson et al, 1972).…”

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