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Scott McLean; Laura Montes de Oca Barrera – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2024
This article explores informal adult education for change in Mexico through the conceptual lens of social movement learning and public pedagogy. It adopts a multiple case design featuring two advocacy networks, two civil society organisations, and two self-help authors. It analyses how they position themselves as change agents addressing issues of…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Adult Education, Social Change, Advocacy
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Bakken, Trine Lise – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Psychosocial treatments like psychotherapy and group therapy are common for the treatment of depression in the general population. Depression in people with intellectual disability presents challenges, because people with intellectual disability often cannot consent to various treatments, clinicians and family members must be involved and use…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Depression (Psychology), Access to Health Care, Intervention
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Hunter, Tameeka; Koch, Lynn; Lusk Smith, Stephanie; Hall, Andrea Hampton – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2022
Background: Emerging adults, the developmental period ranging from the late teens through the 20s, experience chronic pain at an estimated rate of 7.6%--14.3% and report greater pain interference (i.e., pain that disrupts daily life activities) than middle-aged or older adults. Chronic pain can interfere with the completion of developmental tasks…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Chronic Illness, Pain
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Harkes, Mary Anne; Brown, Michael; Horsburgh, Dorothy – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
A systematic literature review was undertaken to determine the evidence base underpinning the strategy of Self Directed Support and whether evidence demonstrates that this policy is accessible to everyone with a learning disability. It also sought to identify whether there were any barriers to Self Directed Support for people with severe or…
Descriptors: Research, Literature Reviews, Developmental Disabilities, Policy
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Simco, Russell; McCusker, Jane; Sewitch, Maida – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: The objective of this study was to synthesise and describe adherence to intervention in published studies of supported self-care for depression or anxiety, and to identify participant characteristics associated with higher adherence. Methods: We searched the databases EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PSYCINFO for the period from January…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Anxiety Disorders, Intervention, Help Seeking
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Hammond, Julia; Rennie, Brandon; Seekins, Tom; O'Donnell, Dennis – Health Education Journal, 2015
Objective: The Internet and other electronic media may provide one part of a solution for reducing disparities in the availability of medical services. From a patient-centred perspective, an individual with a chronic, degenerative condition may ask what information is available that I can use to manage changes in my functional capacity over time,…
Descriptors: Patients, Help Seeking, Self Help Programs, Video Technology
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Sun, An-Pyng – Social Work, 2012
Homeless individuals with co-occurring disorders (CODs) of severe mental illness and substance use disorder are one of the most vulnerable populations. This article provides practitioners with a framework and strategies for helping this client population. Four components emerged from a literature review: (1) ensuring an effective transition for…
Descriptors: Housing Needs, Supported Employment, Homeless People, Residential Programs
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Rowland, Michael L. – Adult Learning, 2006
Many adults search for spiritual guidance and direction and persist in seeking answers to life in today's fast-paced world. With burgeoning economic challenges, political corruption, war in Iraq, poverty, health care concerns, environmental concerns, rising fuel costs, violence, racism, and oppression, many adults seek solace and greater…
Descriptors: Literary Genres, Self Concept, Improvement, Christianity
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Nelson, Geoffrey; Ochocka, Joanna; Janzen, Rich; Trainor, John – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Mental health consumer-run organizations are alternatives to mainstream mental health services, and they have the dual focus of supporting members and creating systems change. The existing literature suggests that these organizations have beneficial impacts on social support, community integration, personal empowerment, subjective quality of life,…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Services, Community Organizations, Self Help Programs