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Peer reviewedSilverman, Phyllis R. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1986
The differences between help offerer by members of mutual help groups and help offered by trained professionals are clarified. The perils for professionals who emulate the methods of mutual help associations are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Peer Groups, Professional Personnel, Self Help Programs
Peer reviewedPriddy, J. Michael – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1987
Offers a reassessment of the feasibility, even given "ideal" conditions, of conducting relevant research on the dynamics that take place in self-help groups. Examines kinds of changes, group methods, group members, group leaders, and environmental conditions. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Group Dynamics, Group Therapy, Humanism
Peer reviewedFrew, Jon E. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 1986
Describes approaches to leadership interventions in mutual support groups that will increase participants' awareness of the groups' developmental phases and the most likely sources of support during those phases. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Intervention, Leadership
