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| Social Work | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - General | 3 |
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Peer reviewedSalem, Deborah A.; And Others – Social Work, 1988
Reviews literature on alternatives to hospitalization for mentally ill. Describes mutual-help organizations which, if successful, involve individually tailored, assertive, and long-term support. Presents one mutual-help organization which has been observed for five years as an example. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Programs, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
Peer reviewedStoesz, David – Social Work, 1981
Presents a nonbureaucratic model of mental health service delivery: the Family Life Center in Columbia, Maryland. Describes services through three programs: a counseling service, community services, and an information and referral service. Professional volunteers work with clients referred by counseling coordinators. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Community Services, Counseling Services, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedWilk, Ruta J. – Social Work, 1988
Examines the issue of involuntary outpatient commitment, and its implications for social workers working in the health system. Describes a nationwide movement to establish a new system of involuntary outpatient commitment to address the failure of deinstitutionalization, mandating mental health treatment in the community for persons ineligible for…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Law Enforcement, Mental Disorders
