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Paskert, Catherine J.; Madara, Edward J. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1985
The self-help movement currently sweeping the country has implications for health educators, school nurses, and counselors in particular. Despite the availability and reported success of self-help groups in assisting individuals with almost every imaginable condition, the referral value of this resource remains largely unrecognized and untapped by…
Descriptors: Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Individual Development
Peer reviewedKurtz, Linda Farris; Fisher, Michael – Health & Social Work, 2003
Reports on qualitative study of recovering people who attended a 12-step fellowship and involved themselves in the community to find out how this involvement was affected by 12-step participation. Respondents reported fellowship prepared them for community activity by teaching them skills, offering opportunities to practice participation with…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Daily Living Skills, Individual Development
Peer reviewedTsey, Komla; Patterson, David; Whiteside, Mary; Baird, Leslie; Baird, Bradley – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2002
A participatory action research process was used to support an Aboriginal men's group in Queensland (Australia). Using a reflective approach, the men's group defined principles and values to which they aspired, then identified four strategies to enable them to become constructive members of the community: personal development, employment,…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Action Research, Community Development, Cultural Education
