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Download full textToro, Paul A.; Rappaport, Julian – 1985
In recent years, mutual help groups have been formed to address problems in substance abuse, chronic physical illness, mental illness, marital disruption, and child abuse. Despite the proliferation of these groups, little research has been conducted to assess their efficacy or what happens in them. The nature of mutual help groups (N=32) was…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Therapy, Group Unity, Leadership
Droge, David – 1983
Supplementing a national survey of self-help group members, a study examined the functioning of an epilepsy self-help group in order to identify communication patterns establishing mutual aid. An examination of eight tape-recorded sessions was combined with an observer's field notes to develop a profile of the group. Analysis revealed a loosely…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Epilepsy
Roberts, Linda J. – 1985
Since objective data on the effectiveness of self-help groups are not available, participants' views of a program's value are instructive. A study was undertaken to contrast participants' (N=232) evaluations of their self-help meetings with independent observers' (N=11) evaluations and to describe the components of their respective views in terms…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Group Dynamics
