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Peer reviewedSuarez de Balcazar, Yolanda; And Others – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1989
Surveyed independent living centers (N=74) to identify prevalence and functions of support and self-help groups for people with disabilities. Results suggest that independent living center staff refer a significant number of consumers to self-help groups and that independent living centers sponsor a variety of such groups. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Incidence, Independent Living, Self Help Programs
PDF pending restorationHinrichsen, Gregory A.; And Others – 1981
The purpose of this study was to determine what kinds of people are motivated to join a medical self-help group and whether and in what areas of psychological and social functioning such self-help groups have positive benefits for adolescents and their families. Extensive survey questionnaires were sent throughout the United States to all former…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Disabilities, Group Membership
