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Developing the Group Facilitation Assessment of Competencies Tool for Group-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions in Humanitarian and Low-Resource Settings
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Pedersen, Gloria A.; Sangraula, Manaswi; Shrestha, Pragya; Lakshmin, Pooja; Schafer, Alison; Ghimire, Renasha; Luitel, Nagendra P.; Jordans, Mark J. D.; Kohrt, Brandon A. – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2021
In humanitarian settings, mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) are often delivered in group-based formats. Group interventions enable providers to reach more individuals when resources and technical expertise are limited. Group-based programs also foster social support, empathy, and collective problem-solving among the…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, Intervention, Group Counseling
Turning Experience into Competency Statements.
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Neely, Margery A.; Schuley, Marcia R. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1980
Outlines the development of a self-directed manual to aid in building portfolios, and reports on the evaluation of portfolios' effectiveness in presenting competencies. A portfolio of volunteer/unpaid administrative experiences has demonstrated validity and reliability in presenting skills to prospective employers. (Author)
Descriptors: Administration, Autoinstructional Aids, Competence, Females
Intrapersonal Resources and the Effectiveness of Self-Help Groups for Bereaved Older Adults.
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Caserta, Michael S.; Lund, Dale A. – Gerontologist, 1993
Examined relative impact of 3 intrapersonal resources (self-esteem, competencies, and life satisfaction) and duration of self-help group intervention on levels of depression and grief over time among 295 recently widowed adults. Found that, in general, resources examined had greater direct influence on outcomes than did intervention. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Bereavement, Competence, Death, Depression (Psychology)
Empowering the Older Job Seeker: Experimental Evaluation of the Older Worker Job Club.
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Gray, Denis – 1981
Because older job seekers have been shown to exhibit less job search motivation and competence than other groups, a job club program based on learning and self help principles was developed to empower the older job seeker. Of persons (N=48) who requested assistance from a local area agency on aging, half entered the job club program and half were…
Descriptors: Competence, Employment Opportunities, Job Applicants, Job Satisfaction
Self-Directed Professional Development (SDPD): An Introduction. Vol. I.
Keeney, William, Ed. – 1980
This professional development program is designed to assist managers and professionals in meeting job demands while maintaining individual skill and expertise. This volume contains an introduction to the program, developed by the Prairie View, Kansas, Mental Health Center, and is divided into three sections. The first section describes the program…
Descriptors: Competence, Delivery Systems, Experimental Programs, Independent Study
Adult Learning and Vocational Training in the Informal Sector in Developing Countries.
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Bakke-Seeck, Sigvor; And Others – 1997
Because a growing proportion of the world's working population is in the informal sector (in work areas generally outside the sphere of state protection), planners of vocational training for adults must pay closer attention to those concepts of teaching and learning that have relevance for the informal sector, and they must develop strategies for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, Basic Skills