Self-Help and Support Groups
A Handbook for Practitioners
- Linda Farris Kurtz - Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti
Social Work Practice (General)
Linda Farris Kurtz informs practitioners and students in the human services about the concepts, theories and research relevant to self-help and support groups. She provides practical advice and direction for working with these groups while analyzing self-help/support organizations on three different levels in terms of: the groups themselves; the group members; and the practitioners' interactions with the groups. In addition, this comprehensive volume discusses the most prominent representative associations as examples of different types of groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous, Recovery, Inc, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and the Alzheimer's Association.
This is a classic and provides a great introductory text into the alcoholic self. The section of this book committed to social isolation and protective practices is ahead of its time and still relevant in the context of heavy end alcohol use.