| Description |
xv, 642 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"The contributors to this volume examine the role of mutual aid groups and social workers in helping members of oppressed, vulnerable, and resilient populations regain control over their lives. The chapters reveal the ways in which mutual aid processes help individuals overcome social and emotional trauma in contemporary society by reducing isolation, universalizing individual problems, and mitigating stigma. Using the life cycle as a framework the editors establish a theoretical model for practice and demonstrate how social workers as group leaders can foster the healing and empowering process of mutual aid."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Mutual aid groups, vulnerable populations, and the life cycle. 2nd ed. c1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Social group work -- United States.
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Self-help groups -- United States.
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Life cycle, Human.
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| Author |
Shulman, Lawrence.
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Gitterman, Alex, 1938-
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| LC no. |
2004056035 |
| ISBN |
0231128843 cloth alkaline paper |
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0231128851 paperback : a lk. paper |
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0231128851 paperback alkaline paper |
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