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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Self-Help Groups"”.
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Alcohol Self-Help Groups in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: A Cultural Approach
… in this country. Thus, work was done to pilot self-help groups modeled on Alcoholic Anonymous (AA), in SVG in summer 2012. A follow-up team returned to SVG in summer 2013 to assess the success of those groups and to pilot more groups in various regions. The team worked to tailor a unique …
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Perceptions of self-help groups for child sexual abuse survivors : an exploratory study amongst mental health workers
… the perceptions of mental health workers about self-help groups with adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Given limited formal mental health services in South Africa, self-help represents one informal alternative which could supplement mental health service provision. The study thus arises …
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Do Self-Help Groups Work on Achieving Economic Goals? New Evidence from a Field Experiment in Medellin, Colombia
… three cities of the United States. It promotes self-improvement through setting goals, incentive schemes, and self-help groups (SHGs). The results suggest that the FII model can be successfully implemented as a poverty alleviation policy in a developing country. The model does have a positive …
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A qualitative study investigating the potential for collaborative relationships between clinical psychologists and self-help groups in the field of mental health, and comparing clinical psychologists' views about self-help groups with self-help group members' views about the professional care system
… relationships between clinical psychologists and self-help group members in the field of mental health, comparing the views of each group in relation to the other and their preferred relationships. The participant group comprised: (a) 16 clinical psychologists working in adult mental health …
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Goal Setting, Self-help Groups, and Incentives as a Poverty Alleviation Strategy: Evidence from Field Experiments in Indonesia, Colombia and Ethiopia
… the efficacy of the combination of goal-setting, self-help groups, and incentives as a poverty alleviation strategy. The experiment in each country had subjects randomly assigned to one of the five groups: 1) goal setting “goal”, 2) goal setting and group “group”, 3) goal setting and incentives …
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Online Support Groups: Extending Communities of Concern
… survey data from 75 participants in computer self-help groups, variables were identified which theoretically indicate that computer self- help groups function similarly to face-to-face self-help groups. This exploratory research provided demographic information which allows users of computer …
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Goal Effectiveness in Achieving Educational Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from 9th Graders in Medellin, Colombia
… of individual goal setting, incentives and self-help groups on the achievement of educational goals. By randomizing treatments and control with the cooperation of the Secretary of Education in Medellin, different classrooms were assigned to five different experimental groups that met …
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The Measurement of Change in a Self-Help Context
Self-help groups are addressing the mental health needs of millions of people throughout the world, and are now being considered an important social phenomenon. However, little is known about the variety of changes experienced by individuals who participate. While there have been some attempts at …
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Praise, prestige and power: the organisation of social welfare in a developing Kenyan town
… of many international, national and local groups willing to be involved in welfare work, and a number of people who feel that the problems which they encounter in the urban setting make them eligible for this aid. Throughout the history of the town the giving and receiving of aid has been …
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What are the experiences of those attending a self help hearing voices group: an interpretative phenomenological approach
Introduction: Self-help Hearing Voices Groups (HVG) have grown in popularity here in the UK, and internationally, since the 1980s. Despite research into the potential benefits of attending self-help groups for other mental health problems, little is known about their potential benefit for voice …
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Essays on disability and employment
… countries, providing microlending through self help groups, has been largely unavailable to the disabled. This essay reports on one of the first programs in India to provide people with disabilities access to self help groups and microlending. Between 2002 and 2004, the Indira Kranthi …
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Social influence in online health discussions : an evaluation of online graduate student support groups
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Communication, 2010
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Assimilation into a Therapeutic Community for Substance-Abusing Women
… Using peer influence, counseling, education, self-help groups, and case management, they assist residents in conforming to social norms and developing effective coping mechanisms while remaining drug-free. Prior studies have consistently demonstrated the effectiveness of these programs. But, …
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The Effects of Grameen-Model Microfinance Institutions and Self-Help Group Microfinance on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Rural India
… microfinance institutions (MFIs) and Self-Help groups (SHGs) through the SHG-Bank linkage model. I find that almost all of the studies conclude that both types of models significantly contribute to an increase in women’s income and savings. However, the studies found that SHGs are …
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Characteristics of seriously mentally ill clients who benefit from outpatient dual diagnosis (substance abuse/mental health) group treatment
… who participated in dual diagnosis treatment groups in a suburban out-patient community mental health center during a 10 year period, in order to determine the characteristics of subjects who responded well to outpatient group treatment. Data on 28 demographic, diagnostic, treatment and …
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Reforming Kenya: Explaining the Influence of Internal and External Actors in the Process of Liberalization
… of Kenya's colonial history, <em>Harambee</em> (self-help groups), the economic decline of the 1970s and 1980s, ethnic rivalry, and the role of Moi's repressive regime in bringing about liberalization. It uses Kenya's agricultural and financial sectors as case studies to explain how the influence …
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Co-creating forevers : stories of multi-level governance for implementation of rural development projects in India
… at the state level, and prior history of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and grassroots work. Probing further, deeper motivations and reasons emerge for the behavior of bureaucrats and implementers, organized civil society, and political actors. These instances seem to argue for an ideal case …
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The FII Model as an Investment in Patience: Exploring Time Preferences in Medellin, Colombia
… conditional payments, and participating in self-help groups, as well as the combinations thereof. The data shows that the subjects in the full FII treatment group achieve more goals and have significantly higher monthly sales than those subjects in any other treatment or control group. Given …
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A description of the use of alternative therapies by selected nurse practitioner groups
… therapies are being utilized by selected NP groups when providing patient care. The six most frequently prescribed or recommended alternative therapies were exercise, behavior modification, relaxation therapy, lifestyle diets, self-help groups, and massage. Additionally, at least one third of …
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