scholarly journals KAPITTEL 2 Selvhjelpsgrupper og behandlingsgruppers tilnærming til personlig endring – hva er likt og ulikt?

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-68
Author(s):  
Ånund Brottveit
Keyword(s):  
Collective Identity ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
New Family ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Therapeutic Mechanisms ◽  
Self Help Groups

In this chapter, the author discusses how, and to which extent, self-help groups differ from treatment groups in their approach to personal transformation. The focus is on the self-help group’s work, exploring what kind of community a self-help group is and what is happening there. The chapter compares two main models for self-organized self-help groups and points out some common “therapeutic mechanisms” that are also shared by therapy groups. At the same time there are interesting differences, not only between professional group therapy and self-help groups, but also between a 12-step group (e.g. Anonymous Alcoholics) and a typical “Self-help Norway group”. Self-help Norway is more psychologically oriented and emphasizes personal autonomy and self-control, while AA groups build up under a strong collective identity and view self-control as an illusory target for an addict. The author argues that the primary objective of self-help groups is not making new intimate friends. The therapeutic effectiveness of self-help groups seems to depend on that the intimacy and confidentiality within the group does not transform it into a “new family”. It is the quality of becoming “confidential strangers” that is the clue here.

scholarly journals Az önszerveződő csoportok szerepe az ugandai pénzügyi rendszerben

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4.) ◽  
pp. 5-27
Author(s):  
László Vasa ◽  
Imre Vida
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Cooperative Movement ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Voluntary Cooperation

Groups organized on the basis of voluntary cooperation play a significant role in the financial systems of sub-Saharan African countries. Following the success of the cooperative movement and the Grameen model, self-organized microfinance organizations have spread across the continent. In our study, we examine the role of self-organizing groups through the Ugandan example. According to a survey by the Central Bank of Uganda, there were about 1,000 active savings and credit unions and more than 70,000 financial self-help groups in the country in 2018. Although savings and credit cooperative organizations are sometimes influenced by the politics, they still play a significant role in poverty reduction.

scholarly journals KAPITTEL 5 Nasjonal selvhjelpssatsing møter lokalsamfunnet

2019 ◽  
pp. 115-137
Author(s):  
Marte Feiring
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Work ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
The Self ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Self Help ◽  
The Common ◽  
Information Work ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Common Understanding

The chapter studies how a national self-help actor cooperates with a local Norwegian community about self-help work. It analyses this cooperation as a type of boundary work passing several challenges: The initiating work by the self-help actor moves from one-sided information work to negotiations with the local authorities, where the primary objective is to create a common understanding of self-help. Later, expanded networking and a type of translation of the understanding of self-help to new actors and situations are taking place. The main project for the self-help actor was to create a common understanding of self-help, meeting places for self-help groups and networks. The chapter concludes that the most challenging stage was the networking activities including the translation of the common understanding of self-help.

Self-Help Organizations for Substance Use Disorders

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lembke ◽  
Keith Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Moderation Management ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

Self-help groups for substance use disorders have been active for decades, and notions of self-help have been prevalent for centuries. After presenting universal features of self-help organizations, the authors focus on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Moderation Management (MM), discussing the origins, membership, and philosophy of AA and MM and highlighting important differences between these organizations. AA’s emphasis on spirituality, interpersonal conduct, and abstinence as the only goal contrasts sharply with MM’s emphasis on personal autonomy, rational cognitions, and setting drinking limits. The chapter discusses scientific evidence of the effectiveness of AA and MM on substance use outcomes and potential social and psychological mechanisms of change. More research is needed in the area of self-help organizations. In the meantime, AA is proven effective for alcohol-dependent individuals who embrace its philosophy, and MM may fill an important niche for nondependent drinkers or those in the precontemplation stages of change.

Introduction to the Forum on Cluttering: Rays of Hope Shine Around the World

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1566-1567
Author(s):  
Isabella Reichel
Keyword(s):  
Professional Preparation ◽  
Joint Effort ◽  
Feedback Training ◽  
Successful Communication ◽  
Self Help ◽  
The World ◽  
Common Thread ◽  
Evidence Based Treatments ◽  
Attention Performance ◽  
Self Help Groups

Purpose In the 10 years since the International Cluttering Association (ICA) was created, this organization has been growing in the scope of its initiatives, and in the variety of resources it makes available for people with cluttering (PWC). However, the awareness of this disorder and of the methods for its intervention remain limited in countries around the world. A celebration of the multinational and multicultural engagements of the ICA's Committee of the International Representatives is a common thread running through all the articles in this forum. The first article is a joint effort among international representatives from five continents and 15 countries, exploring various themes related to cluttering, such as awareness, research, professional preparation, intervention, and self-help groups. The second article, by Elizabeth Gosselin and David Ward, investigates attention performance in PWC. In the third article, Yvonne van Zaalen and Isabella Reichel explain how audiovisual feedback training can improve the monitoring skills of PWC, with both quantitative and qualitative benefits in cognitive, emotional, and social domains of communication. In the final article, Hilda Sønsterud examines whether the working alliance between the client and clinician may predict a successful cluttering therapy outcome. Conclusions Authors of this forum exchanged their expertise, creativity, and passion with the goal of solving the mystery of the disconcerting cluttering disorder with the hope that all PWC around the globe will have access to the most effective evidence-based treatments leading to blissful and successful communication.

Developing Approaches to Self-Help Groups

1983 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 635-636
Author(s):  
Nathan Hurvitz
Keyword(s):  
Self Help ◽  
Self Help Groups

Self-Help Groups and the Professional

1981 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Riessman ◽  
Alan Gartner
Keyword(s):  
Self Help ◽  
Self Help Groups
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