scholarly journals Possibilities of Psychological Intervention on Social Networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Madro
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Field Worker ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Online Disinhibition ◽  
Self Help Groups

AbstractIntroduction: Nowadays we are looking for help and answers to our questions more and more often on the Internet. People use social networks to search for communities or groups whose members experience similar difficulties. These are often online groups that focus on psychological problems, domestic violence, etc. Members receive instant feedback and at the same time, due to the online disinhibition effect, they do not feel the fear, shame or worries they would feel in personal contact (Griffiths, 2005). The content of such self-help groups is not always helpful, but may rather induce pathological behaviour. However, the group administrator can influence the atmosphere in the group and its content itself (Niwa & Mandrusiak, 2012).Purpose: The purpose of this research was to find a space to perform professional psychological interventions inside online self-help groups on social networks. The concept of a field worker was used in this research. The field worker offers helping services to clients in an environment natural to them and where the worker can provide the client with emergency help during the crisis and prevent other clients from offering risk advices (Ambrózová, Vitálošová, & Labáth, 2006).Methods: We have conducted qualitative research using the method of content-frequency analysis. The sample for this study consisted of 10 closed online self-help groups focusing on topics such as depression, anxiety disorder, domestic violence, self-injurious and suicidal thoughts and tendencies, etc. For the purpose of this research we created an online group moderated by professionals, focusing on similar topics of mental disorders.Conclusions: The research results indicated that group members exchanged useful information (35.43%), described their current difficulties they were experiencing (32.33%), shared their own experiences (10.53%), and also published information on what had helped them manage the difficult feelings and situations they had been experiencing (6.39%). However, we also identified risky statements and threatening recommendations in posts and comments. Based on the results, we outlined the possibilities of online field worker interventions and described techniques of interventions that the professional can use for the benefit of group members.

A Survey of Statewide Self-Help Groups for Older Persons who are Visually Impaired

1993 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 112-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kalafat ◽  
J. Dehmer
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
The State ◽  
Blind And Visually Impaired ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Group Functioning ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Self Help Groups

This article describes a program funded by the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired that employs two visually impaired consultants to develop self-help groups for persons who are blind or visually impaired throughout the state. Once established, over half the 23 groups function independently of the consultants. A survey of group members revealed a variety of benefits of the groups, including reduced isolation, as well as barriers to group functioning, such as the lack of transportation.

scholarly journals Microfinance in Fishery Sector: Social Capital as an Agent of Empowerment

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 7059-7063
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Fishing Communities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Self Help ◽  
The Social ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Self Help Groups

The paper is a critical review of studies to understand the role of social capital in the empowerment of fishing communities who avail the assistance of microfinance institutions. The findings showed that studies on empowerment of communities by social capital were less. However, a substantial amount of studies analysed the concept of deployment of social capital as an assertion for the repayments of the loans obtained from the microfinance institutions. In addition to the above, the number of studies on the function of social capital in the empowerment of fishing communities who obtained financial assistances from microfinance institutions was rare. Although a few studies that investigated the attainment of knowledge and balanced utilisation of the available resources were obtained, studies that concentrated extensively on the on the beneficiaries in the fishery sector were found to be scarce. There were a sparse number of studies that elucidated the characteristics of the microfinance institutions as well as the groups of the beneficiaries of these institutions that affect the generation of a strong social capital among the group members. In conclusion, this review opens up various avenues for future research. Studies that scrutinise the difficulties of the members of self-help groups in the fisheries sector in employing the knowledge gained and resources attained from social capital established in their group and the consequent changes in their performance in their business can be carried out. Apart from the aforementioned future study opportunity, comprehensive studies on the policies to develop the social capital of the groups of the beneficiaries of the microfinance institutions can be carried out

The role of social networks on the uptake of household water filters by women in self-help groups in rural India

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Trinies ◽  
Matthew C. Freeman ◽  
Monique Hennink ◽  
Thomas Clasen
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Water Filter ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Household Water ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Water Filters

Household water treatment and safe storage (HWTS) has been shown to improve drinking water quality and prevent disease. Efforts to scale up HWTS among vulnerable populations have been limited, partly due to an incomplete understanding of the socio-cultural influences on decision-making around uptake of HWTS. In-depth interviews were conducted with women in self-help groups in rural India who were exposed to a HWTS promotional campaign to investigate the influence of social networks on uptake of a household water filter. Results show discussion of the water filter amongst self-help group members, other peers, and family members allows social network members to share their opinions and purchasing intentions. This exposure is shown to shape individuals' opinions of the filter and establish purchasing norms within social networks. Within this cultural context, for high cost products like water filters, women needed to negotiate purchase with other household decision-makers. These results suggest that promoters of healthful durables like water filters must not only ensure product availability and financing, but also encourage platforms for discussion, recognize the socio-economic norms that develop around who adopts new technologies, and reach out to multiple actors in families and communities that influence individuals' behaviors and control household purchasing decisions.

Partnerships among Health Professionals and Self-Help Group Members

1997 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 259-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Banks ◽  
Doug Crossman ◽  
Dale Poel ◽  
Miriam Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Balance Of Power ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

Occupational therapy practice in partnership with self-help groups is consistent with the principles of client-centred practice and health promotion. This qualitative research study examined the meanings and interactional mechanisms of effective partnerships with a theoretical sample of 47 health professionals, including seven occupational therapists, and 49 self-help group members. Inductive analysis of semi-structured interview transcripts resulted in a number of themes: roles of health professionals and self-help group members, relationships between them, characteristics of effective partnerships, tensions/barriers to effective partnerships, and strategies to promote partnerships. Themes with particular implications for occupational therapy practice include trust and trust building; knowledge, empathy and understanding; and the balance of power between health professionals and self-help group members. Effective partnership relationships require a continued commitment by occupational therapists, other health professionals and self-help group members to understand the experiences and perceptions of each other.

scholarly journals A Study on Women Empowerment of Self Help Groups in Thoothukudi District

2021 ◽  
pp. 108-114
Author(s):  
Dr. V. Sangeetha
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Four Blocks ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Help Group

This study examines the women empowerment of self help groups in Thoothukudi district. It aims to analyze the demographic profile of the respondents and characteristics of the Self Help Group members and to evaluate the impact of service quality of SHGs. The data collected from 125 respondents selected using random sampling method covering the villages of Ottapidaram, Pudur, Vilathikulam and Kayathar. It concluded that the economic activities of SHGs are quite successful. In this way, SHGs in four blocks from Thoothukudi District were very successful in women empowerment in rural areas and poverty alleviation.

scholarly journals Information Wars and Online Activism During the 2013/2014 Crisis in Ukraine: Examining the Social Structures of Pro- and Anti-Maidan Groups

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Gruzd ◽  
Ksenia Tsyganova
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
Political Polarization ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Network Properties ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Online Activism

This article examines how online groups are formed and sustained during crisis periods, especially when political polarization in society is at its highest level. We focus on the use of Vkontakte (VK), a popular social networking site in Ukraine, to understand how it was used by Pro- and Anti-Maidan groups during the 2013/2014 crisis in Ukraine. In particular, we ask whether and to what extent the ideology (or other factors) of a particular group shapes its network structure. We find some support that online social networks are likely to represent local and potentially preexisting social networks, likely due to the dominance of reciprocal (and often close) relationships on VK and opportunities for group members to meet face-to-face during offline protests. We also identify a number of group-level indicators, such as degree centralization, modularity index and average engagement level, that could help to classify groups based on their network properties. Community researchers can start applying these group-level indicators to online communities outside VK; they can also learn from this article how to identify networks of spam and marketing accounts.

scholarly journals Social networks, mobility, and political participation: The potential for women’s self-help groups to improve access and use of public entitlement schemes in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 28-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Kumar ◽  
Kalyani Raghunathan ◽  
Alejandra Arrieta ◽  
Amir Jilani ◽  
Suman Chakrabarti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Improve Access

scholarly journals A Study on Personal, Socioeconomic, Communicational and Psychological Characteristics of Self Help Group Members

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Bolleboina Shilpa ◽  
P. P. Bhople
Keyword(s):  
Middle Age ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Marginal Land ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

The present study was carried out in Akola District of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra state. Three talukas namely Akola, Balapur and Telhara of Akola district were purposively selected for the study as they were having self help groups which were actively running, reaping profits and sustaining their livelihoods when compared to other talukas in Akola district. Total 120 respondents were selected for the present study. An exploratory design of social research was used. Majority of self help group members were young and middle age, possessing marginal land holding, having medium level of social participation and exposed to medium level of sources of information.

scholarly journals Constraints Faced and Suggestions Received by Self Help Group Members of Akola District, Maharashtra

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-158
Author(s):  
Bolleboina Shilpa ◽  
P. P. Bhople ◽  
Banda Sainath
Keyword(s):  
Skills Training ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Credit Availability ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Timely Access ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Household Activities ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

Self Help Groups (SHGs) emerged as a key programming strategy in India for most of the women development activities starting with the NABARD led pilot project in 1992 that aimed at promoting and financing 500 SHGs across the country; the SHG – Bank Linkage programme has come a long way. However, given the SHG approach's positive outcomes, there are many problems and constraints that conflict with the SHGs. The present study was carried out in Akola district of Maharashtra state of India during the year 2018-19 with a sample size of 120 to define the constraints faced and suggestions offered by the members of SHGs. The Major constraints faced were lack of credit availability at low rates of interest, its adequacy and timely access followed by difficulty in managing time to spare for SHG activities from everyday household activities and non Cooperation of family members. Among the suggestions offered majority of the members offered women beneficiaries should be provided with adequate financing and subsidies, more income generating skills training should be organized for the members.

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