Table of Contents: Mutual aid groups, vulnerable and resilient populations, and the life cycle /

Other Authors:	Gitterman, Alex,
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
Edition:	3rd ed.
Subjects:	Social group work > United States. Self-help groups > United States. Life cycle, Human. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Work. Self-help groups. United States.
Online Access:	http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=141364

Table of Contents:

13. Uncovering Kindness and Respect: Men Who Have Practiced Violence in Intimate Relationships14. No Place to Go: Homeless Women and Children; 15. Families Journey Toward Equilibrium: Children with Developmental Disabilities; 16. Finding Our Way Back: Parenting Skills for Addictive Parents; 17. Healing the Hurts: A Short-term Group for Separated, Widowed, and Divorced Single Parents; PART 5: Mutual Aid and Vulnerable and Resilient Elderly; 18. Dealing with the Death of a Group Member: Visually Impaired Elderly in the Community.
19. The Group as a Source of Hope: Institutionalized Older Persons20. Accumulated Risk: Mutual Aid Groups for Elderly Persons with a Mental Illness; PART 6: Historical and Contemporary Themes; 21. Mutual Aid: A Buffer Against Risk; 22. Contemporary Group Work Practice; Index.