The Charles Press, Publishers
	Self-Help: Concepts and Applications
	Edited by AH Katz, DSW, et al. Foreword by C Everett Koop, MD

This book, a compendium of essays written by top professionals in health care, asserts that healing and recovery of all kinds (from physical and emotional problems) can be greatly augmented with self-help and encourages health care professionals to participate in the movement. The book covers theoretical and conceptual issues regarding the development of the self-help movement, discusses practical issues in establishing groups and presents invaluable insight that can only be gained by case studies. The analyses of how existing support groups operate provide an extremely useful and practical view of the methods. practices and problems involved in self-help.

“A very important work that should be acquired by all reference, academic and medical libraries.” Library Journal

“The most comprehensive and current reference in print on the US self-help movement. The education of medical, nursing, psychology, social work and human services students would be greatly enhanced by reading this book.” Choice
 

336 pages. Paper Edition Only. ISBN: 0-914783-56-4.
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