Journal Facts

Journal
International Journal of Self-Help and Self-Care
ISSN
1091-2851 (print) 1541-4450 (electronic)
Volume
1
Issue
1
Date
1/1/1999

Article Facts

Title
Curriculum Development for Training About Self-Help Groups: Rationale and Realizations
DOI
10.2190/EXMA-CT9K-W9CF-87JD
Author
Richard Wollert
Pages
59-67
Online Date
05/09/2002

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Curriculum Development for Training About Self-Help Groups: Rationale and Realizations

Richard Wollert

DOI: 10.2190/EXMA-CT9K-W9CF-87JD

Abstract

North American self-help groups have flourished remarkably over the last twenty years (Katz, 1981) so that they now serve a huge number of persons and address a broad range of problems in living. My own observations of the development of university curricula over this period, however, led me to believe that educational resources about self-help groups have not kept pace with this expansion. Should this imbalance be corrected? I believe that a compelling rationale may be formulated for studying self-help groups. How should self-help training proceed? There are a number of options that might be explored. The following sections serve to elaborate these points, and suggest several actions that might be taken to improve the curricula about self-help groups that are offered under university auspices.

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