10.2190/F751-N2AQ-Y088-UYMB F751N2AQY088UYMB 117 OBSERVING ORGANIZATIONAL AND INTERACTION BEHAVIORS AMONG MUTUAL-HELP RECOVERY HOME MEMBERS 117 132 20061002 20061002 20061002 20061002 F751N2AQY088UYMB.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=F751N2AQY088UYMB 1 LEONARD A. JASON JOSEPH R. FERRARI MARGARET FREELAND JENNIFER DANIELEWICZ BRADLEY D. OLSON DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois This study explored self-governing processes in a mutual-help recovery setting called Oxford House. Residents from Oxford Houses live in communal, same-sex rented houses without professional staff supervision. The present study analyzed behavioral data observed during business meetings at 29 Northern Illinois Oxford Houses (20 men, 9 women). At these meetings, residents discussed organizational operations and developed or modified rules and regulations for effective day-by-day setting operations. 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