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A social work text that explains the role of mutual aid groups in helping members of oppressed and v...
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A social work text that explains the role of mutual aid groups in helping members of oppressed and vulnerable populations regain a sense of greater personal, interpersonal, and environmental control over their lives. This revised and updated edition (the first, entitled Mutual Aid Groups and the Life Cycle , was published in 1986) includes new theoretical chapters by Alex Gitterman and Lawrence Shulman and five new practice chapters on HIV-positive and AIDS patients, the homeless, sexual abuse, adolescents in urban schools, and prison groups. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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