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Author:   Linda-Farris Kurtz, DPA (Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, School of Scoial Work, Eastern Michigan University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.10cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780199362974

ISBN 10:   0199362971
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 January 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dedication Foreword Preface Chapter 1 - Introduction Part I Chapter 2 - The Recovery Approach in Mental Health and Addiction Chapter 3 - How Recovery Groups Differ from Other Kinds of Groups Chapter 4 - Groups for Addiction and Mental Health Conditions Part II Chapter 5 - Connecting with Independent Self-Help Recovery Groups Chapter 6 - Facilitating Support Groups Chapter 7 - How Recovery Groups Help Chapter 8 - Analyzing a Group's Climate, Philosophy, and Structure Chapter 9 - Who Needs a Group?: The Process of Affiliation Chapter 10 - Four Models of Self-Help Recovery Groups Part III Chapter 11 - Recovery Groups and Advocacy Chapter 12 - Housing, Employment, and Mutual Chapter 13 - Online Groups Conclusion Acknowledgements Glossary Index

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Linda Farris Kurtz is retired from a 26 year career teaching social work and is an Emeritus Professor, School of Social Work, Eastern Michigan University. She practiced social work in the mental health field for 14 years. She grew up in Kansas City Missouri, attended university at Washburn University of Topeka where she held her first social work position as a social work aide at the Topeka State Hospital in 1958. She received her MSW from the University of Pittsburgh in 1965 and her Doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Georgia in 1983. She lives with her husband Ernest Kurtz in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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