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A comparison of natural and professional help
American Journal of Community Psychology, 1986The study investigated the process and effectiveness of three natural and professional groups who commonly provide help to persons experiencing the important critical life event of marital disruption. Subjects were 42 helpers: 14 mental health professionals, 14 divorce lawyers, and 14 leaders of mutual help groups.
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Codependency in male and female helping professionals
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 1999The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the prevalence of codependency in a group of 77 female and a group of 72 male helping professionals. Relatively low rates of codependency were observed in this sample, and the five-factor structure of the Codependency Assessment Tool (CODAT) was replicated.
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Trauma and Addiction: Implications for Helping Professionals
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2007(1) Helping professionals and first responders often experience stressful and traumatic incidents on a daily basis, and sometimes several times per day. (2) Research in addictions suggests an important link between traumatic experiences and the potential for addiction. (3) The idea of self-medicating to cope with stress and trauma is common not only in
Chad L, Cross, Larry, Ashley
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Helping health professionals to help smokers
2000Tobacco addiction results from five determinants: biochemical, behavioural, psychological, social and economic. Strategic action against each of these factors is needed to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use. Knowledge of the epidemiology of tobacco addiction is basic to controlling it; thus, surveys of the population are required to identify the ...
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Natural and professional help: A process analysis
American Journal of Community Psychology, 1989Differences in the helping interactions formed by mental health professionals, divorce lawyers, and mutual help group leaders were examined. Fourteen members of each of these three helper groups (N = 42) met independently with a coached client presenting marital difficulties.
T J, Tracey, P A, Toro
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Incest victims: Inadequate help by professionals
Child Abuse & Neglect, 1990Two surveys studied the inadequacies of professional assistance given to incest victims. In the investigation 130 professionals and 50 adult women victimized as children were interviewed. With respect to young, recent victims, the assistance given was hampered by institutional distrust, the inability of individual professionals to stop the ongoing ...
J, Frenken, B, Van Stolk
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2013
In the Pathways Model, Level Three treatment planning calls for the use of health professionals for specific interventions. Finding a reliable, skilled professional to deliver a specialized intervention is a challenge. Physicians and pastors can often provide a referral.
Angele McGrady, Donald Moss
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In the Pathways Model, Level Three treatment planning calls for the use of health professionals for specific interventions. Finding a reliable, skilled professional to deliver a specialized intervention is a challenge. Physicians and pastors can often provide a referral.
Angele McGrady, Donald Moss
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Help seeking among helping professionals: A role identity perspective.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2007Helping professionals, like the rest of the general population, have multiple identities (e.g., parent, community member), and many have prominent role identities as personal and professional caregivers. A recent instrument validation study illustrated that caregiver role identity is related to increased personal distress (e.g., depression, burnout ...
Darcy Clay, Siebert, Carl F, Siebert
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Helping health professionals deal with violence∗
Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 1998Violence towards health professionals is defined as any incident in which a health professional experiences abuse, threat, fear or the application of force arising out of the course of his or her work, whether or not they are on duty. It emerges that no single theory can adequately explain the phenomenon, and perceptions about incidence and prevalence ...
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