Zusammenfassung der Ressource
SELF HELP GROUPS
- have strong tradition in health care
- number of S/H grps has increased
since emergence of internet
- S/H grps don't suit everybody
- consists of people with
similar life experiences
- sharing these
experoences enables
them to give each other
unique quality of support
- run by the members for the members
- can take time and effort to find right group
- Megan's searcg fir grp for her and her
daughter
- may expand their activities
- may provide services
- may campaign for change
- JUDY WILSON
- study of S/H grps
- have the potential to
empower people and
tackle feelings of
isolation
- isolation can be due to the illness, addiction, disability, life circs
- compounded by low income, experience of being service user
- Seeta Patel study re barriers to
participation
- H/C professionals don't always recognise imp of
S/H grps