Self-help groups and the family service agency.
With the recent upsurge in self-help groups, social workers and family service agencies must develop new roles and models in order to interact with these groups. The authors describe a consultation model, which includes the study-diagnosis role, and roles that link the group with the agency and community.
D005190:Family; D005192:Family Health; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States