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For AA's intergroup associations more than
12,000 groups were brought in Mexico in the
year 2001, without counting other groups that follow this
scheme. But many other persons, with very different problematic and situations
of life, meet in what in every case they name "his"
group of self-help.
The concept of social support arises about the seventies.It is not easy to define what is the social support, since there are numerous the activities that are included under this term
SOCIAL SUPPORT
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STRUCTURAL PERSPECTIVESTRUCTURAL PERSPECTIVE
He emphasizes the importance of the characteristics of the social networks and of the objective conditions that surround
the process of help
The interconnection of the persons to whom it relates, the balance or imbalance of his exchanges and the similarity or congruity between the members of the
network
FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVEFUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
It centres on the functions that fulfill the social relations
CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVECONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVE
He emphasizes the characteristics contextúales of the social support
It is necessary to to adapt the type of support to the type of problem
They offer long-term support
PRIORITY ADDRESSEES PRIORITY ADDRESSEES OF THE GROUPS OF OF THE GROUPS OF
SUPPORTSUPPORT
Groups of persons who suffer estigmatización socially
GROUPS GROUPS OF SELF-OF SELF-
HELPHELPThey arise as
alternative to the system tradition to where the direction
and the responsibility is chargeable to a
professional.
It grew and developed from the 30s, with the creation of Alcoholic
Anonymous
?It has as aim consolidate, extend and
complement social network of the individual who crosses some difficulty
It has as aim consolidate, extend and complement social network of the
individual who crosses some difficulty
OMSThe groups of car it helps it are small groups and volunteers structured for the mutual help and the attainment of a specific intention.The groups of mutual help emphasize the social face-to-face interaction and the personal responsibility of his members, providing material help as well as emotional support
CharacteristicsCharacteristics
?TYPES OF GROUPS OF SELF-TYPES OF GROUPS OF SELF-HELPHELP
The great diversity of groups of self-help, as well as the constant proliferation of new groups, does that it is impossible to be able to offer a classification
1It can come from the
professional who detects the need or
problem and sees an intervention suitable from the level grupal,
or can come to initiative of some
future members of the group.
During these meetings of informal character, the group is not still formed,
they must not raise specific aims and
activities, since they must be elaborated these for the set of the members of the group once already
formed.
THE CREATION OF A GROUP OF THE CREATION OF A GROUP OF SELF-HELPSELF-HELP
THE FIRST CONTACTS WITH THE THE FIRST CONTACTS WITH THE GROUPGROUP
The fundamental aim is to be
forming the climate grupal.
The members of the group have to elaborate aims,
procedure, to make concrete activities, as well as decides
the number of members who are
going to have, which are going to
be the conditions of revenue, where
and when they are going to meet.
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THE PROFESSIONAL THE PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPANIMENTACCOMPANIMENT
To teach to the group to handle adequately the aspects
indicated in the previous meetings. Of more practical form, the group must train in
the practice of the methodology of self-help,
teaching every member and the group in general to
communicating. During this phase, the professional will be
present in the group, trying not to direct but to exercise functions of accompaniment and I rest on the group. The professional will prepare the
meetings with the member of the group who corresponds to him and will be this the one who coordinates the session.
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OBSERVATION IN THE OBSERVATION IN THE GROUPGROUP
The paper of the professional
is still had relegated by
that of passive observer of the group, taking
some notes on how the session
develops.
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EXTERNAL OR HOMING EXTERNAL OR HOMING PHASEPHASE
The group must have already the sufficient autonomy to be able to work for yes only,
as a group of self-help. For it, the
professional is in another room
different from where the work is carried out grupal, so that the meetings are
carried out without his presence.
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROUPS OF SUPPORT AND GROUPS OF SELF-HELP
Gottlieb (1988) The groups of support differ from the groups of self-help in which the first ones are directed by a professional combine knowledge of expert and of experience, are limited in the time, the number of members is fixed and normally they do not go to the social action.
Barrón (1996) The groups of self-help and the groups of support might be considered not as two classes of groups but as phases in the development of the groups based on the social support
CONCLUSIONS
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