Greg Meissen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100480 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Greg Meissen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Greg |
| FAMILY NAME | Meissen |
| SIGNATURE | MEISSEN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wichita State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
An Examination of the Integration of Certified Peer Specialists into Community Mental Health Centers
Understanding How Participation in a Consumer‐Run Organization Relates to Recovery
The goal of this study was to examine how different types of participation in a consumer‐run organization (CRO) are related to recovery. More specifically, this study uses structural equation modeling to examine the relative impact of empowering and socially supportive participation experiences on progress towards recovery among 250 CRO members from 20 CROs. An empowering participation experience refers to involvement in leadership roles and cont…
Introduction to the Special Issue on Mental Health Self‐Help
Since the 1950s, people with mental illness and their families have been organizing a wide range of self‐directed, mutual support oriented initiatives, including self‐help groups, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. These initiatives have become increasingly widespread over the years and today mental health self‐help initiatives outnumber traditional mental health organizations in the United States (Goldstrom et al., Admin Policy Mental Heal…
How settings change people
Self‐help initiatives stand as a classic context for organizational studies in community psychology. Behavior setting theory stands as a classic conception of organizations and the environment. This study explores both, applying behavior setting theory to consumer‐run organizations (CROs). Analysis of multiple data sets from all CROs in Kansas provide insight into how organizational size influences member participation, how members benefit from p…
The Community Development for Healthy Children Initiative
An increasing interest in positive youth development has led to the creation and expansion of programs and initiatives related to youth involvement and engagement. This article focuses on the Community Development for Healthy Children initiative, which envisions making Kansas the best state in the nation in which to raise a child. The initiative includes three primary strategies: A multi-media campaign; technical assistance and support to local c…
Community Development through Community Leadership Programs
Community leadership programs (CLPs) represent a mechanism for the development of leadership skills and concepts. Yet, CLPs have focused primarily on networking and providing community information to participants. The Kansas Community Leadership Initiative (KCLL) was a statewide leadership initiative designed to improve the leadership capacity of 17 communities. The KCLI provided leadership skills and concepts to CLP directors and board members w…
Developing Communities of Leaders
Community leadership programs are the most common approach to leadership development in the United States and traditionally emphasize community education and professional networking. Directors and volunteer board members from 17 local community leadership programs participated in the Kansas Community Leadership Initiative (KCLI) designed to enhance their community leadership skills. Participants gained new insights about themselves and others, fr…
Factors Contributing to the Survival of Self‐Help Groups
Despite the growing utilization of self‐help groups, there have been only a handful of studies that have examined the factors that contribute to their survival. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that contribute to self‐help group survival by examining their relationship with external sources (i.e., national and local self‐help organizations, professionals) and group organizational characteristics (i.e., leadership diversificati…
Continuum of professional involvement in self-help groups
Some self-help groups prohibit professional involvement (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous), and other groups (e.g., Mended Hearts, a group for heart attack victims) have extensive involvement with professionals. Many theorists and researchers argue convincingly that groups which are professionally led are fundamentally different from peer-led self-help groups (Schubert & Borkman, 1991), and that professionals impact the behavior settings of the group (…
Community Development through Community Leadership Programs
Community leadership programs (CLPs) represent a mechanism for the development of leadership skills and concepts. Yet, CLPs have focused primarily on networking and providing community information to participants. The Kansas Community Leadership Initiative (KCLL) was a statewide leadership initiative designed to improve the leadership capacity of 17 communities. The KCLI provided leadership skills and concepts to CLP directors and board members w…
How settings change people
Self‐help initiatives stand as a classic context for organizational studies in community psychology. Behavior setting theory stands as a classic conception of organizations and the environment. This study explores both, applying behavior setting theory to consumer‐run organizations (CROs). Analysis of multiple data sets from all CROs in Kansas provide insight into how organizational size influences member participation, how members benefit from p…
Understanding How Participation in a Consumer‐Run Organization Relates to Recovery
The goal of this study was to examine how different types of participation in a consumer‐run organization (CRO) are related to recovery. More specifically, this study uses structural equation modeling to examine the relative impact of empowering and socially supportive participation experiences on progress towards recovery among 250 CRO members from 20 CROs. An empowering participation experience refers to involvement in leadership roles and cont…
Factors Contributing to the Survival of Self‐Help Groups
Despite the growing utilization of self‐help groups, there have been only a handful of studies that have examined the factors that contribute to their survival. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that contribute to self‐help group survival by examining their relationship with external sources (i.e., national and local self‐help organizations, professionals) and group organizational characteristics (i.e., leadership diversificati…
Introduction to the Special Issue on Mental Health Self‐Help
Since the 1950s, people with mental illness and their families have been organizing a wide range of self‐directed, mutual support oriented initiatives, including self‐help groups, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. These initiatives have become increasingly widespread over the years and today mental health self‐help initiatives outnumber traditional mental health organizations in the United States (Goldstrom et al., Admin Policy Mental Heal…
An Examination of the Integration of Certified Peer Specialists into Community Mental Health Centers
Developing Communities of Leaders
Community leadership programs are the most common approach to leadership development in the United States and traditionally emphasize community education and professional networking. Directors and volunteer board members from 17 local community leadership programs participated in the Kansas Community Leadership Initiative (KCLI) designed to enhance their community leadership skills. Participants gained new insights about themselves and others, fr…
Continuum of professional involvement in self-help groups
Some self-help groups prohibit professional involvement (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous), and other groups (e.g., Mended Hearts, a group for heart attack victims) have extensive involvement with professionals. Many theorists and researchers argue convincingly that groups which are professionally led are fundamentally different from peer-led self-help groups (Schubert & Borkman, 1991), and that professionals impact the behavior settings of the group (…
Factors Contributing to the Survival of Self‐Help Groups
Despite the growing utilization of self‐help groups, there have been only a handful of studies that have examined the factors that contribute to their survival. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that contribute to self‐help group survival by examining their relationship with external sources (i.e., national and local self‐help organizations, professionals) and group organizational characteristics (i.e., leadership diversificati…
Developing Communities of Leaders
Community leadership programs are the most common approach to leadership development in the United States and traditionally emphasize community education and professional networking. Directors and volunteer board members from 17 local community leadership programs participated in the Kansas Community Leadership Initiative (KCLI) designed to enhance their community leadership skills. Participants gained new insights about themselves and others, fr…
Community Development through Community Leadership Programs
Community leadership programs (CLPs) represent a mechanism for the development of leadership skills and concepts. Yet, CLPs have focused primarily on networking and providing community information to participants. The Kansas Community Leadership Initiative (KCLL) was a statewide leadership initiative designed to improve the leadership capacity of 17 communities. The KCLI provided leadership skills and concepts to CLP directors and board members w…
The Community Development for Healthy Children Initiative
An increasing interest in positive youth development has led to the creation and expansion of programs and initiatives related to youth involvement and engagement. This article focuses on the Community Development for Healthy Children initiative, which envisions making Kansas the best state in the nation in which to raise a child. The initiative includes three primary strategies: A multi-media campaign; technical assistance and support to local c…
How settings change people
Self‐help initiatives stand as a classic context for organizational studies in community psychology. Behavior setting theory stands as a classic conception of organizations and the environment. This study explores both, applying behavior setting theory to consumer‐run organizations (CROs). Analysis of multiple data sets from all CROs in Kansas provide insight into how organizational size influences member participation, how members benefit from p…
Understanding How Participation in a Consumer‐Run Organization Relates to Recovery
The goal of this study was to examine how different types of participation in a consumer‐run organization (CRO) are related to recovery. More specifically, this study uses structural equation modeling to examine the relative impact of empowering and socially supportive participation experiences on progress towards recovery among 250 CRO members from 20 CROs. An empowering participation experience refers to involvement in leadership roles and cont…
Introduction to the Special Issue on Mental Health Self‐Help
Since the 1950s, people with mental illness and their families have been organizing a wide range of self‐directed, mutual support oriented initiatives, including self‐help groups, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. These initiatives have become increasingly widespread over the years and today mental health self‐help initiatives outnumber traditional mental health organizations in the United States (Goldstrom et al., Admin Policy Mental Heal…
An Examination of the Integration of Certified Peer Specialists into Community Mental Health Centers
Political science (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Community Health and Development (5 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (5 works) · Health psychology (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works)