Self-Help Clearinghouses
Promoting Collaboration Between Professionals and Volunteers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19352669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jared A Hermalin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 64-76 |
| Publication date | 1986-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Voluntary Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0607 • E-ISSN: 1552-7395 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/089976408601500208 |
| OpenAlex | W1999474925 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
A study of nine U.S. self-help clearinghouses reveals the wide range of services offered to self-lielp groups, professionals, individual consumers, and the com munity-at-large. The important roles played by volunteers in the performance of clearinghouse activities is highlighted, as is the role of the clearinghouse in fostering positive collaboration between professionals and self-help group volunteers. Clear inghouse similarities and differences are discussed, as well as variations in admin istrative functioning Given the extensive number of self-help groups/chapters known to the clearinghouses and the wide array of technical assistance available, clearinghouses provides an important vehicle for community volunteers and profes sionals seeking to expand the human service delivery system
Business · Service (business) · Marketing · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Service and Product Innovation
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1990 - 1998 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |