D'Augelli A R, Vallance T R
J Community Psychol. 1982 Jul;10(3):199-209. doi: 10.1002/1520-6629(198207)10:3<199::aid-jcop2290100302>3.0.co;2-a.
This report addresses conceptual and practical problems in evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention which used a pyramid training model for improving helping skills for informal helpers in two rural communities. Against a background for a study of help-giving and help-seeking patterns, the transmission of helping skills from professional to community trainers to local helpers was studied. Impacts of the intervention on other aspects of the community are reported.