Kurtz L F, Mann K B, Chambon A
Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis 46223.
Soc Work Health Care. 1987 Fall;13(1):69-78. doi: 10.1300/j010v13n01_06.
A survey of 120 mental health social workers inquired about their interactions with four mental health mutual-aid groups in Chicago. Fifty-six percent of the sample referred to one or more of the four groups but only 26% performed linking activities other than referral. The results indicated that, while theoretically positive about mutual-help groups in general, many of the social workers did not refer clients to the mental health groups, particularly those that were more therapeutically focused. The linking roles they recommended were directive, rather than egalitarian. Recommendations for practice are offered.
一项针对120名心理健康社会工作者的调查，询问了他们与芝加哥四个心理健康互助小组的互动情况。样本中有56%提到了这四个小组中的一个或多个，但只有26%开展了除转介之外的联系活动。结果表明，虽然总体上理论上对互助小组持积极态度，但许多社会工作者并没有将客户转介到心理健康小组，尤其是那些更注重治疗的小组。他们推荐的联系角色是指导性的，而非平等主义的。文中还给出了实践建议。
