Self-Help Groups: Advanced Topics

Course No. SHG-221

Audience
Students enrolled in the Hadley School for Professional Studies

Course Description
Are you thinking about starting a self-help group? This course can help you transform that idea into reality. It describes the skills needed to plan, organize, and lead a self-help group for blind or visually impaired people or their family members.

Media
The course is available in large print.

Organization
The course includes four lessons.

Credit
2 CEUs

Prerequisites
"Self-Help Groups: An Introduction" or instructor’s approval

Overview
Four assignments are submitted to the instructor.

Grading
satisfactory/unsatisfactory

Maximum Completion Time
2 months

Supplementary Course Materials
None

Objectives and Content

After completing Lesson 1, you will be able to:

identify reasons for starting a self-help group
describe the characteristics and various formats of self-help groups
discuss the tasks involved when planning a self-help group

After completing Lesson 2, you will be able to:

indicate the factors involved in scheduling a meeting place and time
describe ways to build group membership
describe how to conduct a self-help group meeting

After completing Lesson 3: you will be able to:

describe ways to lead a self-help group
describe ways of promoting positive interactions in a self-help group

After completing Lesson 4, you will be able to:

counter problematic behaviors in a self-help group
discuss what to do if serious depression becomes apparent in a self-help group member
discuss what to do if abuse-related issues (e.g., substance abuse, domestic abuse) become apparent in a self-help group

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