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Community intervention with the elderly — a social network approach
Author(s)	John E Garrison, Jo-Ann Howe
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 24, no 7, July 1976
Pages	pp 329-333
Keywords	Mental disorder ; Psychiatric treatment ; Group work ; United States of America.
Annotation	A technique is described for using the advantages of a social systems approach when working with older people in psychiatric distress. The technique is based on the assumption that the solution to a variety of human predicaments lies within the collective instrumental and affective resources of the client's social network. The vehicle for accomplishing this objective is the `Network Session', during which a mental health professional meets with the old person and members of his/her social network to help resolve the difficulty. A case report demonstrating use of the technique is included. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980819001 A
Classmark	E: LP: IGG: 7T *
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