self-help group
Peer recovery meeting
A self-help group is an informal gathering of people who share a common problem or condition and meet regularly to support one another.
Members exchange advice, experiences, and encouragement without professional leadership: She joined a self-help group for people dealing with grief.
Alcoholics Anonymous is the model for many such groups.
Also called a support group.
Cooperative community support
- sharingDividing among others
- listeningAttending to sound
- empathySharing another's emotions
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
camaraderie · confidants · understanding · rapport · solidarity · trust · advice · validation
Impetus toward a goal
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
- growthIncrease in size
resilience · assertiveness · independence · capability · transformation · goal-setting · affirmation · breakthrough
Neutral process guide
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- sessionsPeriods for specific activities
- workshopsGroup learning sessions
reflection · insight · icebreaker · ground rules · check-in · crosstalk · moderation
Mutual goodwill among companions
- circleCurved closed shape
- networkInterconnected system
- support networkConnections providing assistance
- collectiveJointly organized group
association · congregation · assembly · forum · coalition · alliance · guild · society
Addiction recovery framework
- Alcoholics AnonymousRecovery fellowship for addicts
- Narcotics AnonymousFellowship for drug recovery
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
rehabilitation · relapse prevention · abstinence · sponsorship · clean time · sober living · withdrawal · coping strategies
Awareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- well-beingState of health, contentment
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
relaxation · journaling · gratitude practice · breathing exercises · visualization · body scan · grounding · intention setting
mutual aid
Cooperative community support
encouragement · camaraderie · confidants · understanding · rapport · solidarity · trust · advice · validation · lived experience
motivation
Impetus toward a goal
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- agencyPower to act
growth · resilience · assertiveness · independence · capability · transformation · goal-setting · affirmation · breakthrough · personal development
facilitator
Neutral process guide
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- sessionsPeriods for specific activities
workshops · reflection · insight · icebreaker · ground rules · check-in · crosstalk · moderation
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- circleCurved closed shape
- networkInterconnected system
- support networkConnections providing assistance
collective · association · congregation · assembly · forum · coalition · alliance · guild · society · league
12-step
Addiction recovery framework
- Alcoholics AnonymousRecovery fellowship for addicts
- Narcotics AnonymousFellowship for drug recovery
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
addiction · rehabilitation · relapse prevention · abstinence · sponsorship · clean time · sober living · withdrawal · coping strategies · testimonial
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- well-beingState of health, contentment
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
holistic · relaxation · journaling · gratitude practice · breathing exercises · visualization · body scan · grounding · intention setting
- cooperative financeco-op, cooperative, credit union, credit unions, cooperative bank
- microfinancemicrocredit, small loans, microloan, microloans, loan officers
- civic actioncivic engagement, community organizing, grassroots organizing, grassroots movement, volunteering
- farm financefarm loan, crop insurance, subsidies, farm credit, operating loan
- fraternal societiesfraternal order, fraternity, lodge, mutual aid society, benevolent society
- savings groupsmoney pool, tontine, pardner, merry-go-round, Christmas club
self-help grouppsychiatry
Mental health medicine
clinical treatment · psychotherapy · inpatient treatment · psychiatric care · medical intervention
self-help groupgoing it alone
Acting independently, unassisted
self-reliance · isolation · individual therapy · private practice · rugged individualism
self-help groupdenial
Refusal to accept reality
avoidance · suppression · enabling · codependency · self-destructive behavior
help, group, self, helper, selfish, helping, helped, grouping, grouped