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Social networks: Theory and practice
Author(s) -
Turkat David
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198004)8:2<99::aid-jcop2290080202>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , natural (archaeology) , mental health , sociology , social network (sociolinguistics) , psychology , public relations , psychotherapist , psychiatry , computer science , political science , geography , world wide web , archaeology , social media
The importance of social networks in community mental health is explored. A distinction is made between natural and devised social networks. The development of liaison specialist and case manager roles as coordinators and links between clients and social networks indicates the values of ecological interventions.