Research About GROW We encourage our members in GROW to
cooperate with the professional help they may need. Research shows that
mutual help groups are an important part of recovery.
Research conducted by Dr Lisabeth
Finn
Dr Lisabeth Finn at Curtin
University in Western Australia found that "Grow's major advantage is that
it offers a ‘real life' mini-community where people can develop new skills. The
benefits are concrete in terms of developing communication, social, life
management and problem solving skills. But there are also improvements in the
less tangible ‘quality of life' arena which come via gradual identity
transformation in terms of development of a sense of being useful, valuable and
belonging." Read the most recent article based
on Dr. Finn's research: "Capturing dynamic processes of change in Grow mutual
help groups for mental health" by Finn, L., Bishop, B &
Sparrow, N. (2009). American Journal of Community Psychology, 44, 302-315.
This research builds on more than 16
years of research during the 80's and 90's into GROWin the United States by Professor Julian Rappaport at the University of
Illinois and a doctoral study of mutual help undertaken by Professor Jim Young
at the University of Tasmania.
Research conducted by Briony L.
Kercheval
A thesis by Briony L. Kercheval submitted
in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Applied
Psychology (Community) School of Psychology, Faculty of Arts Victoria
University, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, March, 2005.
Click here to read Briony's
research: Women's experiences at GROW: ‘There's an opportunity there
to grow way beyond what you thought you could...'
Research conducted by Jennifer Evans
In 2012, Jennifer Evans a Masters
student from the Department of Psychology at University of Western Sydney
investigated the experience of belonging in GROW . Jennifer’s research
identified three distinct but interrelated stages in the formation of belonging
including the cultivation of a sense of safety, authenticity of expression, and
friendship formation.
Click here to read the executive summary of Jennifer Evans' research
Click here to read Jennifer Evans'
thesis: The Experience of Belonging in the Mutual Help Group GROW.
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