Can Professionals Work in the Counterculture?.

Brooke, Barbara A.; Heiligman, Avron C.

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Can Professionals Work in the Counterculture?

Brooke, Barbara A.; Heiligman, Avron C.

Social Work, 20, 5, 400-401, Sep 75

Research shows that lay counselors function as well or better than professionals in helping youth, a great percentage of whom go to self-help centers rather than formal clinics. The authors urge professional counselors to offer their help to counterinstitutions and cooperate with lay counselors on an equality basis. (SE)

Descriptors: Coordination, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Certification, Drug Abuse, Guidance Centers, Helping Relationship, Peer Counseling, State of the Art Reviews, Youth Agencies, Youth Problems

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