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| Change Agents | 1 |
| Community Programs | 1 |
| Counseling | 1 |
| Developmental Psychology | 1 |
| Helping Relationship | 1 |
| Interpersonal Competence | 1 |
| Personality Theories | 1 |
| Psychoeducational Methods | 1 |
| Reinforcement | 1 |
| Social Exchange Theory | 1 |
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| Counseling Psychologist | 1 |
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| Skovholt, Thomas M. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSkovholt, Thomas M. – Counseling Psychologist, 1974
This paper describes the evolution of the helper therapy principle into a popular idea in community psychology and argues for the increased use of helping by the client as a therapeutic tool. Further, the paper attempts to explain the helper therapy principle by use of current psychological theory and research. (Author)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Programs, Counseling, Developmental Psychology
