Abstract
Indigenous volunteers may provide a supplementary source of help to their emotionally disturbed peers. Lowering the threshold of accessibility of professional staff for direct service to students and consultation with dormitory staff are also a part of this program. Initial findings show promise for decreasing the dropout rate of disturbed students. There is a consensus among volunteers and clients concerning the relative value of the therapeutic community as a resource for treatment and maturation.
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Miss Niedenthal was formerly a participant observer in the living unit.
The authors gratefully acknowledge assistance in the preparation of this manuscript from B. S. Lacy, M.D., Consulting Psychiatrist; Paul Ruth, a former participant observer; and Ann Kugler and John Eger, both formerly volunteers. This project on which this report is based is supported by a grant from the Social and Rehabilitation Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (RD-2053-P-67-C1).
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Sinnett, E.R., Niedenthal, L.K. The use of indigenous volunteers in a rehabilitation living unit for disturbed college students. Community Ment Health J 4, 232–243 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01879123
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