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Enhancement of individual and community competence: The older adult as community worker

1982; Wiley; Volume: 10; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf00896496

1573-2770

Margaret Gatz, Oscar A. Barbarin, Forrest B. Tyler, Roger E. Mitchell, John A. Moran, Philip J. Wirzbicki, Janice M. Crawford, Annabel Engelman,

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American Journal of Community PsychologyVolume 10, Issue 3 p. 291-303 Article Enhancement of individual and community competence: The older adult as community worker Margaret Gatz, Margaret Gatz University of Southern California, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorOscar A. Barbarin, Oscar A. Barbarin University of Michigan, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorForrest B. Tyler, Forrest B. Tyler University of Maryland, Maryland, USASearch for more papers by this authorRoger E. Mitchell, Roger E. Mitchell Social Ecology Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn A. Moran, John A. Moran St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D. C.Search for more papers by this authorPhilip J. Wirzbicki, Philip J. Wirzbicki West Central New Hampshire Community Mental Health Services, Hanover, New HampshireSearch for more papers by this authorJanice Crawford, Janice Crawford Prince George's County Health Department, Cheverly, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorAnnabel Engelman, Annabel Engelman Prince George's County Health Department, Cheverly, MarylandSearch for more papers by this author Margaret Gatz, Margaret Gatz University of Southern California, California, USASearch for more papers by this authorOscar A. Barbarin, Oscar A. Barbarin University of Michigan, Michigan, USASearch for more papers by this authorForrest B. Tyler, Forrest B. Tyler University of Maryland, Maryland, USASearch for more papers by this authorRoger E. Mitchell, Roger E. Mitchell Social Ecology Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn A. Moran, John A. Moran St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D. C.Search for more papers by this authorPhilip J. Wirzbicki, Philip J. Wirzbicki West Central New Hampshire Community Mental Health Services, Hanover, New HampshireSearch for more papers by this authorJanice Crawford, Janice Crawford Prince George's County Health Department, Cheverly, MarylandSearch for more papers by this authorAnnabel Engelman, Annabel Engelman Prince George's County Health Department, Cheverly, MarylandSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 June 1982 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00896496Citations: 18 This study was supported by DHEW Administration on Aging grant No. 90-A-520/01 and 90-A-520/02, and by the University of Maryland Computer Sciences Center. We acknowledge Daniel Hurley's contribution to the project as Year 1 Field Coordinator. We thank Anne Bogat, Elissa Gease, Nancy Haws, Shari Miller, Cynthia Pearson, Carl M. Rogers, Richard Weisblatt, and the anonymous reviewers of the manuscript for their assistance. We also thank the community workers who helped to develop and conduct the project. 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