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Don’t Go It AloneFinding Help in Hard Times
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Social Support
• Help from family, friends, caregivers, community associations, and self-help groups
• Meets needs that are not being met by other personal resources
• One of several personal resources
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Social Support
Reduces our vulnerability or reaction to stress
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Social Support
• People differ in their level of social support• This is due to variance in:
– Access to support – Social skills to build support– Willingness to use support
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Increases Well Being
• Social support increases well-being in two ways– By increasing ones place in a
stable, nurturing network of support
– By providing needed resources in times of stress
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When Social Support Helps
• Research shows that strong social support networks – Act as a daily stress reducer– Prevent disease– Guide positive decision making
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Health Benefits of Social Support
• Increases immunity• Reduces premature death• Can help prevent the common cold
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Identifying Sources of Social Support
• Beyond the obvious families and friends
• Church• Neighborhood babysitting coops• Community volunteer groups• Community agencies• Clubs – such as book clubs,
sewing clubs, dinner clubs, etc. • Networks of others
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What Social Support Can Provide
• Information• Feedback and guidance• Influences to our belief
systems and ways of thinking• Helps in problem solving
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Social Support Can Provide: cont.
• Material aid• Place to rest and recuperate• Reference group for decision
making• Source of identity• Emotional strength
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Ways to Increase Social Support
• Get involved in your community• Reach out to others in your
community• Its important to develop social
support when you are not in crisis
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When Social Support Is Not Enough
It is important to note that some crises require more help than can come from typical social
support networks…
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Identifying Your Social SupportAssignment
• New Baby• Job Loss• Moving/ Relocation• Marital Change• Natural Disaster• Personal Illness• Family Change
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Finding Help in Hard Times
Remember,
You Don’t Have to Go It Alone!
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For more information please refer to the Don’t Go It Alone newsletter on your mini-CD
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