Treatment
This group type focuses on helping members cope with stressful life events, such as a caregiver or cancer survivor group.
Support Group
Founded in 1935, this classic organization serves as the global blueprint for modern 12-step peer support.
Alcoholics Anonymous
An ongoing group formed to accomplish a specific, continuous administrative mandate or charge from a larger parent organization
Committee
Facilitated by a clinician, this group specifically focuses on behavior change, rehabilitation, and resolving psychological trauma
Therapy Group
The core social mechanism of self-help, where members simultaneously give and receive help through shared understanding
Mutual Aid
The ultimate governing body responsible for policy making, mission oversight, and strategic financial control of a nonprofit agency
Board of Director
This structured group teaches concrete information and practical skills, such as a parenting or anger management class
Educational Group
Because they operate outside formal professional systems, self-help groups remain accessible by folowing this two-word financial model
Free/Voluntary
A temporary or permanent alliance of various independent community organizations coming together to solve a massive shared problem
Coalition
Designed for relatively well functioning individuals, this group helps members expand self-awareness and maximize personal potential
The primary personal asset and qualification needed to find credibility, guide others, or participate within a self-help group
Lived Experience
A task group composed of elected or appointed representatives from different chapters or regional divisions who meet to vote on overarching policies
Delegate Council
This treatment group focuses on teaching social skills and acceptable interpersonal behaviors to improve peer relationships
Socialization Group
Wisdom generated directly from surviving, navigating, and coping with a common hardship, rather than from academic research.
Experiemental Knowledge
A collaborative task group where professionals from different fields (e.g., social workers, nurses, psychiatrists) unite to coordinate client care
Multidisplinary Team