Transition People and Alternate Services

Abstract

A developmental model of personal growth toward an alternate culture is presented. Through participation in several small groups and communities which focus on building a new identity, an individual is seen as growing away from the dominant culture toward new values. The psychic costs of such a transition are suggested, and the need for alternate services to deal with the casualties of this cultural change process is described. The growth of such alternate services and the structural conflicts which emerge fromn the split organizational commitment to, ersonal growtJifor staff and help for clients are outlined. Some aspeterface of the alternate community with the dominant culture and their effects on the structure and commitment of the alternative group are also presented.

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