Psychosocial rehabilitation is currently one of the leading approaches of caring for people with emotional disability and is currently gaining wide-ranging acceptance. Despite its rapid expansion, articulation of the model lacks an organized body of knowledge and, consequently, "psychosocial rehabilitation" has become a euphemism for numerous and often unrelated methods of care. In this paper, based on extensive literature review, a list of major psychosocial rehabilitation principles is presented. The aim is to attempt to more closely distinguish the boundaries of the psychosocial rehabilitation model in order to contribute to and to enhance exchangeof ideas in this field.

In the past three decades, volunteers became the backbone of many human service organizations (HSOs). We propose that the role of groups in volunteer management is often neglected. We first review the theoretical and empirical literature on group dynamics relevant to fostering volunteering, followed by a literature review on the nexus between groups and volunteering. We then develop a model of four volunteer group types and their unique utility as it pertains to volunteering in HSOs: habitual volunteering group, dual-identity group, training-induced group, and provisional group. We conclude with a summary, discussion, and implications regarding the role of groups in volunteer recruitment, socialization, motivation, and retention.

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High-risk clients present a major challenge to the service system and to direct practice. The literature, however, provides us with technologies that are less than effective in working with high-risk clients. Understanding the subjective reality of high-risk clients, advocating for them, and forming a bond with them may enhance practice with this special population. A successful practice model should be based on a combined approach of advocacy/empowerment and primary relationship. Two case studies are provided to illustrate this approach.