Support group

In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help, usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial, for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic. Members with the same issues can come together for sharing coping strategies, to feel more empowered and for a sense of community. The help may take the form of providing and evaluating relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to and accepting others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also work to inform the public or engage in advocacy.

History

Formal support groups may appear to be a modern phenomenon, but they supplement traditional fraternal organizations such as Freemasonry in some respects, and may build on certain supportive functions (formerly) carried out in (extended) families.

Other types of groups formed to support causes, including causes outside of themselves, are more often called advocacy groups, interest groups, lobby groups, pressure groups or promotional groups. Trade unions and many environmental groups, for example, are interest groups. The term support group in this article refers to peer-to-peer support.

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Investors shrug off risks to Caverton earnings despite air mishap

Business Day Online 05 Feb 2019

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Fidelity, Caverton, FCMB top advancers’ league as Resort Savings, Sovereign Trust, Medview decline most

Business Day Online 31 Jan 2019

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Unique Group enters into a pivotal partnership with POSH Subsea to offer integrated diving solution

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Equities Market Remains Upbeat on Gains by Bellwethers

This Day 25 Jan 2019

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Aqualis Offshore sets up office in Australia

Oilfield Technology 08 Jan 2019

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MMHE and TechnipFMC secure offshore agreement from Saudi Aramco

Splash24/7 27 Dec 2018

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The Post and Courier 23 Dec 2018

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GOIL consummates partnership with ExxonMobil

Ghana Business News 30 Nov 2018

Mr Akorli said GOIL had incorporated a new company named GOIL OFFSHORE LIMITED to undertake the upstream activities for and on behalf of the group. “The group is expected to support the new company with its balance sheet which then closes the chapter if the company has the financial muscle to play within the upstream space,” he said....

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GOIL, ExxonMobil sign Joint Operating Agreement for oil exploration

Joy Online 28 Nov 2018

The signing of this agreement has seen GOIL incorporate a new company named GOIL OFFSHORE LIMITED to undertake the upstream activities for and on behalf of the group. The group is expected to support the new company with its balance sheet which then closes the chapter if the company has the financial muscle to play within the upstream space....

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Caverton Boss: Promoting Education through Private Participation

This Day 28 Nov 2018

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Amendment 9: Oil drilling ban, vaping, considered together on Amendment 9

NWF Daily News 05 Nov 2018

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Caverton Grows Nine Months Pre-Tax Profit by 39% to N2.63bn

This Day 30 Oct 2018

Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc(COSG), a leading provider of marine, aviation and logistics services to local and international oil and gas companies in Nigeria, has reported a profit before tax (PBT) of N2.63 billion and profit after tax (PAT) of N1.613 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018....