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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
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Rationale and aims:
Current evidence is that the "education and support of families" is an effective intervention for psychosis. This should come as little surprise: by delivering this we stand the chance of generating an environment that is as conducive as possible to recovery.
Moreover, having a family member who has psychosis is so distressing and demanding that the family is a legitimate focus of attention in and of itself. Simply to tell them that it is unhelpful to 'express negative emotion' is so un-empathic as to make it counterproductive. There is much more to understanding family reaction and providing relevant support than this, and this forms the aim of the course.
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Agenda and learning objectives:
• Understanding Psychosis: and individual reactions to it. Families' reactions to psychosis:
families typically go through clear stages, though with marked fluctuations.
• Video: to get an in depth picture of how psychosis effected one family.
• Why involve families: After deinstitutionalization a number of factors have led to the
concentration on family interventions.
• Expressed emotion: Although the expression of negative emotion is unhelpful for the
patient, simply telling the family so may also be unhelpful.
• Assessment for Family Intervention: is essential.
• Engagement: Nothing we know is of any use unless we can engage with the family in
such a way that they will take notice of what we have to offer.
• Education: Covering: Diagnosis, Aetiology, Symptoms, Treatment options, Prognosis,
Early warning signs of relapse and relapse prevention.
• Tackling family criticism and hostility, problem solving, and how to set limits in the home.
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Download printable Microsoft Word information Sheet
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A 3-day course for 6-16 people.
We bring the training to you for an all-inclusive fee of $7,795 plus GST/HST.
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