FAMILY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHOSIS

Family intervention in psychosis training from one of the UK's leading providers of intensive short courses.

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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 £4,165 plus VAT.
 
We are happy to provide our courses anywhere in the world for the standard UK fee plus the cost of one business class return airfare from the UK to the location of the course.



Target Training Day also available on this topic – see Targeted Training Days.

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