title: Applying research on family education about mental illness to development of a relatives' group consultation model.
abstract: Results from a random field trial of family education interventions were applied to create a new model of family education programs. This paper reviews the family education literature, the random field trial results, and the pre-piloting of an adapted service model called group consultation. The new model emphasizes a more interactive approach to the conventional group workshop model as opposed to adherence to a pre-planned curriculum. Pre-pilot group participants were all past members of group workshops. In a process evaluation these group members were questioned about their reactions to the new group format and its usefulness.
authors.affiliation: Network, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19107, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mannion
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Draine
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meisel
mesh_terms: D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors