Applying research on family education about mental illness to development of a relatives' group consultation model.
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.
Mannion
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Network, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19107, USA.
Draine
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Solomon
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Meisel
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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