["Family members inform family members" - family members as group moderators for psychoeducational groups in schizophrenia].
OBJECTIVE
To train interested and capable family members as group moderators of psychoeducational groups for family members in schizophrenia.


METHODS
Development and evaluation of a curriculum consisting of 5 separate steps: participating in a psychoeducational group, participating in training-workshops, conducting psychoeducational group sessions with professional co-moderation, independently conducting psychoeducational group sessions, recruiting of future group moderators.


RESULTS
Step 1, 2 and 3: statistically significant knowledge increase about schizophrenia, changed concept of illness.


CONCLUSIONS
The 5-step curriculum appears to be a useful instrument for training family members as group moderators of psychoeducational groups for family members in schizophrenia.
Rummel
Christine
C
Centrum für Disease Management, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Technischen Universität München. christine.rummel@lrz.tum.de
Pitschel-Walz
Gabriele
G
Kissling
Werner
W
D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D003479:Curriculum; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010379:Peer Group; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012657:Self-Help Groups