The Role of Psychoeducation in Trauma Recovery: Recommendations for Content and Delivery.
Providing trauma psychoeducation remains a highly popular intervention despite the fact that little remains known about how effective such information provision is for improving participant outcomes. In this article the author outlines recommendations that can be identified from available research on how to provide psychoeducation for trauma recovery. The author also describes suggested content areas and material to include in this psychoeducation, highlighting the importance of conducting trauma psychoeducation in a culturally-sensitive, human-centered, and relationship-focused manner which emphasizes the value of building resiliency in response to trauma.
a School of Education and Social Services, Saint Leo University , St. Leo , Florida , USA.
James D
JD
Whitworth
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D054521:Cultural Competency; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
Trauma; psychoeducation; recovery; resiliency