An Integrated Approach to Family Work for Psychosis is a manual for using cognitive behavioural approach to working with families of people with severe mental illness. The authors, all experienced clinicians, discuss the various core components of family work, including what constitutes family work, when it might be offered, and how and where it might be applied. As well as these core concerns, the authors also look at reframing challenges and overcoming common personal and external barriers to effective family work. Each chapter can be read individually or as part of the integrated manual. The central argument of the book is that family work must be individualised and it offers a clear approach to engaging and working with families to ensure that this happens, including guidance on how to link components of a service user's plan with their family's strengths and strategies for reducing stress. The book addressed both theory and practice, and concentrates on the experience of mental illness for the service user and their family, providing a focus for intervention. Exploring family work as an integrated psychosocial and educational support strategy, this manual will increase the confidence and competence of new family workers – mental health workers, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists – and broaden the knowledge of those already working in the area.
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Contents: Foreword. Biographies. Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. What is Family Work for Psychosis. 3. Why Offer Family Work for Psychosis. 4. Who is Involved in Family Work for Psychosis. 5. When to Offer Family Work for Psychosis. 6. Where to do Family Work for Psychosis. 7. How to Prepare for Family Work Meetings. 8.How to Conduct Family Work Assessments. 9.How to Manage Successful Family Meetings. 10. How to Promote Recovery through Family Work. References. Glossary. Appendices. List of Boxes and Figures. Index. |