A workbook for helping families of individuals with psychiatric disability to better understand their roles in the recovery and rehabilitation process; a resource for professionals and family members. This workbook - now available on CD - offers practical strategies for helping families of individuals with psychiatric disability to better understand their roles in the recovery and rehabilitation process. For mental health professionals, this workbook is a useful training resource for groups or self-study to enhance their understanding of family roles and their effectiveness in collaborating with family members. Family members can use this practical workbook to better understand their own changing roles in the rehabilitation process of their family member. The Role of the Family in Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Workbook describes the experience of having a family member with a psychiatric disability, and the multiple and changing roles that family members can play in the psychiatric rehabilitation process. The authors discuss: * The family members experience of loss and their process of recovery. * How to meet the many needs of young family members. * Practical coping strategies for family members. * How to help family members manage stress. * How to deal with confidentiality issues. * The cultural context of coping with a family member with a psychiatric disability. * Strategies for collaborative relationships between family members and mental health and rehabilitation professionals.
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