Psychoeducational Family Therapy

Question 1

Theoretical Underpinnings of Psychoeducational Family Therapy

Answer 1

• Problems happen TO a family (not caused by the family)
• The search for causes within family only aroused guilt and defensiveness
• Evidenced based practice (can demonstrate improvement for MD and Bipolar)

Question 2

Treatment Goal for Psychoeducational Family Therapy

Answer 2

To supplement and renew family resources; to build on family strengths. Not to cure psychiatric symptoms but give them hope to have a reasonbly stable life together

Question 3

Practice of Psychoeducational Family Therapy

Answer 3

• therapist= collaborative partner
• work with 1 family OR many families
• not necessarily successful with schizophrenics
• emphasize skills, problem management, and explicit description of treatment goals

Question 4

Family Therapy Interventions

Answer 4

• 1 day survival skills work shop (ie how to cope with schizophrenia)
• after discharge regular outpatient sessions to ensure stability and avoid relapse
• Treatment like Structural family therapy

Question 5

McFarlane Multifamily Group Guidelines

Answer 5

go slow
keep it cool
give 'em space
set limits
ignore what you can't change
keep it simple
follow dr's orders
carry on business as usual
no street drugs or alcohol
id early warning signs
solve probs step by step
lower expectatons, temporarily