Family Psychoeducation

An Evidence-Based Practice

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What Are Evidence-Based What Are Evidence-Based Practices?Practices?

Services that have consistently Services that have consistently demonstrated their demonstrated their effectivenesseffectiveness in in helping people with mental illnesses helping people with mental illnesses achieve their desired goals achieve their desired goals

Effectiveness was established by Effectiveness was established by different people who conducted different people who conducted rigorous studies and obtained similar rigorous studies and obtained similar outcomesoutcomes

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Examples of Evidence-Based Examples of Evidence-Based PracticesPractices

Family PsychoeducationFamily Psychoeducation

Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring DisordersDisorders

Supported EmploymentSupported Employment

Assertive Community TreatmentAssertive Community Treatment

Illness Management and RecoveryIllness Management and Recovery

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Why Implement Evidence-Based Why Implement Evidence-Based Practices?Practices?

According to the New Freedom Commission on According to the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health:Mental Health:

State-of-the-art treatments, based on State-of-the-art treatments, based on decades of research, are not being decades of research, are not being transferred from research to transferred from research to community settingscommunity settings

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Why Implement Evidence-Based Why Implement Evidence-Based Practices?Practices?(continued)(continued)

According to the New Freedom Commission According to the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health:on Mental Health:

IIf effective treatments were more f effective treatments were more efficiently delivered through our efficiently delivered through our mental health services system … mental health services system … millions of Americans would be more millions of Americans would be more successful in school, at work, and in successful in school, at work, and in their communitiestheir communities

——Michael Hogan, ChairmanMichael Hogan, Chairman

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What Is Family What Is Family Psychoeducation?Psychoeducation?

Family Psychoeducation (FPE) is a Family Psychoeducation (FPE) is a structured approach for partnering with structured approach for partnering with consumers and families to support consumers and families to support recovery.recovery.

Consumers and families receive Consumers and families receive information about mental illnesses and information about mental illnesses and learn problem-solving, communication, learn problem-solving, communication, and coping skills.and coping skills.

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IsIs FamilyFamily Psychoeducation Psychoeducation Effective?Effective?

Fewer consumer relapses and Fewer consumer relapses and hospitalizationshospitalizations

Increased consumer participation in Increased consumer participation in vocational rehabilitation programsvocational rehabilitation programs

Improved family well-beingImproved family well-being

Greater family knowledge of serious Greater family knowledge of serious mental illnessesmental illnesses

Fewer feelings of stress and isolationFewer feelings of stress and isolation

Reduced medical illnesses and use of Reduced medical illnesses and use of medical care of familiesmedical care of families

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How Is FPE Provided?How Is FPE Provided?

Joining Joining SessionsSessions

Educational Educational WorkshopsWorkshops

Ongoing FPE Ongoing FPE SessionsSessions

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Joining Sessions Joining Sessions

Initially, trained practitioners meet Initially, trained practitioners meet with consumers and their respective with consumers and their respective family members in introductory family members in introductory meetings called meetings called joining sessionsjoining sessions..

The purpose of these sessions is to The purpose of these sessions is to learn about their experiences with learn about their experiences with mental illnesses, their strengths and mental illnesses, their strengths and resources, and their recovery goals.resources, and their recovery goals.

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Educational WorkshopEducational Workshop

To meet the distinct needs of family To meet the distinct needs of family members, in the second phase of the FPE members, in the second phase of the FPE program, practitioners offer a 1-day program, practitioners offer a 1-day educational workshop based on a educational workshop based on a standardized curriculum. standardized curriculum.

Practitioners also respond to the individual Practitioners also respond to the individual needs of consumers and families throughout needs of consumers and families throughout the program by providing information and the program by providing information and educational resources.educational resources.

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Ongoing FPE SessionsOngoing FPE Sessions

In the third phase of the FPE In the third phase of the FPE program, practitioners offer ongoing program, practitioners offer ongoing sessions that use a structured sessions that use a structured problem-solving approach to address problem-solving approach to address current issues consumers and current issues consumers and families face. families face.

Practitioners offer these sessions in Practitioners offer these sessions in either a multifamily or single-family either a multifamily or single-family group format for 9 months or more.group format for 9 months or more.

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Multifamily Group FormatMultifamily Group Format

Multifamily groups consist of five to Multifamily groups consist of five to eight consumers and their respective eight consumers and their respective family members.family members.

Those who attend these groups often Those who attend these groups often benefit from peer support and mutual benefit from peer support and mutual aid.aid.

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Practice Principles Practice Principles

Consumers define Consumers define who who familyfamily is. is.

The practitioner-The practitioner-consumer-family consumer-family alliance is alliance is essential.essential.

Education and Education and resources help resources help families support families support consumers’ consumers’ personal recovery personal recovery goals. goals.

Consumers and families Consumers and families who receive ongoing who receive ongoing guidance and skills guidance and skills training are better able training are better able to manage mental to manage mental illnesses.illnesses.

Problem-solving helps Problem-solving helps consumers and families consumers and families define and address define and address current issues.current issues.

Social and emotional Social and emotional support validates support validates experiences and experiences and facilitates problem-facilitates problem-solving.solving.

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SummarySummary

FPE is an approach for working in FPE is an approach for working in partnership with consumers and families partnership with consumers and families to help consumers achieve their to help consumers achieve their personal recovery goals. personal recovery goals.

FPE practitioners provide information FPE practitioners provide information about mental illnesses and help about mental illnesses and help consumers and families enhance their consumers and families enhance their problem-solving, communication, and problem-solving, communication, and coping skills. coping skills.

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Additional ResourcesAdditional Resources

For more information about Family For more information about Family Psychoeducation and other evidence-Psychoeducation and other evidence-based practices, visit:based practices, visit:

http://www.samhsa.gov/SHINhttp://www.samhsa.gov/SHIN