64th Annual Conference

Friday, March 9

Morning Workshops

10:00 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

Workshop 44

Leading Psychoeducational Groups

Presented in cooperation with the National Registry of

Certified Group Psychotherapists

Chair:         

Nina Brown, Ed.D., LPC, NCC, FAGPA, Professor and Eminent Scholar, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

Emphasized in the workshop are practical strategies and techniques leaders can use to effectively facilitate psychoeducational groups in a variety of settings.  Presented will be fundamentals for planning, facilitating and evaluating these groups in a format that will use a variety of teaching and learning methods as models.  Information about research findings on the efficacy of psychoeducational groups for a wide range of issues, concerns, condition and diseases will also be included.

demonstration, didactic, experiential, sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1. List the steps in planning a psychoeducational group.

2. Discuss how group stages, group dynamics and therapeutic factors are similar and different for psychoeducational and clinical groups.

3. Compare the leader's roles in psychoeducational, other non-clinical groups, and clinical groups.

4. Identify how group plans can be modified for the target audience, such as children, adolescents and adults.

Course References:

1. Beardslee, W., Wright, E., Rothberg, P., Salt, P., & Versage, E. (1996). Response of Families to Two Preventive Intervention Strategies: Long-term differences in behavior and attitude change. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 35(6), 774-782.

2. Brown, N. (2003). Psychoeducational Groups. Brunner-Routledge. New York.

3. Pekkala, E. and Merinder, L. (2002). Psychoeducation for Schizophrenia.  Cochrane Database System Review. 2, CD002831.