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Informationen zum Autor Gerd-Ragna Bloch Thorsen is a psychiatrist and teacher of psychotherapy. She is the coordinator of family-work at Stavanger Psychiatric Hospital, Norway and Deputy President of the Norwegian Psychiatric Association. Trond Grønnestad is a psychiatric nurse and leader of an educational project about mental health. Anne Lise Øxnevad is a psychiatric nurse and leader of the psychoeducational multifamily group division at Stavanger Psychiatric Hospital, Norway. Klappentext Family and Multi-Family Work with Psychosis provides a practical step-by-step guide for professionals treating psychosis using family work. The authors draw on over ten years of experience working with family and multi-family groups where there are members with a psychotic disturbance. They provide helpful guidance on vital issues, including setting up initial group meetings, crisis intervention plans, group structure, problem solving and communication in the group. Subjects covered include:the stress-vulnerability modelthe group structure and frameworkfamily-work in early psychosisworking with families of people suffering from psychosis and substance misusewhat can the family do to be of help and support?This accessible, jargon-free guide will be of great interest to anyone interested in investigating the potential for using family work to treat those with psychosis. Zusammenfassung This book provides a practical step-by-step guide for professionals treating psychosis using family work. Inhaltsverzeichnis McFarlane , Leff, Foreword. Bloch Thorsen, Introduction. Grønnestad , The Stress -Vulnerability Model. Johannessen , Psychosis - What is it? Methods. Øxnevad , Psychoeducational Multifamily Group Model. Øxnevad , Invitation to Family Work. Øxnevad , The First Contact: Dealing with the Crisis. Øxnevad , The Second Contact: Mapping the Genealogical Chart. Grønnestad , The Third Contact: Monitoring Early Warning Signs. Øxnevad , Contact Between the Group Leader and the Patient Alone. Grønnestad , The Educational Seminar. Øxnevad , The Group Structure and Framework. Øxnevad , The First Multifamily Group Meeting. Øxnevad , The Second Multifamily Group Meeting. Grønnestad , Problem Solving. Grønnestad , Crisis Intervention Plan. Arntzen , Communication in Groups. Experiences . Fjell , Psychoeducational Family-work in Single-family Groups. Arntzen , Conducting Educational Family-work Among Young Patients. Bloch Thorsen , Family-work in Early Psychosis. Bloch Thorsen , Psychoeducational Family-work Applied to Different Diagnoses. Drug Abuse and Psychosis . Barrowclough , Working with Families of People Suffering from Psychosis and Substance Misuse. Implementation of Psychoeducational Family-Work . Bloch Thorsen , What Qualifications Do Group Leaders Need? Øxnevad , How to Implement Psychoeducational Family-work in an Established System? Øxnevad , What Can the Family do to be of Help and Support? Bratthammer Family , Words from the Family. ...