65th Annual Conference

Friday, February 22
Morning Workshops
10:00 A.M. – 1:15 P.M.

Workshop 47

Training Leaders of Psychoeducational Groups

Chair:

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

Open to participants with less than four years of group psychotherapy experience

The newly developed psychoeducational groups' curriculum will be presented. All five modules will be experienced by participants, including mini-lectures, discussions, and exercises. Emphasized will be the needed adjustments from leading clinical groups to leading psychoeducational groups.
didactic-experiential-sharing of work experiences-demonstration
 

Learning Objectives:

1. Differentiate between psychoeducational groups and clinical groups.
2. List the leader's major tasks, skills, and functions.
3. Describe a process for planning psychoeducational groups.
 

Course References:

1. Brown, N. (2005). "Psychoeducational groups." In The Handbook of Group Research and Practice (S. Wheelan Editor). Sage. Thousand Oaks CA. 511 - 530
2. Bultz, B., M. Speca, P. Braher, P. Geggie & S. Page (2000) A randomized controlled trial of a brief psychoeducational support group for partners of early stage breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology. 9. 4. 303 - 313
3. Hornung, W., R.Feldmann, S. Kingberg, G. Buckkremer, & T. Reker. (1999) Long-term effects of a psychoeducational group psychotherapeutic intervention with schizophrenic outpatients and their key persons: Results of a five-year follow-up. European Archives of Psychotherapy Clinical Neuroscience, 249. 3. 162 - 167.