Identify one aspect of the family experience that surprised you, including examples from the first person accounts
Identify one aspect of the family experience that surprised you, including examples from the first person accounts
June 15, 2020 Comments Off on Identify one aspect of the family experience that surprised you, including examples from the first person accounts Uncategorized Assignment-helpFamilies and Mental IllnessThe first person accounts provided in this week’s readings focus on how family members experience and react to a loved one’s (son, mother, sibling) mental illness. In your response:•Identify one aspect of the family experience that surprised you, including examples from the first person accounts;•Reflect on how using a family psychoeducational approach (described in the first reading) might be helpful to families experiencing the issue you chose to highlight.ReadingThe following readings can be found in the Reading List:•Lukens E., & Thorning, H. (2010). Psychoeducational family groups. In A. Rubin, D.W Springer, & K. Trawver (eds.), Psychosocial treatment of schizophrenia (pp. 89-144).•Family Member First Person Accounts of Mental Illness:oHyland, B. (2001). A thousand cloudy days. Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction, 3(1): 50-68.oBrodoff, A. S. (1988). First person account: Schizophrenia through a sister’s eyes—The burden of invisible baggage. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 14(1), 113–116.oLanquetot, R. (1983). First person account: confessions of the daughter of a schizophrenic. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 10(3), 467–471.oNeugeboren, J. (1994). Meanwhile, back on the ward. The American Scholar, 63(3), 337–348.oKanter, J., & Bernheim, K. F. (1995). Terri: Family-Centered Case Management. New directions for mental health services, 1995(65), 23-36. (this is the case that the family intervention group presentation will use to develop their roleplay)


