Implementation

Partnering With Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders - Facilitators' Guide

In Implementation:

• Recruitment
• Checklists and guidelines
• Role of facilitators
• Challenges

Recruitment

One of the challenges of offering support groups for family members is how to support potential group members while you are waiting for a sufficient number to start the group. The optimal group size is 10 to 12 participants and it can take time to build that number. You can start with a smaller number (six or more), if participants have committed to participating in all 12 sessions. Allowing the group to be heterogeneous in terms of the mental health and addiction issues that members are specifically concerned about was an advantage in our project.

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Partnering With Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders - Facilitators' Guide

• Overview
• Working with families
• Preparation
• Implementation
• Evaluation
• Session Outlines
  • Session 1: Introduction
  • Session 2: Substance use problems
  • Session 3: Mental health problems
  • Session 4: How concurrent disorders affect family life
  • Session 5: Self-care
  • Session 6: Stigma
  • Session 7: Navigating the treatment system
  • Session 8: Medication
  • Session 9: Relapse prevention
  • Session 10: Crisis and emergency
  • Session 11: Recovery
  • Session 12: Saying goodbye
• References
• Resources
• Appendix 1: An Overview of the Research
• Appendix 2: The Partnering With Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders Project

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