It's the Activity that Counts: What Clients Value in Psycho-Educational Groups
| Autor: | Sandra Hale, Jocelyn Cowls |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Hospitals
Psychiatric Male Psycho educational Value (ethics) Canada 030506 rehabilitation Mental Disorders 05 social sciences Perspective (graphical) Attendance 050301 education Pilot Projects Mental health Group Processes Interviews as Topic Group structure 03 medical and health sciences Occupational Therapy Humans Process information Female 0305 other medical science Psychology 0503 education Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 72:176-182 |
| ISSN: | 1911-9828 0008-4174 |
| Popis: | Background. This qualitative pilot research study provides client-centred outcomes by evaluating psycho-educational groups from the clients' perspective. Purpose. This study was designed to determine what clients value in three psycho-educational groups offered in an acute inpatient psychiatric setting. Methods. Interviews lasting 30 to 60 minutes relating to the 8 participants group experiences were recorded and transcribed verbatim. A constant comparative approach was used to analyze data allowing for both expected and emergent themes to be integrated into later interviews. Results. Identified themes were group structure, readiness to attend groups and process information, and group milieu. Participants valued voluntary attendance and supportive milieu of groups. Insertion of relevant activity into groups to promote interaction, learning and information retention was also valued. Practice Implications. Occupational therapists offering mental health groups should consider a number of factors. These include the importance of transitioning clients from activity groups to psycho-educational groups, as well as the value clients place in determining their readiness to attend a group and having a supportive milieu with limits to emotional disclosure. |
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