A nurse is conducting a workshop on family skill building. All participants have a family member with severe mental illness living in their household. Which method should be used to present coping skills to the participants?
a. Have a rehabilitation counselor facilitate the family-centered learning workshop.
b. Present a skill and allow participants to give feedback on the usefulness of the skill for their family member.
c. Arrange for the workshop presenter to be someone who has a family member diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness.
d. Have someone who has experience with in-home care for the mentally ill present a talk and question-and-answer session at the workshop.
C
Family education has become a primary nursing intervention when providing rehabilitative services to relatives of people with severe mental illness. Nurses have established workshops for family members that have been well received and have helped families cope with the challenges presented by the mental illness. Programming for these workshops can include information and skill-building exercises. The experiences of the more seasoned family members can be particularly helpful because they can share their successes and failures in using various coping strategies and provide needed social support.
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