A Family Psychoeducation Model for Long Term Rehabilitation

When one member of a family is medically compromised, the combined effects of disability and institutional stressors jeopardize the integrity and adaptive strength of the patients and the family. A psychoeducational program was designed to meet the needs of patients, families, and staff of a 912-bed chronic rehabilitation and nursing facility. Results are discussed in terms of positive changes in patient, family, and staff relationships, the utility of a family group intervention and its unique relevance as a preventive as well as rehabilitative treatment.