Apply Psychoeducation: Development of a Family Education Resource
In this week’s introduction, it stated that psychoeducation and communication skills training are important components in a comprehensive treatment plan.For this assignment, you will develop an infographic or brochure to use for family education. Some free infographic tools include Piktochart, Canva, and Venngage. The goal of the resource is to provide an accurate and easy to understand summary of the schizophrenia based on principles of psychoeducation described in the readings. Your audience will be parents, family members, and significant others of a client newly diagnosed with schizophrenia.Your infographic must address:Positive symptoms of schizophreniaNegative symptoms of schizophreniaCauses of the condition (based on best current evidence)Major treatment approaches, including:medicationsindividual psychotherapyfamily therapyA discussion of expressed emotion (what is it; how can families manage?) with examplesThings families can do to help their loved one maximize their functioning.
