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Overview
• Introduction • Pyramid of Family Care• Pyramid Journey• Capacity Building • Training • Supervision
Literature
• Family intervention efficacy in: – reducing relapse rate– decreasing stress and burden
• Family intervention/diagnosis• Service delivery level/effectiveness• Collaborate with families
(not pathologise)
Barriers to Family Work
• Skills and training• Confidentiality• Resources • Attitudes - family work “highly specialized”
Family Needs
• Information/education• Coping skills • Crisis support• Communication• Rarely family therapy
Pyramid of Family Care:A framework for family involvement with
adult mental health services*
*Mottaghipour Y. & Bickerton A.
Pyramid of Family Care:Overview
• User friendly template for everyday practice• Basic to specialised• Clinical and training tool• Minimal standard of care• Collaboration
Pyramid of Family Care:Confidentiality dilemma
• Consent important
• Confidential and non-confidential information
Pyramid of Family Care:I. Connection and Assessment
• Introductions and explanation of the family service partnerships
• Documentation of the contact details of key family members
• Assessment of the urgent and basic needs of family• Establishment of a system of safety• Orientation to the Mental Health service• Development of a plan and involvement of other
agencies (as needed)
Pyramid of Family Care:II. General Education
• Assessment of needs• Education:
– Mental health services– Illness/treatment– Mental Health Act– Community resources & NGO
• Referral and liaison (as needed)
Pyramid of Family Care
I. Connection & Assessment
II. General Education
III. Psycho-education
Minimum standard of care
Pyramid of Family Care:III. Psycho-education
• Assessment of needs• Psycho-education:
– Single family education session– Family education group
• Referral and liaison (as needed)
Pyramid of Family Care
I. Connection & Assessment
II. General Education
III. Psycho-education
Minimum standard of care
IV. Consultation
Pyramid of Family Care:IV. Consultation
• Assessment of needs• Continue contact and support• Consultation (as needed)• Referral and liaison (as needed)
Pyramid of Family Care
I. Connection & Assessment
II. General Education
III. Psycho-education
V. Family Therapy
Minimum standard of care
IV. Consultation
Pyramid of Family Care:V. Family therapy
• Assessment of needs• Family therapy• Ongoing liaison between professionals
Pyramid of Family Care:Moving up the Pyramid
• Family related factors:– High distress– Problems in other family members– Pre-existing risk factors - eg. family violence
• Illness related factors:– Type– Chronicity– Disability
Uses of the Pyramid of Family Care
• Clinical tool• Quality assurance• Standardization• Training tool• Service development• Research
Pyramid of Family Care:Conclusion
• Framework for involving families in everyday practice
• Higher level interventions are built upon family- service partnerships
• Empowering clinicians to work with families
Pyramid of Family Care Premises
• If all family members have their basic needs met, then only a small proportion will need specialized services
• It is within the scope and competence of generalist mental health service providers to engage, assess and address the basic needs of most family caregivers
Pyramid of Family Care
I. Connection & Assessment
II. General Education
III. Psycho-education
V. Family Therapy
IV. Consultation
Minimum level of care
Connecting with CarersIs Everybody’s Business
• Training resource• Handbook and DVD• Capacity building• Pyramid of Family Care
Bickerton A. et al. Working with Families Program, Sutherland Division of Mental Health, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service, NSW Health 2007.
Questions to Consider
• Rate your service. What parts get higher or lower rating?
• How families/carers will rate your service?• Children• Sibling• System of safety
Pyramid of Family Care/Educational Package
• Education package based on level two and three of the Pyramid
• 14 modules to use for family education– Clinical guide– Presentation– Fact sheet– Video clip
Hassack K. Connecting with Carers through Education: a guide for mental health service providers. South Eastern Sydney Illawara, NSW 2010.
Hossack k. et al. Connecting with Carers through Education: a guide for mental health service providers, South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Health Service, NSW Health 2010.
Pyramid of Family Care/Cultural
• Connecting with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) carers
• Linguistic• Cultural • Acculturation• Stigma
Woodland Lisa, et al. Connecting with Carers from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds, Multicultural Health and Mental Health Services, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, NSW Health 2012.
Level One: Connection and Assessment
• Interpreter / Confidentiality• Bilingual• Cultural background• Level of acculturation • Intergeneration conflict
Level Two:General Education
• Myths about mental illness• Stigma : experience and judgment of community• Experience of mental health services in country of
origin• Preferred language and English• Multicultural community supports• Education to significant people in the community
Questions to Consider
• What techniques and resources do you have in your service for connecting with CALD carers?
• What barriers do you encounter in your service?
Working with “CALD” Carers
• Language• Cultural • Higher level of stigma?• Immigration issues• Lower level of mental health literacy• Resources• More similarities
Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders*
• Project for personality disorder• Improve capacity of mainstream health services• Referral pathways between generic and specialist
treatment• Use of Pyramid of care • Training
Grenyer BFS & Fanaian M (2015) Final report on the treatment of personality disorders research project (2010-2013) Wollongong: University of Wollongong, Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute
* Grenyer BFS & Fanaian M (2015). Final report on the treatment of personality disorders research project (2010-2013) Wollongong: University of Wollongong, Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute.
Pyramid of Family Care:Similar Settings
• Responding to the need of children and parents in families experiencing drug and alcohol problems
• The Supervisor’s guide: Integrating Family Inclusive Practice into Clinical Supervision for the Addiction Workforce
• National Guidelines for a Comprehensive System to Support Family Caregivers of Adult with Mental Health Problems and Illnesses
Pyramid of Family Care Guidelines
• 70% women• 60% employed• 20% care for another person as well• 47% over 5 years of caregiving• Take care of their grandchildren• 10% of clients refused consent, but half of family
caregivers were contacted.
Summary: Pyramid of Family Care Journey
• Educational / Training• Linguistic and Cultural considerations• Manual for families• Guidelines• Applying to Other diagnostic categories
Developing Family Friendly Services
• Pyramid of family care• Cost effective• Sustainable family friendly services• Capacity building
• How family friendly your service is?
Capacity Building
• Leadership• Organizational structures• Workforce development• Strategic resource allocation• Partnerships
Capacity Building
• Leadership : Support for family friendly initiatives at all levels
• Organizational structures/organizational support– Committees– Policy and procedures– Core clinical group
Capacity Building• Workforce development
– Training for staff– Supervision and consultation
• Strategic resource development– Factsheets and packages– Family room
• Partnerships: Working with Non Government Organizations
Capacity Building
• Initial linking and engagement of families
• Knowledge and skills
• Support for families
Carers’ Experience
• Burdensome responsibility• Roller coaster and unpredictable experience• Feeling responsible for their illness• Coming to terms with the change• Becoming closer• Maintaining hope
McCann TV, et al. First-Time Primary Caregivers’ Experience of Caring for Adult with Frist-Episode Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin , 37(2):381-388, 2011.
Experience of Family Psychoeducation
• Alliance• Support• Anxiety and tension• Knowledge and learning• Time• Structure• Nilsen L. et all. Patient and members experiences of a psychoeducational family
intervention after a first episode psychosis: a qualitative study. Issues Mental Health Nursing 35(1):58-68, 2014.
Pyramid of Family Care:Baseline Clinician Skills
• Counselling • Empathic listening• Skills in developing a working alliance• Knowledge of mental illness
Training:Connection and Assessment
• “CAP” – Connect , Assess and Plan*• Change of attitude• Shared language• Words to use when working with carers and
patients/clients
*Mottaghipour Y. & Bickerton A.
Outline of the “CAP” :Family Assessment Proforma
• Reason for referral
• Genogram
• Family and the illness:– Knowledge – Impact– Past treatment experiences
Outline of the “CAP” :Family Assessment Proforma
• General Family Assessment:– History– History of family violence/child at risk– Structure– Communication patterns– Life cycle changes– Family - community relationship– Family’s strengths– Stress level
Denial
Skills Information Experience
Survival skills •Etiology•Treatment•Prognosis
•Devastation•Guilt•Shame•Blame•Anxiety•Depression
Recognition
Skills Information Experience
•Crisis response skills•Negotiating skills
•Meaning of symptoms•Resources•Medications
•Hopelessness•Limitation of services•Disillusionment•Worry•Burn-out•Mourning•anger
Coping Skills Information Experience
•Personal stress management skills•Symptom/problem behavior management skills•Collaboration skills
•Personal stress•Managing symptoms•Self-help groups
•Accepting chronicity•Letting go of dreams•Acknowledging personal limits•Trying new behavior•Focus on management
Advocacy
Skills Information Experience
•Advocacy and organizational skills•Educational skills
•Public relations•Political process•Advocacy
•Confrontation•Initiation•Assertiveness•Transformation•New awareness of personal power•Renewed capacity to feel alive and excited
Training:General Education
• Workshop– Genogram– Family of origin– Family questions/ group exercise– Resources– Role playing
Training: Psychoeducation
• Workshop– Referral– Contact– Preparation– Observers– Content– Role playing
Training: Consultation
• Direct service for families • Training for staff• Family consultation session:
– Clinician referral– Consultation team– One way mirror– Family viewing consultation team as well– Therapeutic summary letter
Supervision
• Parallel process/ booster session for us?
• Adherence to protocol
• Shared/common language