Psychoeducation in Mental Health

Psychoeducation  involves educating participants about a significant challenge in  living, helping participants develop social and resource supports to  manage the challenge, and to develop coping skills, and ultimately, to  deal with the challenge. In Psychoeducation in Mental Health, Joseph  Walsh offers a clear guide to human services practitioners looking to  expand their professional toolkit with psychoeducational methods. In  this book, Walsh incorporates the theories and fundamental "curative"  factors of all psychoeducational interventions, as well as tips for  professionals to effectively educate clients and those they rely on for  support. He contends that psychoeducation is about "lifestyle regularity  and healthy habits, early detection of warning signs, and treatment  adherence." Here, Walsh focuses on alleviating the suffering of those  with mental, emotional, and behavioral problems; people with physical  health disadvantages; and people experiencing bereavement. Through his  decades of experience in direct services in the field of mental health,  the author is able to outline practical theories of psychoeducation for  professionals in the fields of psychotherapy, counseling, and case  management to help practitioners make a lasting difference in the lives  of clients and their families.