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Putting the Session into Context:
This session is useful both for those who have little experience of mental health problems and for those who require a brief overview of the psychological interventions that are available. It is a brief session, for information only. There is limited interactive element and therefore should only be included at the request of the group as part of the collaborative process of developing an individualised programme and to ensure that information about these interventions is included somewhere.
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Teaching materials required
 Lap top and projector or acetates and OHP
 Reflective workbook
 Evaluation Sheets
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Training Outcomes:
After completion of this unit participants will be expected to:
 Have gained an understanding of the concept of psychological intervention in psychosis.
 To be aware of the range of psychological interventions currently available.
 To be aware of the evidence base for the efficacy of these approaches.
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Further Reading :
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The Cochrane Library. Issue 4, 2003, Oxford: Update Software.
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Pharoah FM, Mari JJ and Streiner D (2005) Family intervention for schizophrenia. (Cochrane Review) The Cochrane Library Issue 3,
Oxford Update Software.
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