OBJECTIVES: To train interested and capable family members as group moderators of psychoeducational groups for family members in schizophrenia. METHOD: Development and evaluation of a curriculum consisting of 5 separate steps: participating in a psychoeducational group, participating in training-workshops, conducting psychoeducational group sessions with professional co-moderation, independently conducting psychoeducational group sessions, recruiting of future group moderators. RESULTS: Step 1, 2 and 3: statistically significant knowledge increase about schizophrenia, changed concept of illness. DISCUSSION: The 5-step curriculum appears to be a useful instrument for training family members as group moderators of psychoeducational groups for family members in schizophrenia.     «

OBJECTIVES: To train interested and capable family members as group moderators of psychoeducational groups for family members in schizophrenia. METHOD: Development and evaluation of a curriculum consisting of 5 separate steps: participating in a psychoeducational group, participating in training-workshops, conducting psychoeducational group sessions with professional co-moderation, independently conducting psychoeducational group sessions, recruiting of future group moderators. RESULTS: Step 1,...     »