Clinical issues in social network therapy for clients with schizophrenia

Wasylenki, Donald; James, Susan; Clark, Carrie; Lewis, Joan; Goering, Paula; Gillies, Laurie A.

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“…Walker et al (1977 ) defined a social network as a ‘set of personal contacts through which the individual maintains his social identity and receives emotional support, material aid and services, information and new social contacts… this network may include relatives, friends, neighbours, fellow employees, or professionals paid for their services’ (Walker 1977, p. 35). Networks may be said to have both structural and functional characteristics ( Wasylenki et al 1992 ). The structure of a network refers to its size and its density, density being the extent to which the network members are in contact with one another.…”

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“…SNT aims to enhance networks through the formation of new relationships and, or improved quality of existing relationships. Wasylenki et al (1992 ) describe a SNT programme developed in Toronto, Canada, for clients with schizophrenia. Three principle network intervention strategies were identified: network construction, which involved adding new members to a depleted network; network convening, requiring consultation between the therapist and network members to effect change; and network coaching, wherein the therapist assumed the role of educator or trainer for the network.…”

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Is befriending by trained volunteers of value to people suffering from long‐term mental illness?

Bradshaw

Haddock

1998

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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People who suffer from long term mental illness may be vulnerable to loneliness and isolation when living in community settings. Befriending by volunteers may be an effective way of combating such problems and helping clients to develop social networks. The findings of a small scale project to evaluate the views of people suffering from long term mental illness of an organized befriending scheme are reported. Nine subjects who suffer from severe mental illness were interviewed, all subjects felt befriending was helpful to them, and 67% of subjects thought it had improved their confidence when in social situations. Subjects who lived alone indicated a preference to see volunteers at home, whilst those who lived with carers preferred support in going out socially. The value of befriending schemes as part of community care services for this needy client group are discussed.

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Section: Interventions and Social Networkmentioning

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Is befriending by trained volunteers of value to people suffering from long‐term mental illness?

Bradshaw

Haddock

1998

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Programs such as these have the potential to impact the recovery process by alleviating caregiver burden, as well as improve family interactions and relationships (Lefley, 1997). Practitioners can encourage families and consumers to move outside of small or kin‐dominated social networks by including people and resources in the larger community (Biegel, Tracy, & Corvo, 1994; Wasylenki et al., 1992). On the continuum of mental health care, community‐based programs offer people opportunities to develop skills, socialize with others outside of the family context, and be known as someone other than a relative with an SMI (Peckhoff, 1992).…”

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Family Network Support and Mental Health Recovery

Pernice-Duca

2010

J Marital Family Therapy

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Family members often provide critical support to persons living with a serious mental illness. The focus of this study was to determine which dimensions of the family support network were most important to the recovery process from the perspective of the recovering person. Consumers of a community mental health program completed in‐depth structured interviews that included separate measures of social network support and recovery. Consumers named an average of 2.6 family members on the social network, interacted with family on a weekly basis, and were quite satisfied with their contact. This study revealed that support and reciprocity with family members are important dimensions of a personal support network that relates to the recovery process.

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“…The goals are to reduce dysfunctional patterns of interaction within the family and to promote healthy communication styles (Schoenfeld, Dott, Hemleyvan der Velden, & Ruhf, 1986). The present study is a post hoc examination of data obtained from a program that has been described in detail elsewhere (Gottlieb & Coppard, 1987; Wasylenki, James, Clark, Lewis, Goering, & Gillies, 1992). The aim of the program was 1) to increase network size, 2) to increase non-kin relationships, and 3) to develop multiplexity and reciprocity within the network.…”

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Differential outcomes in social network therapy.

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Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal

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The social networks o f 24 individuals with schizophrenia were examined after 1 year o f social network therapy. The participants were rated on symptoms and network variables prior to treatment and 1 year later. Successful treatment was defined using a standardized method designed to classify subjects into groups on the basis o f chart review by expert clinicians;12 o f the 25 participants were judged to have improved clinically. Social network was measured using Pattison and colleagues' Psychosocial Network Inventory (Pattison, DeFrancisco, Wood, Frazier, & Crowder, 1975). Symptoms were assessed using the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) (Overall & Gorham, 1962) and the Social Functioning Schedule (SFS) (Remington & Tyrer, 1979). An analysis o f variance with two factors (time and group) was carried out. The improved group showed significant improvement in the social network with an increase in the num This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly.Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal ber o f reciprocal relationships (p<.05) and confidants (p<.05) when com pared to the unimproved group. They also showed improvement on the S-D (psychotic symptom) subscale o f the BPRS (p<.001) and the A-D (Anxiety and Depression) subscale o f the BPRS (p<.001).

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Clinical issues in social network therapy for clients with schizophrenia

Cited by 15 publications

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Is befriending by trained volunteers of value to people suffering from long‐term mental illness?

Is befriending by trained volunteers of value to people suffering from long‐term mental illness?

Family Network Support and Mental Health Recovery

Differential outcomes in social network therapy.

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