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BRUCE SCHAFFER, MAANN FERGUSON, MSN, RN
AIDS CARE GROUP
PsychotherapeuticSupport Group for WomenA Ten Year Retrospective
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History of the group
ACG began in 1998Leadership support for MH services from the
startVolunteer psychiatrist for 2 yearsFunding from Part C allowed for growth of
Mental Health ServicesFunding then followed from Part D
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History of Group
Major leadership support for psychosocial services from the agency’s inception in 1998
Dr. Berman suggested group for women – saw need for disenfranchised women to form group / community / support system
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Group design
Dr. Berman defined the need for groupIdentified co-facilitators1 male / 1 female1 therapist / 1 nurseWomen showed the greatest need
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May 2003
Met at medical officeSet rulesEstablished format:
Trained facilitator Transportation Food Reminder calls / letters
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Goals
• Facilitate self-improvement• Encourage behavioral change• Adherence to care• Help client understand consequences or
potential consequences of behavior• Educate about disease• Educate about prevention• Empower consumers
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Objectives
Primary therapeutic modality: group therapyAdditional: individual therapyClient, family and community focusFocus: values, attitudes, behavioral changeSelf care, responsibility, accountability,
respect of self and others, commitment
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Structure
Provide: Transportation Food Support Reminders
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Group Format
Ground rules:Respect for each otherConfidentiality“I” statements – not “we” statementsConstructive criticism / feedbackProviding alternativesOverlap with addictions groups
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Format
Why male to co-facilitate women’s group?
Why bi-weekly?Why format / rules?Teach them to be group members
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Format
Introduction to group rulesRocks Phone lists / contact information shared
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Format
Food before groupCelebration of anniversaries, birthdaysChildren attend when they need toEnd with holding hands, serenity prayer and
hugs
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Group structure
Open with poemMoment of silenceIntroductionsIntroduction of new membersWho needs to talk?Who wants to talk?Update on group members not attendingFocus on new members first
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Group rules
What happens in the group stays in the group.
Respect other people’s timeProvide feedback
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Action Steps
Unconditional positive regardConducive environment for relating, sharing
and becoming open to being educatedNavigation of client resistorsValidation, encouragement and support of
self-efficacy
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Principles/strategiesmodified from motivational interviewing
Express Empathy – listen without judgment
Facilitator: genuine, real and always aware of maintaining a safe environment
Conducive for individual expression and group connectedness
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Develop Discrepancy
Help consumers identify, understand and develop a plan to make behavioral changes
Use: exploration, examination to point out discrepancies and explore consequences
Result: action plan for consumer
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Avoid Argumentation
If resistance is sensed – shift strategiesImportant to maintain motivationMost people will not be motivated to change
if they feel they are not supported – or must defend their actions
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Roll with the Resistance
If there is resistance: face it don’t fight itEmploy empathetic communication skills:Open ended questions, reflective listening,
interpretation, feedback, alternativesIf consumer is less resistant – facilitator
might educate or coach (role plays)
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Support self-efficacy
Facilitator will support consumer’s confidence in her ability to make and maintain positive changes
Will present consumers with examples of positive changes; praise, validate and affirm
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Major successes
Group cohesivenessSense of communitySupport through:
Deaths Incarcerations Anniversaries Relapses Bad relationships Hard times
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Consumer Advisory Board
• The group has also functioned as a Consumer Advisory Board
• Consistent forum for feedback on programs
• Consumer Satisfaction Surveys run through the group
• Focus group function throughout the years (nutrition, risk reduction and Hepatitis C)
• Piloted risk reduction education with group
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Survivors
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Challenges
Group cohesivenessAttention span of groupFunding to continueNeed for new groupsConfidentialitySpaceStaff Burnout
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Poem
Do not stand by my burial site and weep;I am not there; I do not sleep,I am a thousand winds that blow,I am the diamond’s glitter on the snow,I am the sunlight that shines on the flowers and your faceI am the gentle autumn’s rain, when you awake in the morning’s hush,I am the swift uplifting rush of air as the birds circle in flight.I am the stars that shine brightly in the night. Do not stand by my burial site and weep,I am not there.But please don’t forget me. Keep your memories of me alive.