Family Group Conferences as a Shared Decision-Making Strategy in Adults Mental Health Work.

ABSTRACT: Family Group conferences (FGC) provide a system by which a client and their family reach jointly key intervention decisions, from a number of options proposed by professionals. The system originated in child protection social work. Conceptually FGC is based on the assumption that the family is potentially a supportive social system for an individual with a variety of difficulties, including mental ill health. Reaching a family network agreement can lead to long term positive outcomes in self-confidence and social relationships. This strategy of shared decision making (SDM) can re-unite the family around the client's needs and wishes. It fits well the strengths based and the recovery-oriented approaches to mental ill health. Methodologically, this article provides a narrative review

SUBMITTER: Ramon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8315278 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature