MULTIFAMILY GROUPS IN MENTAL HEALTH

Family carers of adults with schizophrenia spend an average of 6-9 hours a day providing care (WHO Europe, 2010) and the relevant role of families in caring for people coping with mental illness i...

The project intended to achieve the following objectives and results: A. Spread knowledge about Multifamily Groups (MFGs) in the field of mental health, also with the information collected through a research on multifamily groups existing in different territories and at an international level; B. Improve the operational methods adopted in multifamily group meetings according to the psychoanalysis of J.Garcia Badaracco, through the definition of the key elements for the organization and the management of the groups. C. Strengthen the role of the MFPGs conductor and facilitator through the design of a training curriculum based on his specific skills and competences. D. Strengthen the skills of local communities for the development of new MFGs managed by conductors trained in a European curriculum, providing information, methodology and tools. E. Strengthen the community of practice among key operators of GMFs, through the permanent sharing of know-how, training courses, all documents offered as OER. The objectives, results and products of FA.M.HE are closely linked to the development of the competencies of the MFPGs Conductors and Facilitators

The activities carried out through the project were: a)coordination and management of participatory planning and participatory implementation of: 1. all the activities and the methodologies adopted by partners; 2. the interventions to overcome the obstacles that arose in the implementation of the activities. b)coordination, management and constant monitoring of all activities, to ensure the carrying out of the tasks of all partners and the realization of the expected results; c) the revision of all the expenses; d)the revision and harmonization of the 24 texts produced in six languages; e) the development of the Italian research relating to multifamily groups in the field of mental health; f) the analysis, development and coordination of the activities for the identification of the competences of the Conductor and the Facilitator of the Multifamily Groups in mental health and for the drafting of the related training programme: g) the dissemination of the project and the results through the project website, publications and various European platforms, as well as through conferences and meetings organized by the partnership and other bodies.

The products and results achieved were: - a volume containing the results of a research conducted in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium on 'Multifamily Groups in Mental Health', in 6 languages; - A Toolkit in 6 languages, dedicated to Multifamily Psychoanalysis Groups (MFPGs) and containing: a) the 'Vademecum on the key elements for the GPMF Conductor and Facilitator' b) 'The competences of MFPG Conductors and Facilitators', c)'The MFPG Conductor and Facilitator Training Programme'; -a website (https://.www.fa-m-he.it), with the outputs created through FA.M.HE and open to the Community of Practice dedicated to stakeholders of Multifamily Groups; -two videos with images taken from MFPGs meetings with public officials, experts and family members; - documents (slides, articles, brochures, etc.) for the dissemination of FA.M.HE results through various channels (website, Erasmus+ platform, social networks, etc.) and through conferences and meetings with interested parties and managers politicians; - the strengthening of the partners' competences and the establishment of the first MFPG Community of Practice; - the participation of partners in events organized by other organizations to disseminate the results.