Implementation of Early Psychosis Intervention Program ... - EENet

59o Participation in discharge planning and patient care meetings.o Consistency in psychiatric care.o Reduced caseload/increased staff resources.6. Client and family psycho-educationStandard 3 indicates that EPI programs provide ongoing education to the client and family on avariety of topics including: the illness, role of treatment and medications, side effects, rights andresponsibilities, sustaining recovery and preventing relapses.Summary of Results:o Overall, most sites (84%) reported being able to deliver psycho-education to clients ‘most ofthe time’; this rate was lower for family psycho-education, at 71%. For both groups,implementation was slightly lower in smaller program sites.o Over a third of programs reported no implementation challenges. The main challenge notedwas staff time – for example, to prepare and deliver materials, and meet with families.o Almost all sites reported providing psycho-education materials specific to EPI.o Other suggested strategies included offering peer support and fun activities for youth; use ofgroup approaches; and utilizing web and social media to provide information and sharematerials for youth and families.Chart 11: Client and family psycho-education: Implementation* relative to other elements (Q98, Q99)Public educationEarly referralWellness plansGraduat ionOutreach andFamily educationPhysical healthFamily supportWorking with IP unitsCrisis managementFamily role in assessmtClient psycho-educationAccess to psy assessmtResponse timesAntipsychotic meds useRelapse preventionstandard elements0 20 40 60 80 100% of sites reporting implementation 'most of the time'* % programs reporting implementation ‘most of the time’ versus ‘some of the time’ or ‘not too often’.