Psychoeducation Disease Model

Psychoeducation is an integral part of the treatment process and its explicit purpose is to educate the individual and family on substance abuse disorders, co-occurring mental health disorders and dual diagnosis. Psychoeducation is traditionally used alongside group and cognitive behavior treatment. The overall purpose is to provide patients and their family struggling with addiction, education on their condition and provide empowerment to cope with the addiction.
This evidence based training covers a broad spectrum of topics with the purpose of understanding the nature of the behavior of addiction and the disease model. During psychoeducation, biology, psychology, and the recovery process of this disease are discussed. Emphasis is placed