WORKING WITH PARENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF IN PATIENT PSYCHIATRIC NURSING

A psychoeducational approach of the nursing staff's work with parents is presented. By offering a family visit to the unit prior to admissio n, systematic preparation of the admission process, reflected interact ions with parents during their visits, by parents' evenings and parent s' weekends, the nursing team makes a distinct contribution to the fam ilies' treatments. Pros and cons are dealth with, concerning issues of professional self-image, goal planning of the team as a whole, struct ures of team conferences, and supervision. As to evaluation, some para meters (incidence of dismissals for reasons of discipline, withdrawal of children against medical advice, patients referred to care of publi c authorities after treatment) are discussed for their usefulness.