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Pyschoeducation
This is a specialist technique used to educate and empower individuals suffering from mental health issues. A therapist using psychoeducation role
is to assist and support the individual and importantly their family in dealing with the illness and often the stigmatization associated with mental
health conditions. Therefore psychoeducation is used to firstly as the name suggests to educate the individual and family members by the transfer
of knowledge regards the condition. Secondly, the technique is used to provide self-help and training as this goes a long way in thirdly, providing
medication and treatment support. Lastly, psychoeducation provides safe conditions for an individual or family member to vent their anger or
frustration.