As Rayan perceptively points out, what seems to have distinguished them during that early period «was their meeting in the homes around four shared realities: shared faith, shared prayer, shared or broken bread... and
finally shared material resources».
A variety of accommodation will be provided, from
shared rooms in hotels to tents and
finally to whatever you can make from it with the
materials provided!
The different psychosocial interventions all have some overlapping paradigms; for example, psychoeducation is part of CBT.47 It may also reflect a similar approach to delivery, in that
material is presented in a sequential and structured manner, with an emphasis on patients gaining personalised skills in the management of their illness.34
Finally, the different psychological approaches each have their own emphasis, but
share the strategies shown in Box 2 — that is, key content related to the therapeutic alliance, education, enhancement of adherence, early identification of prodromes, awareness of illness triggers, the importance of supportive relationships, and development of strategies such as relapse prevention plans and constructive coping skills.