Psychoeducational Mindfulness GroupIntroductionThis is a psychoeducational mindfulness group that will help provide foundational skills in training, development and group process among patients with congestive heart failure.Section OneThe Target Population of the group is for any individual between the ages of 18 and 55 who has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF) and who will benefit from mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy. According to research, mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy has been shown to be effective and empowering among heart disease patients (Kabat-Zinn, 2007). The mindfulness-based psychoeducational group aims to educate patients about congestive heart failure and help them understand the disease. It is important for patients to understand and learn to manage the disease because this gives the patient the ability to learn how to cope with it (Moser, 2002). Additionally, the goal of the group is to help patients develop the right skills to deal with congestive heart failure. The group is a diverse group that focuses on patients who need to manage and address congestive heart failure. According to SAMHSA (1999), heterogeneous groups “offer greater complexity and greater opportunities for a wide range of relationships, which can be extremely beneficial for many patients.” This is a closed group of 8 to 12 members who meet in weekly sessions for one hour over the course of ten weeks. A closed group is beneficial to the group because it is an educational group that goes step by step. It is important that each patient follows the entire curriculum to achieve the purpose of the group and be patient friendly. There are particular ways of out...... middle of paper ...... Clinical Pharmacology, 14 (4), 315-325. Retrieved from www.pubmed.gov SAMHSA (2009). The advantages of heterogeneous groups. Retrieved from www.samhsa.gov Still lies. What is mindfulness therapy? Retrieved from www.stillmind.comSullivan, M.,J., Wood, l., Terry, j., Brantley, j., Charles, A., McGee, V., Johnson, D., Krucoff,M., W ., Rosenberg, B., Bosworth, B, H., Adams, K., Cuffe, M. S. (2009). The Support, Education, and Research in Chronic Heart Failure Study (SEARCH): A mindfulness-based psychoeducational intervention improves depression and clinical symptoms in patients with chronic heart failure. American Heat Journal, 157(1), 84-90. Retrieved from www.medscape.com Varvogli, L., Darviri, C. (2011). Stress Management Techniques: Evidence-based procedures that reduce stress and promote health. Journal of Health Sciences, 5(2), 74-89. Retrieved from www.hsj.gr