Therapeutic Education
3- Conducting therapeutic educational
sessions for patients?*
Group sessions
Group size: at least three people, at most eight children or ten adults
Length of the sesssion: 30 min for children with breaks and 45 min for adults
Benefits:
- to bring together patients with similar educational objectives
- to share experiences and knowledge
Individual sessions
Length of the sesssion: 30 to 45 min
Benefits:
- getting closer to certain patients who experience difficulties speaking in group settings
- makes sessions more accessible
*(Haute Autorité de Santé Française (HAS) – Decree of June 2007)