This guide provides the necessary ingredients to improve the lives of patients who have significant problems related to their mental illness. It is a step-by-step manual for group leaders using evidence-based practices for mental health. It includes guidelines for using cognitive-behavioral strategies to teach more effective coping. For group members program places strong emphasis on putting knowledge strategies and skills into practice! Contains ten modules each covering a major topic area a structured step-by-step group format 50 leader instruction sheets and 50 easy-to-read client handouts. Guide comes with CD containing easy-to-reproduce PDFs of all worksheets.