2014 Volume 3 Pages 7-13
Objectives：To receive valuable suggestions on how the family group should shape the future path, through the analysis of the mental transformation that took place before the participation in the group and the things acquired from the parents of the group. Methods：Two researches based on the method of ethnography were made by using the data of the participant observation and the interviews to the seventeen members of the groups. Results：Two categories were identified through the research（the mental transformation that took place before the participation in the group, the things acquired through its participation）. The first consists of six stages：chaos, regret/ self-reproach, the feeling of isolation, retrace/ hope, never returning/ resolution, its participating . The preparedness to the illness became an obstacle to its participation. The second includes six factors：information, hope for the future, safe refuge, trusted circle, knowledge through experience, self-confidence. These six factors are thought to be very important “resources” of the group of the region. The importance of its role was clarified through the research：the group not only waits for new members, but also positively holds out helping hands to the family that does not join the group.
