The Family Flashcards
What are characteristics of healthy families?
1. 2 3 4 5
- Healthy communication
- Personal autonomy.
- Flexibility
- Appreciation
- Support networks
- Family time and involvement
- Spouse/partner bonding
- Growth
- Spiritual and religious values
How to evaluate the family dynamics 1. 2. 3. 4.
- Carefully observe family members interacting.
- Invite the whole family to a counselling session (if
possible) . - Visit the home:
- Prepare a genogram
_______ are a useful strategy for involving family members who may have been reluctant to be involved in discussions on family matters
Genograms
Helpful in understanding the dynamics of the family
is the concept of the _________5 which identifi es
several clearly defined stages of development
family life cycle,
Stages of a family life cycle
1-8
1 Leaving home 2. Getting married 3. Learning to live together 4. Parenting the first child 5. Living with the adolescent 6. Launching children: the emptynest phase 7 Retirement 8 Old age
This really represents a diagnostic technique to identify
sources of disharmony, which can act as a springboard
for counselling
The BATHE technique
The acronym BATHE stands for _____________and can be summarised
as follows.
background, affect,
trouble, handling and empathy,
___________
Enquire about possible areas of psychosocial problems
to help elicit the context of the patient’s visit.
Background
_____ is the ‘feeling state’ and includes anxiety, so it is
wise to probe potentially sensitive areas.
Affect
Enquire about how the patient’s problems are troubling
the patient
Trouble
Indicate an understanding of the patient’s distress and
legitimise his or her feelings
Empathy
Steps to bring about behaviour change
Fabb and Fleming have introduced the model of change,
which is fundamental to initiating therapy. The fi ve
steps are:
- Dissatisfaction.
- Alternative.
- Emotional commitment.
- Practice with feedback.
- Habituation with support
The two big secrets of marital success are_____
and ______
caring
responsibility.
Although interrelated, these skills, which can
be collectively termed __________’, include
clinical skills, diagnostic skills, management skills,
communication skills, educative skills, therapeutic
skills, manual skills and counselling skills.
‘consulting skills
What often precipitates crises in individual
members of the family?
Serious illness
