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Family Dynamics:

Family Dynamics:. Working with families Spring 2014 By: Jennifer Moore RN. MA, Chicago Commons Member of IACCPHP Funds for this program were made available through an Illinois Department on Aging Educational Grant. Objectives.

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Family Dynamics:

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  1. Family Dynamics: Working with families Spring 2014 By: Jennifer Moore RN. MA, Chicago Commons Member of IACCPHP Funds for this program were made available through an Illinois Department on Aging Educational Grant

  2. Objectives • Describe how families differ and what impact differences may have on the delivery of home services • Describe the impact of changing family structures and roles on family life and the delivery of home services • Recognize the affect aging has on family relationships • Recognize the impact of culture on family dynamics • Recognize your personal beliefs and values related to family living patterns • Describe ways to promote positive outcomes by promoting client / family / homecare aide interaction and maintain family confidentiality.

  3. Definition : Merriam – Webster (2014) Family • A group of people related to each other • A group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head • A group of persons of common ancestry • A group of people united by certain convictions or common affiliations: fellowship • The descendants or line of a particular individual especially of some outstanding female • A unit of a crime syndicate (as the Mafia) operating within a geographic area

  4. Definition: Merriam – Webster(2014) Dynamics • A branch of mechanics that deal with forces and their relation primarily to the motion but sometimes also to the equilibrium of bodies • A pattern or process of change, growth, or activity • Variation and contrast in force or intensity

  5. Definition: Mosby Medical(2011) Family Dynamics: • The forces at work within a family that produce particular behaviors or symptoms.

  6. Family Types Traditional Non Traditional • Single Parent • Extended Family (multigenerational ) • Childless • Grandparent • LGBT

  7. Cultural Diversity Culture: The behaviors and beliefs characteristics of a particular social, ethnic, or age group. (Random House Dictionary) Culture: A system of learned behaviors shared by and transmitted among members of a group. (sociology guide /culture /anthropology) Cultural Diversity: The cultural variety and cultural differences that exist in the world, a society or an institution. The inclusion of diverse people in a group. (dictionary.com)

  8. Values Value: A personal belief about the worth of a given idea or behavior (Mosby Medical 2011) Value System: The acceptable mode of conduct and the set of norms, goals, and values binding any social group. (Mosby Medical 2011)

  9. Collaboration of Care • Integrate the family dynamics into service delivery • Identify key family member or care partner

  10. Establish Key Expectations • Agency • Provider • Case Coordination Unit • Family • Client

  11. Privacy & Confidentiality • Client • Family • Self

  12. Clients Right • Right to self determination • Treated with dignity and respect • Right to Privacy

  13. Working with Challenging Families

  14. Continuum of Care

  15. Questions ?

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