Family Centered Care

Question 1

Name the 5 stages of grief in the Kubler-Ross Grief Cycle

Answer 1

Denial, Anger, Depression, Bargaining, Acceptance; PT’s can provide information/communication, emotional support, and lastly - guidance and direction

Question 2

Families with a child who has a disability may experience:

Answer 2

Financial hardship, Strained emotional relationships, Restricted social life, Higher stress levels, Modifications to family activities and goals, Time restrictions caused by care demands, Sleep deprivation, Performing unpleasant procedures , Lack of baby-sitters

Question 3

Benefits of providing family centered care

Answer 3

• Improve patient and family outcomes
• Increase patient and family satisfaction
• Build on family’s and child’s strengths
• Increase professional satisfaction
• Decrease health care costs
• More effective use of health care resources

Question 4

What might be the family response to illness and disability?

Answer 4

• Frightening and confusing
• Coming to terms with reality may mean for family is grief cycle akin to bereavement
• Parents need plenty of time and tolerance from others
• Experience shock and denial

Question 5

8 Aspects of a Resilient Family Process

Answer 5

1) Balance illness and family needs
2) Communicate
3) Find positive in situations
4) Maintain clear family boundaries
5) Maintain family flexibility
6) Engage in active coping efforts
7) Maintain social integration
8) Develop collaborative relationships with professionals

Question 6

LEARN MODEL

Answer 6

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Question 7

____ is the interactive process between caregiver and practitioner

Answer 7

coaching

Question 8

coaching provides?

Answer 8

support and encouragement; develops skills; promotes self assessment and learning

Question 9

Goal of a coach

Answer 9

learner to have competence and confidence; engage in self-reflection; generalization of new skill to other situations

Question 10

coaches ultimate goal

Answer 10

promote care provider competence and confidence to support child’s participation and learning

Question 11

What is the best way to incorporate early intervention?

Answer 11

Routine based approach: child will be more willing to participate; ensures the intervention will be done

Question 12

Family Culture can involve several different family dynamics, list a couple examples different family dynamics to be aware and sensitive of.

Answer 12

• male dominence family dynamic
• collegiate athlete parent with non-athletic child
• maternal centered family
• achievement based family with artisitic child

Question 13

The strength-based approach emphasizes the ______ as opposed to focusing on the ___________.

Answer 13

strengths/abilities

limitations/weaknesses