Tools of Family assessment Flashcards
Situations where family relationships are needed
- Family needed for care
- New patient
- Family in crisis
- Patients with high clinic utilization
Components for See patient only Family-Centered Care
Minor acute problems and self limiting problems (I.e. back pain, fracture)
Components for Family conference desirable
Regular occurrence of symptoms and routine visits
Components for Family involvement essential-chronic
Chronic illness and death
A total evaluation of health care involving family relationships, family social and cultural systems resulting to better evaluation and better health care
FAMILY SYSTEMS MEDICINE
Steps in incorporating the family systems approach to clinical practice
- know the family structure
- Under stand its normal functions
- Learn to assess family structure and function in clinical practice
Components of the Family Genogram
- Pedigree chart or Family tree
- Functional charting containing psychosocial and interactional data
- Medical history of family illness
How to input on the Family Genogram?
- 3 generations
- first born is written in the left
- Family name above each major family unit
- Index patient -arrow
- Date indicated when the chart was developed
Genogram Symbol for male
Square
Genogram Symbol for female
Circle
Genogram symbol for death
Square or circle with a slash over it
Genogram symbol for Pregnancy
Triangle
Genogram symbol for dizygotic twins
two circles with an attachment on top
Genogram symbol for monozygotic twins
two circles with an attachment both top and bottom
Genogram symbol for marriage and year
square and circle with a line between them
Genogram symbol for divorce
square and circle connected with a line with 2 slashes on said line
Genogram symbol for not married/living together
square and circle with dotted line connecting them
Genogram symbol for separation and year
square and circle with a line between them. Said line has 1 slash with the date of separation written below it
Genogram symbol for consanguineous marriage
square and circle with two lines connecting them from below instead from their side
Genogram symbol for Married couple, each with multiple spouses
multiple lines connecting multiple circles or square with slashes between these shapes
Genogram symbol for adopted
Letter A
Genogram symbol for induced and spontaneous abortion
small circle
Genogram symbol for number of births of unknown sex
number indicating how many of these births are unknown sex