OVERVIEW: Angela’s family starts out as an ordinary family. A woman that grew up in a good environment with both parents and a good education. Angela is a single mother of a 14 year old boy named Jacob that loves basketball and his mother. Nevertheless‚ this lovely story modified when Angela decides to date a man named Sam that grew up with an absolutely different background. Sam’s mother was an alcoholic and his father left when he was young‚ which left his family financially distressed. From just
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Structural and Developmental Assessment of the G Family Caring for the family from a holistic point of view is at the very heart of nursing. The family unit is one of the most important foundational institutions in society. While it may seem inconsequential to some‚ the family unit provides identity‚ stability‚ and support. Family dynamics and crises can affect an individual greatly‚ both physically and emotionally. Thus‚ it is important for nurses to always include the family when assessing
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Family Developmental Theory Historical Development • Family developmental theory is an approach to studying families‚ which is useful in explaining patterned change‚ the dynamic nature of the family‚ and how change occurs in the family life cycle. • The roots of family developmental theory date back to the 1930s from works of sociologists‚ economists‚ and demographers who established family categories (which were the precursors to the stages of development • From the mid 1940s
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History of MFT The history of family therapy began around 1960 when Gregory Bateson came up with the term‚ “system thinking.” This type of therapy was a daring departure‚ from traditional and individual treatment during the 1960s. He was involved in the schizophrenia research project in Palo Alto‚ California‚ which had a strong impact in shaping the course of family therapy. Along with his colleagues Jay Haley‚ John Weakland‚ William Fry‚ Don Jackson and later Virginia Satir‚ Paul Watzlawick‚
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Family System Theory Introduction Murray Bowen’s family system theory was one of the first comprehensive theories of family system functioning. It was developed in 1974 and it believed the family can be defined as a set of interacting individuals who are related by blood‚ marriage‚ cohabitation‚ or adoption and who interdependently perform relevant functions through roles. Relevant functions of the family include values and practices placed on health system theory is used to explain patterns of
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Family Systems Theory / Micro & Macro Assessment A system theory is utilized in investigating or describing how something or someone functions together. “Family systems theory describes the family as an open‚ complex system in which all‚ of the members are interconnected” (Pender‚ Murdaugh‚ & Parsons‚ 2015‚ p.15). The five concepts that help define a unit are: family system as part of a larger supra system and composed of other subsystems‚ family as a whole greater than the sum of its parts‚ change
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The history of family therapy began around 1960 when Gregory Bateson came up with the term‚ “system thinking.” This type of therapy was a daring departure‚ from traditional and individual treatment during the 1960s. He was involved in the schizophrenia research project in Palo Alto‚ California‚ which had a strong impact in shaping the course of family therapy. Along with his colleagues Jay Haley‚ John Weakland‚ William Fry‚ Don Jackson and later Virginia Satir‚ Paul Watzlawick‚ Bateson developed
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Critical Theory Critical theory stresses that individuals and families are influenced and affected by the society they live in (Payne‚ 2005). The economic structures‚ structural and political systems can act oppressively to create issues and challenges for individuals‚ families and groups such as vulnerability and dominant societal attitudes and values can affect an individual’s life (Payne‚ 2005 & Mackinnon‚ 2009). Using a critical lense in this case study‚ Cheryl’s case is complex when considering
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Family Systems Theory: Family Cohesion When growing up families are and have been considered systems because they are made up of interrelated elements or objectives. Families are examples to show that they have regular behaviors‚ they have regular interactions‚ and they are interdependent on one another. It is believed the family can be defined as a set of interacting individuals who are related by blood‚ marriage‚ cohabitation‚ or adoption. Although they are numerous in number some functions
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The family development theory can be useful in examining role changes and new partner as the family expands and growth. The family structure theory defines the person behavior and compromise the relationship with the other family members. When one family meets other family it means they are going to join together. Study shows of divorce people‚ in second marriages rate is greater at 70% compare to first marriage. Second marriage effect the individual personal‚ physical and emotional life. Transition
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