Addressing Family needs includes
assessing family stressors and resources, and recognizing that a child's injury or illness impacts the entire family - parents, siblings, and other family members may also be distressed and may have traumatic stress reactions.
Not exact matches
Allegations of domestic violence can be better
assessed and addressed in the context of the underlying (and frequently related)
stressors that are part of the baggage of many
family proceedings.
When the
family is the client, I
assess the way members interact and work to improve communication and problem - solving skills, as well as resolve the current life
stressors.
Interpersonal
stressors (peer and
family stress) and non-interpersonal
stressors (school and sports stress) were
assessed.
LifeWork clinicians trained in
family systems therapy treat whole
families by
assessing structure and boundaries, identifying symptoms and
stressors, and implementing strategies that
family members can use to solve problems.
Among
families of lower socioeconomic backgrounds,
stressors associated with economic strain may influence parenting behaviors (Elder, Eccles, Ardelt, & Lord, 1995; Simons, Whitbeck, Melby, & Wu, 1994) and may be more salient predictors of parenting trajectories than the familial or parental domains
assessed.