An eco-map is a tool that assesses the individual families, social and community relationships social workers uses that to help with the development of case plans. The Eco map is a detail picture that displays the client relationships with their external connections both positive and negative connections. In an eco-map a dark straight line represents a important relationship between the client and the external connection. A broken dotted straight line represents a weak connection. Dark straight
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Analysis of CK and the K Family Jane Doe Introduction Family nursing is a fairly new concept relative to the history of nursing practice. With any type of nursing process, assessment is the first (and ongoing) part of the process, followed by care planning and intervention. In delivering comprehensive care, the nurse must incorporate assessment of the family unit, or lack there-of, associated with the identified patient. Many family assessment tools have been devised
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opioid use disorder is associated with a heightened risk for suicide attempts and completed suicides”. The assessments that were given showed that Marifel was at a high risk of suicide, the family showed a history of drug addiction (based on the genogram), and Marifel was willing to accept and accomplish the therapy based on her PTSD that was determined, drug abuse, and suicide. A diagnosis concerning the mental state could not be evaluated based on the information that was given however, there
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Introduction In this essay, I will discuss my experience of interviewing a family and constructing a genogram guided by their narrative. For this task, I purposely chose a family that is very different from my family of origin in terms of their cultural heritage. I will reflect on differences and similarities between our families as well as my prejudices and hypothesis that I inevitably constructed before and during the process. To identify this family, I had to approach some colleagues proposing
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Kyrha Evans Psychology Professor Perry-Brown 03/26/ 2015 Genogram Summary My purpose for creating was to find the patterns of illness throughout the generations of my family and also to find a reason for my career choice. The farthest I could go back starting with my great-great grandmother Blanche (Giles) Hatcher. Blanche (Giles) her maiden name was born March 8th 1898 in Hanover, Virginia. She met and married
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BEC1 Task 1 Western Governors University BEC1 Task 1 A1 and A2 Community Description and Data Rutherford County is a county located in the western foothills of North Carolina. Rutherford County was founded in 1779. Griffith Rutherford named the county after himself. He was a general in the American Revolutionary War. Today with the Motto of Small Town Friendly Rutherford County’s population is 67,810 according to 2010 Census. ("2010," 2014, p. 1) Rutherford County’s population is a mix of different
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Bailey, L. (2009). Cognitive and Behavioral Learning Theories. Retrieved from http://www.freepsychologyarticles.com/cognitive-and-behavioral-learning-theories.html This article takes the approach of viewing behavioral psychology as an examination of human behavior. The article provides an explanation of cognitive theory to be a process within the individual and is based upon the idea of learning, which is a result of related experiences, perception, memory, and overly verbal thinking
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[pic] Multigenerational Family Dynamics: Case Study Mom brought Grandma, a 75 year old African-American, into the doctor’s office, because Grandma has been experiencing increasing pain in her legs and hands over the last year. She was diagnosed with arthritis about 5 years ago, but has been reluctant to go back to the doctor for ongoing treatment. Grandma is caring for both her husband and her mother (Great-grandma), who also lives with them. Grandma’s husband (Grandpa, 80 years
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My parents, Marie and Sam Okudah were first generation immigrants. They came from Nigeria after they were married. As expected, being first generation immigrants to a foreign country wasn’t a simple endeavor. My parents faced tasks such as being able to find well paying jobs, communicate with other Americans efficiently, and work towards starting up our family. While the trials and tribulations were plentiful, one thing still outweighed the negatives, living The American Dream. Growing up under first
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Community Assessment Danielle Clark Western Governors Community and Population Health SZT1 Task 1 January 23, 2014 Community Assessment A1: Community Description and Data Presentation Hemet is a small community located in southern California within Riverside County. Hemet is at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains. It is 87 miles southeast from Los Angeles and 86 miles northeast from San Diego. Perfectly placed with a small drive to beautiful forestry in one direction and the Pacific
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