Communication Assessment and Intervention

Introduction

Assessment of family strengths is very important in clinical health and in promoting the health of the family. The first benefit is that through assessment of family strengths enables the family members to determine the level of commitment to one another. This aspect of family strength is important in clinical practice since it enables the family members to be committed to one another at times of sicknesses. Commitment ensures that family members are there to offer one another both psychological and financial help to ensure that their loved ones overcome the health situation at hand (Ackley & Ladwig, 2014).

Assessment of family strengths is also very important in clinical practice since the family members are able to build on positive communication and hence helping to educate one another and inform one another on important health issues that may be of concern to the family. This is also important in helping the family deal with the issues pertaining to health especially in a situation where a family member has faced a serious or critical health issue, the family members are able to use positive communication to offer the affected member the support they may require.

Through the assessment of family strengths, a family is able to identify their ability to cope with stress. This is a very important aspect in clinical practice since patients require a lot of sober thinking and need people around them to ease pressure when they are sick. If a family is able to deal with stress effectively, this will ensure that in case a family member falls sick, they will not get distressed due to the inability of the family members to deal with stress brought about by the illness. This therefore helps the medical officer take better care of the patient and they are able to recover much more quickly.

When a family assesses their strengths, they are able to determine their sense of spiritual well being. Spirituality is an important aspect when it comes to clinical practice. This is because, apart from depending on scientific methods to ensure goof family health, a families belief in a spiritual being helps to keep the family together (Wright, & Leahey, 2013). The family is therefore able to discuss important matters pertaining to the health of the family. If a family identifies their spiritual inclination as one of their strengths, they are able to easily put in place measures to maintain and ensure a healthy family and are able to deal with illnesses in case they occur.

I agree with the assessment view on the benefit of assessing family strengths in clinical practice since the level of commitment within a family is very important in ensuring a healthy family is in place. A family where the members are committed to one another and concerned about one another`s welfare is able to assess the underlying health problems in the family. After the assessment of these problem, the family members can then evaluate to determine how they can solve the existing health issues in the family and how to prevent recurring of the same in future. The family members are able to support one another in dealing with any health issue that may face anyone of them. The main stakeholders in the family are the senior people in terms of age and who command a lot of respect within the family.

I also support that positive communication is very important in clinical practice. Positive communication within a family fosters good understanding and proper relations between the family members and hence they are able to inform one another of the health issues that they face. One there is positive communication in a family, the family members are assured that they can plan their health and be able to address any health issue that may arise at any time and hence ensuring that the health of the family is maintained. This can be achieved by encouraging open communication and encouraging every family member to participate in discussions on health matters of the family.

I also agree that a family’s ability to cope with stress is very crucial in dealing with maintaining family health. This is because dealing with stress helps to relieve pressure on individual’s minds as a result of health challenges or issues facing the family. Stress may aggravate the issue and hence it is important that a family is able to cope with stress so as to overcome any challenges pertaining to health (Denham, Eggenberger, Krumwiede&Young, 2016). This can be achieved through attending seminars that educate people on how to deal with stress.

I also agree that spirituality is an important factor in family health. Spirituality helps a family to stay together in harmony do to the common faith they profess and this can be important in preventing health problems that are related to stress. To achieve spirituality, a family needs to evaluate their beliefs and identify a religion that they would like to join. The shareholders in this case are the entire family made up of father, mother and the children.

References

Ackley, B. J., & Ladwig, G. B. (2014). Nursing diagnosis handbook: An evidence-based guide to planning care. Maryland heights, mo, elsevier.

Denham, S., Eggenberger, S., Krumwiede, N., & Young, P. (2016). Family focused nursing care. http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?P=1963709.

Wright, L. M., & Leahey, M. (2013). Nurses and families a guide to family assessment and intervention. Philadelphia, f.a. Davis.