Apply the Family Systems Stressor-Strength Inventory (FS3I) to a family you know or have worked with, and present your analysis in a scholarly paper which is no more than 4 pages (not including title page) Incorporate course material and evidence based references. A minimum of two in text citations.
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Your paper must include:
• An introduction of the family
• A family assessment using the Family Systems Stressor-Strength Inventory (FS3I)
• Identification of health issues
From Requestor= Diagnosis of Stressors:
Stessor Diagnosis: Middle-age role strain,
A. Parent older, not normal to have children so young and parents (grandparents) are ill and need help = sandwhich generation
B. middle age role stain: school to be over for parent …but not, should be expecting retirement, not increased work
Stress diagnosis Caregiver role strain/ time management
? Mother working 40 hours and going to graduate school; father working 40 hours and wishing for more free time for self
? father is taking over the traditional roles of the mother, but tired of new role
? children expect less time with mother…adapting is positive
Stress dianosis: Chronic illness strain (impaired glucose metabolism)= report out #
A. Impaired glucose metabolism of children.
a. Carbohydrate counting
Family Strengths
B. Intact commited caregiver suprastructure of five years:
? All willing to help: friends, school, neighbors, aftercare
C. Strength of responsibility to marriage and children
D. Financial strength
E. Coping: family Talks about stressors at dinner table + communication ie. (dogs cancer, Mom’s work)
F. Coping: Mom does most homework at night and while children are in school
G. Coping: father takes on traditional mother role while mother working or doing homework
FS3inventory
Family perception scores according to Family Systems Stressor-Strength Inventory FS3i:
• “System Stressors General, scores:
o Individual perception scores:
? Mom=2.56, Dad:2.16, Bella: 1.64, Sophie: 0.96
o Clinician perception scores:
? Mom=3.5, Dad:3, Bella: 2, Sophie: 1.5
• Family stressor scores, specific
o Individual perception scores:
? Mom=3.4, Dad:2.7, Bella: 3.1, Sophie: 3.1
• Mom: time management/ role strain, chronic illness
• Dad: time management,
• Daughters (Bella/ Sophie): dog with cancer, time strain and chronic illness (counting carbs for impaired glucose metabolism)
o Clinician perception scores:
? Mom=3.5, Dad:3, Bella: 3, Sophie: 3
• Above individual perceptions
o See above diagnoses
Family Systems Strengths
• Individual perception scores:
o Mom=3.25, Dad:3.0, Bella: 3.8125, Sophie: 4.125
• Clinician perception scores:
o Mom=3, Dad:3, Bella: 4, Sophie: 4
• Evidence-based references to class materials and readings
A. See report outs for references
• A minimum of two in-text citations
• Scholarly third-person grammar
Formatting specifications:
• APA formatting (6th edition)
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Must include title page
• After title page, no more than four additional pages (including reference page)
Rubric:
Content: Assess accurate, comprehensive clear and scholarly
Format: well organized
Technical: language is clear, precise
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Possible in text citations from the requestor:
See Pink Report-Out attachments for references and brief descriptions of the idea for each stress.
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