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The family approach at each moment
1Family Health and Social Service Center, Worcester, Mass. 01610.
Family Medicine
|September 1, 1985
Summary
A family-centered approach in healthcare, focusing on well child care and adolescent health, offers preventive benefits. Open communication with all family members fosters therapeutic relationships, avoiding hidden alliances with individuals.
Area of Science:
- Family Medicine
- Preventive Healthcare
- Adolescent Health
Background:
- Traditional physician relationships may form implicit alliances with the "symptom bearer."
- This can inadvertently hinder comprehensive family treatment goals.
- A shift towards family-inclusive care models is needed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate the skills required for a holistic family approach in healthcare.
- To highlight the preventive potential of family-centered care.
- To explore therapeutic benefits of engaging all family members.
Main Methods:
- Focus on family dynamics in well child care.
- Application of family approach to episodic child care.
- Integration of family-centered strategies in adolescent pregnancy care.
Main Results:
- A family approach is inherently preventive.
- Open communication with all family members is crucial.
- Avoiding "hidden alliances" enhances therapeutic outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Family-centered care is both preventive and therapeutic.
- Physicians should engage all family members for optimal health outcomes.
- This approach redefines the physician-family relationship.