A definition of family-centered casework is offered followed by a discussion of these aspects of the definition: (1) the diagnostic significance of the external forces and what the worker needs to know about the social strains of a family; (2) psychological conditions affecting family life; and...
More recently, FCC has been extended to the literature on AD/RD care, though little is known about the extent to which family-centered interventions have been developed for use in AD/RD clinical practice, or the effectiveness of family-centered care for this population. To contribute to gaps ...
"Person-centered care (PCC) ensures that people are equal and active partners in the management of their hearing difficulties. Designed around the individual, PCC focuses on and is respectful of people’s needs and preferences, involves family and other communication partners, and includes shared de...
Based on this analysis, the paper recommends that four questions be asked of any proposal that claims to provide patient-centered care: Is this care a means to an end or an end in itself? Are patients here subjects or objects? Are patients here individuals or aggregates? How do we know ...
They sat there, and their eyes got really wide, and they just looked at me and then at each other. They looked quite surprised. I wondered if this thought had never crossed their minds before. Learn more about patient centered careHERE....
Family-centered care is integral to pediatric nursing practice, and includes supporting parents to participate in their hospitalized childs care. Research to date suggests that parents actual participation in care may differ from their desired participation in care, and that such discrepancies may cause...
Both experts agree that the goal is to provide comfort during the final months and days of life, not a cure. “Hospice — and the approach to medicine overall — should be about patient and family-centered care, and at the heart of that is understanding what the patient wants and needs....
shǒu shēn zhí de sì zhǐ dài biǎo sì zhǒng pǐn dé): Virtue, Wisdom, Health, and Art (德、智、体、美, dé、zhì、tǐ、měi); all of which symbolize the spirit of martial arts. The left thumb is slightly bent to imply one should never be arrogant or self-centered (...
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The content and systems surrounding well-child care have received increasing attention, and some propose that it is time to rethink both the delivery structure and central themes of well-child visits. A key, but largely missing perspective in these discussions has been that of parents, whose expe...