The Calgary Family Assessment Model
The CFAM was developed in the early nineteen eighties by Wright and Leahey (2013). The first edition of their book outlining the CFAM was published in 1984. It was recognized around the world and is often referred to in large academic papers still today. It is now recognized by the International Council of Nurses as one of the top four assessment models in the world. It was adapted from the Tomm and Sanders assessment model from 1983 (Wright &Leahey, 2013). It has sense then undergone several revisions (Wright &Leahey, 2013). These revisions have helped to develop an easy to use model for nurses to use when assessing families.
The Calgary Family Assessment Model
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This category breaks down into three subcategories that allows the nurse to find out who makes up the family and what its structure is like. It examines who is in the family, what connections they have, and the circumstances of the family. These three categories are internal, external, and context.
Internal. The family interviewed is a reality small unit consisting of a traditional nuclear family (see genogram, appendix A). The primary family is circled with black dashed lines on the genogram for ease of reference. They consist of M (27), his wife J (28), their two cats, and their two unborn children, who J is pregnant with currently. The twins are due in May and the genders are unknown at this time. They are a Caucasian family and think of themselves as “lower-middle class.” When asked who makes up their family, M and J replied that their cats, the two of them, plus the new babies make up their family, but they stated that they are very close to their extended family. However, they do not see the extended family as much as they would like. They hope that with the new babies the extended family might get together …show more content…
Gender does not play a role in defining the expectations and behaviors of each family member. M states, “We have to compromise a lot. Both of us are adults and have different opinions, wants, and needs.” J chimed in, “I think we work well as a team to make sure we both get some things we want and give up some things for the other.” Both were separately asked if they shared thoughts, ideas, and emotions with the other, and if they were comfortable doing so. J expressed that she felt very comfortable with her husband. M also expressed that he felt this way too. A follow up question was asked of M to see if he thought by doing this it affected his own ideas about his masculinity. M articulated that he had too much trust in J for him to withhold his own emotional sharing for fear of his masculinity. When asked more generally about their expectations of femininity and masculinity, J replied “My dad was the one who worked outside the house when I was growing up, and mom did the cooking and cleaning. My dad didn’t like women input in big decisions because they cook and clean only, but I always thought that was wrong. That's why I think it’s important we make decisions
The CFAM was developed in the early nineteen eighties by Wright and Leahey (2013). The first edition of their book outlining the CFAM was published in 1984. It was recognized around the world and is often referred to in large academic papers still today. It is now recognized by the International Council of Nurses as one of the top four assessment models in the world. It was adapted from the Tomm and Sanders assessment model from 1983 (Wright &Leahey, 2013). It has sense then undergone several revisions (Wright &Leahey, 2013). These revisions have helped to develop an easy to use model for nurses to use when assessing families.
The Calgary Family Assessment Model
The Calgary Family Assessment Model …show more content…
This category breaks down into three subcategories that allows the nurse to find out who makes up the family and what its structure is like. It examines who is in the family, what connections they have, and the circumstances of the family. These three categories are internal, external, and context.
Internal. The family interviewed is a reality small unit consisting of a traditional nuclear family (see genogram, appendix A). The primary family is circled with black dashed lines on the genogram for ease of reference. They consist of M (27), his wife J (28), their two cats, and their two unborn children, who J is pregnant with currently. The twins are due in May and the genders are unknown at this time. They are a Caucasian family and think of themselves as “lower-middle class.” When asked who makes up their family, M and J replied that their cats, the two of them, plus the new babies make up their family, but they stated that they are very close to their extended family. However, they do not see the extended family as much as they would like. They hope that with the new babies the extended family might get together …show more content…
Gender does not play a role in defining the expectations and behaviors of each family member. M states, “We have to compromise a lot. Both of us are adults and have different opinions, wants, and needs.” J chimed in, “I think we work well as a team to make sure we both get some things we want and give up some things for the other.” Both were separately asked if they shared thoughts, ideas, and emotions with the other, and if they were comfortable doing so. J expressed that she felt very comfortable with her husband. M also expressed that he felt this way too. A follow up question was asked of M to see if he thought by doing this it affected his own ideas about his masculinity. M articulated that he had too much trust in J for him to withhold his own emotional sharing for fear of his masculinity. When asked more generally about their expectations of femininity and masculinity, J replied “My dad was the one who worked outside the house when I was growing up, and mom did the cooking and cleaning. My dad didn’t like women input in big decisions because they cook and clean only, but I always thought that was wrong. That's why I think it’s important we make decisions