Question

Mrs. Jones, a widow, is no longer able to live independently and is requiring more and more help with her self-care. Her daughter, Susie, who is married with three school-aged children, agrees to let her mother move in with her. Susie is concerned with balancing the demands of her career and the needs of her family, especially now that her elderly and chronically ill mother will need assistance. She is also unsure about how she feels with the reversal of roles, having to now be the primary caregiver of her mother. How can both the family structural theory and the family developmental theory be applied to this scenario? How can health education enhance health promotion for this family? Provide at least one in-text citation and reference as well

Answer 1

APPLICATION OF FAMILY STRUCTURAL THEORY AND THE FAMILYBDEVELOPMENTAL THEORY
*Family developmental approach focuses on the family as a group.
*Family development as proceeding tHrough life cycle stages such as early marriages,families with young children,the launching of children out of the home ,empty nest and family in later life/retirement.Here Mrs.Susie almost in the later parethood,where she suppose to take care of school going children and also her mother without distubing her career.

*Health education for health promotion of the family includes-
-meeting the needs of the family members which involves biological,social and psychological needs.
-prioritizing the needs based on age development.
eg;baby and old age people more assistance comparing to the teenage .
-understanding and providing care based on personal stages of development.
-teaching the school age children to learn self care with guidance and appriciating with rewards enhances the appropriate family function.
-educate the children regarding the developmental stages and need of assistance in old age.
-promote the feeling of family as a unit and which requires the support from each other.