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Lifesharing: Family Dynamics Presented by: APS Healthcare Southwestern PA Health Care Quality Unit (HCQU). June 18, 2009 dac. Disclaimer.

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June 18, 2009 dac

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  1. Lifesharing: Family DynamicsPresented by: APS HealthcareSouthwestern PA Health Care Quality Unit(HCQU) June 18, 2009 dac

  2. Disclaimer Information or education provided by the HCQU is not intended to replace medical advice from the consumer’s personal care physician, existing facility policy or federal, state and local regulations/codes within the agency jurisdiction. The information provided is not all inclusive of the topic presented. Certificates for training hours will only be awarded to those who attend a training in its entirety. Attendees are responsible for submitting paperwork to their respective agencies.

  3. Note of Clarification While mental retardation (MR) is still recognized as a clinical diagnosis, in an effort to support the work of self-advocates, the APS SW PA HCQU will be using the terms intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) to replace mental retardation (MR) when feasible.

  4. Objectives • Upon completion of the session the Participant will: • Review Lifesharing initiative and how it effects the dynamics of family systems • Define family systems, roles, rules, and developmental processes • Discuss how Lifesharing can contribute to an everyday life

  5. Goal • Support Lifesharing families in the discovery of Family Systems to include rules, roles and functions of all individuals involved and understand the effect of welcoming another person into the family

  6. Lifesharing… “Having a place to go is HOME; Having someone to love is FAMILY; Having both is a WONDERFUL LIFE” Lifesharing through family living quote

  7. Lifesharing Develops into… • Close personal relationships • A home • A family • A support system that promotes an everyday life • Friendship and trust • Opportunities for increased community life

  8. Lifesharing Requirements include… • Familiarization with Chapter 6500 regulations • Twenty four hour yearly training • To include a family systems training • Clearances • License monitoring by Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) under Pennsylvania code chapter 6500 • Monthly monitoring with agency

  9. Family System Theory • Set of knowledge gained by professionals working with families • Family members cannot be understood in isolation from one another

  10. Relationship Circle Strangers People we see often but do not know, i.e., mail man, grocery store clerk Acquaintances Family Co-workers Self Best Friends

  11. Visualizing the Family System Theory • The mobile • Seeks equilibrium • Addition, deletion or movement of one part affects all

  12. Family Roles • Each person has a role within the family system • Assigned • Assumed

  13. Family Rules • Patterns of how a family operates • Each family’s set of rules is unique • Often unspoken • Should be reasonable, explained and understood

  14. Reflecting on Roles and Rules • What roles make the rules? • Who follows the rules? • Are emotions and affection allowed to be displayed? • What are the rules for self expression?

  15. Family Dynamics “Families are viewed as interactive, interdependent and reactive, that is, if something occurs to one member in the family, all members of the system are affected”. Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2003.

  16. The Status Quo • Typical ways of being • Reliable and predictable • May or may not be healthy • Pull from system to not change • Continually seeking equilibrium / a new status quo

  17. Family Patterns • Overfunctioner-Underfunctioner Dyad • Distancer-Pursuer Dyad • Circular Causality

  18. Making it Work • Understand your current family system • Expect changes • Develop the relationship • Have patience • Enjoy the experience of a new family system

  19. Mobile Activity • Identify who makes up your family system • Identify roles and rules • Develop your family system in a mobile format

  20. References • Mon Yough Community Services (MYCS) Lifeshare Coordinator • Allegheny County Lifesharing subcommittee • Center for Excellece in Aging Services, 2008. Family systems theory: applications for psa casework. Retrieved April 23, 2009 from http://www.albany.edu/aging • Department of Social Work Colorado State University, (1991). Fostering families: The gameboard of family dynamics. Retrieved April 23, 2009 from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/13/37/0b.pdf • APS SW PA HCQU. Boundaries for staff training.

  21. Suggested Supplemental Training • Boundaries • Positive Approaches: The Paradigm • Positive Approaches: Challenging Behavior

  22. To register for future trainings,orfor more information on this or any other physical or behavioral health topic, please visit our website at www.hcqu.apshealthcare.com

  23. EvaluationPlease take a few moments to complete the evaluation form found in the back of your packets.Thank You!

  24. Test ReviewThere will be a test review after all tests have been completed and turned in to the Instructor.

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