HSC DMO4: Family issues in health and social care

1. Understand contemporary family structures

• 1.1. Analyse types of family structures
• 1.2. Explain family dynamics

2. Understand issues which impact families

• 2.1. Analyse how factors impact families
• 2.2. Evaluate the impact of stress on families
• 2.3. Evaluate sources of support for families

3. Understand interventions for families in crisis

• 3.1. Define ‘family crisis’
• 3.2. Discuss factors which can lead to family crisis
• 3.3. Discuss approaches to crisis intervention