It might affect the family’s day to day activities as well as its long term organisation and structure
• the aim of the FARR model is to assist in the understanding of how families cope in a crisis situation, which will depend on how the family interprets that situation
• The Adjustment Phase- looks at how families initially balance the new demands of the crisis/change within the capabilities. Looks at what stresses or strains have to come into the family’s life and what resources they use to adjust • The Adaptation Phase- looks at how the family(over a period of time) adapts to the crisis/change and how its long term well being is