Family Centred Care - Care for a Mother Suffering from Postnatal Depreesion
This report is a result of a case study whereby family centred care becomes the focus in the review of Emma's case. The report will cite issues surrounding Emma including her four year old daughter Lucy and the concern surrounding her development, together with issues such as a lack in family support and Emma's unfamiliarity and possible lack of knowledge of services within her community. With full assessment of Emma's case this report will outline care to be given including referrals and finally cite and describe two government strategies/programmes that have been implemented and may be of relevance to Emma's case.
Within this study Emma has expressed concern for her four year old daughter Lucy's development. In considering Lucy's development and aiding support and information to Emma, the following three subheadings will briefly outline the development of a four year old girl.
Physical development Firstly in regards to Lucy's physical development she is 105cm tall and weighs 15.5kgs, this is noted to be within the normal limits for a child of four years of age. As cited in NSW the normal weight of a four year old girls lies between 13 and 20.5kg, this too is further supported by Crisp J (2004) who notes that the average weight for a child of 4 years is 16.6kgs, also noting that preschoolers may grow up to 6-7.5cm a year with the elongation of legs contributing to a more slender appearing child.
Cognitive development The normal cognitive development for a four year girl encompasses the child becoming less egocentric (London et al 2011). Around fours years of age as stated by Crisp J (2004) the intuitive phase of pre-operational thought develops. It is at this stage where the child may demonstrate their ability to think in a more complex way by being able to classify objects according to size, shape and colour. In this stage egocentricity may persist, although it is noted that during this period it may begin to be replaced with social
Within this study Emma has expressed concern for her four year old daughter Lucy's development. In considering Lucy's development and aiding support and information to Emma, the following three subheadings will briefly outline the development of a four year old girl.
Physical development Firstly in regards to Lucy's physical development she is 105cm tall and weighs 15.5kgs, this is noted to be within the normal limits for a child of four years of age. As cited in NSW the normal weight of a four year old girls lies between 13 and 20.5kg, this too is further supported by Crisp J (2004) who notes that the average weight for a child of 4 years is 16.6kgs, also noting that preschoolers may grow up to 6-7.5cm a year with the elongation of legs contributing to a more slender appearing child.
Cognitive development The normal cognitive development for a four year girl encompasses the child becoming less egocentric (London et al 2011). Around fours years of age as stated by Crisp J (2004) the intuitive phase of pre-operational thought develops. It is at this stage where the child may demonstrate their ability to think in a more complex way by being able to classify objects according to size, shape and colour. In this stage egocentricity may persist, although it is noted that during this period it may begin to be replaced with social
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