Family Project
Family Project
Assessment
Family Profile The family that I chose for this assignment is the S family. This wonderful family consists of a father named Mr. S a 37 year old black male of African descent, a mother named Mrs. S a 33 year old Caucasian female of Anglophone descent; and their two children, Sabrina a 12 year old girl, and Venus a 7 year old girl. This family is considered a nuclear family. Mr. and Ms. S have been married for the last 14 years, and share a 3-bedroom apartment in Ontario. Both Mr. and Mrs. S have expressed their immense joy and sense of fulfillment, in having and raising their children. Mr. S, a native Nigerian is employed full-time as a security guard at Pearson International airport, and Mrs. S is a part-time customer service representative also working at the same airport where they had first met. According to Mrs. S, Due to her low hours at work she currently handles all of the cooking, cleaning, and other household duties (personal communication, September 13, 2013). This family comes from a Catholic background and both of the children attend catholic schools. They attend church almost every Sunday (personal communication September 13, 2013).
Family Developmental Stage and Tasks
I first met the S family over four years ago when I was employed with Mrs. S at the same position she currently holds. We worked the same shifts at the airport over three years ago, and we have been friends ever since. I called Mrs. S one day, and I informed her that I was in the midst of doing a project for a nursing theory class that I was taking. She seemed interested, so I explained that the class was a community health class, and that the assignment consisted of me interviewing a family and exploring what it would it be like to work with families in their homes, which is known as a community setting. Mrs. S seemed open to the idea, so I told her that the interview would consist mainly of me understanding each family members definition of health,
Assessment
Family Profile The family that I chose for this assignment is the S family. This wonderful family consists of a father named Mr. S a 37 year old black male of African descent, a mother named Mrs. S a 33 year old Caucasian female of Anglophone descent; and their two children, Sabrina a 12 year old girl, and Venus a 7 year old girl. This family is considered a nuclear family. Mr. and Ms. S have been married for the last 14 years, and share a 3-bedroom apartment in Ontario. Both Mr. and Mrs. S have expressed their immense joy and sense of fulfillment, in having and raising their children. Mr. S, a native Nigerian is employed full-time as a security guard at Pearson International airport, and Mrs. S is a part-time customer service representative also working at the same airport where they had first met. According to Mrs. S, Due to her low hours at work she currently handles all of the cooking, cleaning, and other household duties (personal communication, September 13, 2013). This family comes from a Catholic background and both of the children attend catholic schools. They attend church almost every Sunday (personal communication September 13, 2013).
Family Developmental Stage and Tasks
I first met the S family over four years ago when I was employed with Mrs. S at the same position she currently holds. We worked the same shifts at the airport over three years ago, and we have been friends ever since. I called Mrs. S one day, and I informed her that I was in the midst of doing a project for a nursing theory class that I was taking. She seemed interested, so I explained that the class was a community health class, and that the assignment consisted of me interviewing a family and exploring what it would it be like to work with families in their homes, which is known as a community setting. Mrs. S seemed open to the idea, so I told her that the interview would consist mainly of me understanding each family members definition of health,