Joy Carr Family Intervention Model

I would also use the Family Assessment and Intervention Model to assess and assist Joy Carr in how to improve his healthy lifestyle behaviors. I would assess him in the same way as Hailey to determine family stressors and strengths of his family, focusing on an area of stability. Joy’s recent heart attack and current rehabilitation schedule would be considered to be the specific family stressor. For Joy, his relationship with his wife reflects a distance between them in their relationship and this could be considered a general family stressor. It would be important to identify what is causing this distance between them; is this a product of misunderstanding, miscommunication, unwillingness to change or unclear understanding of how to make healthy