Modern Family Australia

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The Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2012, states that a family is a group of two or more people that are related by blood, marriage (registered or de facto), adoption, step or fostering, and who usually live together in the same household. This includes all families such as newlyweds without children, same-sex partners, couples with dependents, single mothers or fathers with children, and siblings living together. At least one person in the family has to be 15 years or over. A household may contain more than one family. The meaning of a “family” is often interpreted in various ways. In understanding the meaning of family within a contemporary society setting it is essential to consider the social, cultural and political characteristics …show more content…

Evidence is mounting surrounding the sociological shifts from traditional to modern family dynamics where there is a growth influencing contemporary families in current divorce rates, workforce participation by both parents, equal gender distribution of family obligations, declining birth rates, financial pressures as well as single parenting (Barnes & Rowe 2004). Research has identified many issues and raised apprehension surrounding the significance of family life, especially for children (Barnes & Rowe 2004). The shifts in contemporary family society, introduces negative repercussions for families and tests their ability as a unit to function effectively, and hinders their ability to maintain …show more content…

As an outcome of a federally funded ‘Family strengths research project’ by The Family Action Centre in 1999, the family strengths framework has supported the development of the non-diagnostic ‘Australia Strengths Framework (ASF) Nursing Assessment Guide’. In increasing family resilience, Nurses can support families in determining what their family strengths are and work towards further developing strengths. By observing and listening to a family conversing, Nurses can distinguish these strengths (Smith & Ford 2013). The ‘Nursing Assessment Guide’ encourages effective communication with a child, young person and/or their family within an acute and domiciliary/community setting. In establishing rapport with the young person and their families can sanction the integration of the family strengths perception as a foundation of nursing care practice, and is a valuable opportunity to achieve positive health outcomes and progression (Barnes & Rowe 2004). According to Sittner, Hudson and DeFrain (2017), additional benefits of nursing roles in working effectively with families allows the clinician to observe and determine their strengths as a unit during the development of nursing care for the family, efficiently and effectively supporting families in their ability to manage during

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