Friedman Family Assessment Nur405

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Friedman Family Assessment Josephine Thomas Beach NUR/405 May 16, 2011 Karen Wilson Friedman Family Assessment Identifying Data The S. family resides in the E.L. subdivision in Southeast, Georgia. T.S. is 31 years old and P.S. is 32 years old. They are an African American, heterosexual, couple and have been married three years. T.S. is a soldier in the United States Army; he is a heavy machinery mechanic, has served five years, and is an E4. T.S. has deployed twice; once to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. P.S. is a stay at home mom and operates a small catering business from their home. The couple has five children; D.S. (son) age 13, N.W. (daughter) age 10, M.W. (daughter) age 6, T.S., Jr (son) age 4, and G.S. (son) age 6 months. They are active members of a local church and are involved in the choir, dance ministry, and drama ministry. For recreation the family plays WII games, visits family, goes fishing, hiking, and attends various military sponsored functions. Developmental Stage and History of Family T.S. enjoys a close relationship with his mother who visits and assists with household chores and babysitting often. She also has a good relationship with her daughter-in-law. In April, T.S. saw his biological father for the first time in 15 years. He has one younger sister. P.S. talks to her mother daily and visits monthly. Her father is deceased. She has seven sisters and three brothers. She is birth order number seven. P.S. is in her second marriage. She divorced her first husband of six years because of drugs and infidelity. She still talks to him about important issues concerning their daughters and her husband is accepting of this parental relationship. She also remains involved with her former mother and sister-in-laws and they attend most family functions. It is a six hour round trip to take the girls for visits, etc.

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