When the mother inquired if he had any concerns, he would evade the discussion and also reply rudely. The mother also stated that there were reports from his son’s school that he was withdrawn and had minimal interactions with his peers and teachers. She stated that they trained the son to be responsible by allocating him duties and roles in the house and taught him to respect others.
The boy’s father stated that he had tried to have a conversation with the son as he always encouraged communication and discussions, especially during dinner time. He also reported that they often went for leisure activities on weekends and attended church services as a family to strengthen the family bond.
The family exhibited various traits of a healthy family such as, communicating and listening to each other and fostering table time and conversation (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele & Robinson, 2018). They also taught respect for others, including a sense of right and wrong and shared leisure time and a religious core (Kaakinen et al., 2018). Besides, the family demonstrated the trait of affirming and supporting each other and admitting to problems and seeking help.
I adopted various family nursing roles when caring for this family, such as being a counselor, where I helped and guided the teenage boy to change behavior (Kaakinen et al., 2018). I also acted as a health educator and consultant when educating the parents on the possible causes of the change in behavior and the approaches they can use at home to encourage positive behavior (Voltelen, Konradsen & Østergaard, 2018).
In addition, I acted as a liaison and coordinated with the pediatric psychologist for the boy to be started on counseling sessions and be followed up to promote desired behavior.
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