Child Life Family Systems and Assessment Flashcards
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The Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT) is designed to screen for:
Answer: Family psychosocial risk at the time of a child's diagnosis
The PAT is a validated screening tool that assesses family psychosocial risk factors at diagnosis to identify families needing targeted or intensive support services.
When working with a family where parents disagree about their child's care decisions, the child life specialist should:
Answer: Facilitate open communication between parents and support collaborative decision-making
Child life specialists can facilitate constructive communication between parents, helping them articulate their concerns and work toward decisions that prioritize the child's best interests.
A family-centered care approach requires that health professionals:
Answer: Recognize the family as constant in the child's life and as essential partners in care planning and delivery
Family-centered care recognizes that families are the primary, constant presence in a child's life and partners—not visitors—in the healthcare experience.
When a newly immigrated family appears confused by the hospital environment and care instructions, the child life specialist should FIRST:
Answer: Assess the family's language needs and arrange for professional interpreter services
Professional interpreter services ensure accurate communication, maintain confidentiality, and prevent the burden of medical translation from falling on family members, especially children.
The primary goal of a sibling support group facilitated by a child life specialist is to:
Answer: Provide a safe space for siblings to express feelings, gain understanding, and connect with peers in similar situations
Sibling support groups provide normalization, peer connection, emotional expression opportunities, and age-appropriate education about the medical situation.
When assessing a family's coping, the child life specialist observes that the mother has stopped eating, sleeping poorly, and withdrawn from social contacts since the child's admission. The BEST response is to:
Answer: Recognize the mother's signs of distress and connect her with appropriate support resources
Parental well-being directly affects the child's coping and recovery. Identifying signs of parental distress and connecting parents with support is an essential child life function.