Family Assessments tool, Community Health, Public Health

Family assessment tools are a systematic way of understanding the family and aid them in evaluating the impact of illness on a person and on his/her role in the family. Step 1 Recognize the Family Structure. Know the individual members of the family. A systematic way of obtaining and recording this information is through the use of a Family Genogram. Step 2 Understand the normal family function Step 3 Learn to assess Family Structure and Function in Clinical Practice. Family assessment tools have been made to aid the family physician in assessing the family structure and function in clinical practice.