Choose a family who has a family member with a chronic illness.

Family Assessment using the CFAM Model

Description Assignment: Family Assessment using the Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM) Length: No more than 10 pages; not including cover page or reference page Format: APA, double spaced, 1 inch margins, headings as per APA References: Citations must be used to support your writing. References that are used in the assignment must be cited correctly in your paper. If you use nursing journals in addition to the course texts, documents, articles and websites, they must come from major academic journals, such as those that are “peer reviewed” in (MEDICINE,NURSING) CINAHL Plus, Medline and ProQuest electronic databases. Please use at least three references including textbooks. Assignment Instructions: 1. Complete all of the readings and learning content to date. 2. Choose a family who has a family member with a chronic illness. 3. Inform the family that no names will be used for this assignment and get the family member’s verbal permission to conduct the interview. Conduct an interview following the CFAM format on the chosen family. Do not write the paper in an interview format. Use fictitious initials for all names and indicate this in the paper. 4.Write a well organized scholarly paper in APA format. Use a formal tone and third person writing. Its encouraged you to use the services of the Writing Studio. YOU MUST INCLUDE A GENOGRAM. NOTE: The below bold phrases suggest headings for the paper. The first heading is never the word “Introduction” rather, wording must match the title of paper. See APA.