I am a nurse educator and registered psychologist who provides global leadership in the field of Family Health with a particular focus on Family Systems Nursing practice, research, education, and theory.
My mission is to TRANSFORM practice with families by increasing the capacity of health care providers to care for families with competence, confidence, and compassion. I believe illness is a family affair! Using a systemic, relational approach invites the health care provider to address illness suffering and family healing in a particular manner.
Knowledge creation and knowledge transfer to improve caring practices with families are both central to my mission. I co-developed the Illness Beliefs Model (www.illnessbeliefsmodel.com) for advanced practice with families.
I serve as the founding Editor of the Journal of Family Nursing. I am a member of the Board of the Directors of the International Family Nursing Association and a member of the Advisory Council of the Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society.
I offer workshops and consultation to an international community of health care professionals. See the Workshops and Consulting sections of my website for more information. I look forward to working with you to TRANSFORM practice with families.
