Tag Archives: families in health and illness

The Calgary Family Assessment Model: A True Story (Guest Blog by Dr. Lorraine M. Wright)

Greetings and thanks for dropping by to read this blog. I appreciate the invitation by Dr. Janice M. Bell to write a guest blog about the Calgary Family Assessment Model. But where do I begin? Once upon a time….! Well, how about if I start by telling you how old the model is. In 2009, [...]

Top 10 Movies about Families and Illness Suffering

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I’ve found movies to be powerful learning experiences for my students and myself. Movies highlight family stories about the experience of illness, draw the viewer into the poignancy and loneliness of illness suffering, and model how family members and health care professionals respond to illness in [...]