Module 5: The Family Experience

How can we support families in crisis?

• Listen in an active, non-judgmental manner

• Identify potential resources and encourage engagement

• Provide reassurance and emphasize strengths

• All of the Above

Which is not a type of family constellation?

• Immediate/Nuclear

• Popular

• Single

• Adopted

GCAL is a resource that we can give families to assist them with mental illness?

• True

• False

What is a common family stressors?

• Money/Work

• Time

• Transportation

• All of the Above

Which is not a primary role of the family unit in the life of a person with mental illness?

• Judgement

• Spiritual

• Social

• Cultural

NAMI has family support groups in various locations around the country.

• True

• False

According to NAMI, 50% of parents became concerned about their child's mental health between ages of 1 to 3.

• True

• False

Families receiving resources about mental health prefer those resources to be in the form of handouts.

• True

• False

Which is not a helpful comment to make when communicating with families about their child's mental health?

• This is more common than you realize.

• It's not your fault.

• I know this is a difficult time. How can I help?

• Your child will grow out of it.

Primary care physicians play a key role in the lives of children with emerging mental illness.

• True

• False