This text is one of the first comprehensive resources on understanding and working with families in the intensive care unit. The text provides a conceptual overview of the Family ICU Syndrome, a constellation of physical morbidity, psychopathology, cognitive deficits, and conflict. Outlining its mechanisms, the book presents a guide to combating the syndrome with an interdisciplinary team. The text represents the full array of the interdisciplinary team by also spotlighting administrative consi…
"Family Wellbeing [Program] was developed in 1993 by the Aboriginal Education Development Branch (AEDB) of the South Australian Department of Education, Training and Employment. The program began as part of South Australia's state-wide response to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody" -- page 1.