Developed by IFNA members, Lorraine M. Wright, RN, PhD and Maureen Leahey, RN, PhD and described in “Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Intervention”.
Wright & Leahey’s Nurses and Families is currently available in a 7th edition: Shajani, Z., & Snell, D. (2019). Wright & Leahey’s Nurses and families: A guide to family assessment and intervention (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis.
Nurses and Families: A Guide to Family Assessment and Intervention has been translated in 7 languages: Japanese, French, German, Korean, Swedish, Portuguese, and Icelandic.
Bibliography of all known publications which reference CFAM/CFIM.
Blog posts about the CFAM and CFIM:
- http://www.lorrainewright.com/blog.htm
- http://janicembell.com/2010/03/the-calgary-family-assessment-model-a-true-story/
“How To” Family Nursing Series. DVD’s present live clinical scenarios that demonstrate how to practice family nursing using the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models. Developed and demonstrated by Lorraine M. Wright, RN, PhD and Maureen Leahey, RN, PhD.
- How to do a 15 minute (or less) interview
- Calgary Family Assessment Model: How to apply in clinical practice
- Family nursing interviewing skills: How to engage, assess, intervene, and terminate
- How to intervene with families with health concerns
- How to use questions in family interviewing
- Interviewing an individual to gain a family perspective with chronic illness: A clinical demonstration
- Tips and microskills for interviewing: Families of the elderly
- Common errors in family interviewing: How to avoid & correct
The “How To” Family Nursing Series DVD’s have been translated into Japanese.
Website maintained by Wright & Leahey: Family Nursing Resources
