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Integrate what you observed and learned from the video "I Want to Want to," (http://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/HS5271/hs5271u09/hs5271u09_ts.html) and the readings from this unit, into a discussion about how factors such as onset, course, outcome, and degree of incapacitation of an illness may create differing stresses relating to the family's stage of life-cycle development.

What impact does illness, disability, or death of a family member have on the social and emotional stability of the family?
What impact might misemployment or unemployment of individuals experiencing chronic illness and/or disability have on the family relationships and sense of self for the individual?
How could the expected or anticipated future of the family change and how might the family respond?
What are some clinical interventions you could use as a counselor to work with the emotional distress of the family system?
How would you address issues of work and career for this client? Utilize the career decision-making models in your response as discussed in course readings.

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First, Thank you for choosing BrainMass. Let's begin. In addressing issues of work and caree choices for this client, you could approach the career decision making model using two models. Below, I provided the actual Career Decision Making Model itself. To expound on this DQ, I thought it would be good to add theory. First, the person in situation approach, which means looking at all facets of how illness compounts the physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological, and behavioral, even, social aspects of one's functioning. Then, how that relates to that person's ability to carry on their daily tasks or activities of livning based on their supports in place or lack thereof...Also, to that in effect, the degree of incapcitation due to the fact that there lacks supports in place, such as financial resources, absent family support, lack of job, no income, which can lead to a downward spiral effect, increase depressive symptoms, anxiety, and impact the person's stressors. That means looking at ...

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