Family Intervention Process Analysis

There are many times when people may need the assistance of a person in a time of crisis. It is especially true in the sudden death of a family member. It is during these times that a crisis worker may be able to set the plans in motion in order to help the family deal with the loss. The first step of the intervention process is to make sure that everyone is as safe as possible. If the person was found by another member of the family, then it is important to make sure that the person or persons who found the decedent are safe (Williams, 2013). That means to remove them from the situation if there is a potential threat in the immediate area. If the person was found in the home and there was not one at home at the time, it is important …show more content…
In this instance, one of the plans that need to be completed is planning the funeral. There are key steps in planning a funeral and it is up to the decedents’ family to make those plans. This can range from extremely easy to extremely hard for the family. If the person had made a funeral plan already, the family or friends follow those plans and make the decisions very easy. If there are not plans, there are many questions that need to be answered and decided on. Some of these questions are whether or not to have the body buried or cremated, whether to have a funeral or memorial service and if there is a funeral, will there be a graveside service or not. Another problem may be if the person died out of state and how the body will be transported back to the city (10 Things to do After A Death, 2017). Talking with the funeral director or other official from both locations will be helpful in transporting the body between the …show more content…
One of these models is the dual process model. This model is made up of an approach-avoidance model. It has two components. The loss orientation states that stressors associated with the loss can be experienced by behavioral, cognitive and emotional reactions to grief that fluctuate from avoiding and confronting the loss. The restoration orientation aspects come when grievers come to terms with the loss and form new roles and relationships or make life changes that will help distract them from their grief (James & Gilliland, 2017). This model tends to acknowledge that grief is not static and that it changes at its own pace and then gradually works into a calmer behavioral form that helps to form new growth from the experience. The pitfall to this model is that a person might stay in a prolonged grief if the changing thoughts and behaviors do not happen (James & Gilliland,