SOCIAL WORK WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF FAMILY REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT CHILDRENS’ DISABILITY

The article is dedicated to the research of family representations about childrens’ disabilities. Nowadays, special attention is paid to the targeted social services development and implementation that will correspond to the needs and demands of a certain client group. The relevance of the research is identifying different types of family representations will help to classify families with children with disabilities according to their attitudes towards social change and, accordingly, improve the quality of provided social services. The purpose of the article is to study the characteristics of family representations about childrens’ disabilities and determine their impact on the process of providing social services to families. The method or semantic differential was used to study the content of different types of family representations, which included the study of the attitudes towards childhood illness, disability status, and family. The observation was used to study the characteristics of family behavior in the process of providing social services. The result of the research there were found four types of family representations: «sacrificial», «compensatory», «perspective» and «adaptive». The first type considers himself as a victim of circumstances and tries to attract specialists to his problems, however does not want to take responsibility for it. The second type tries to compensate for all the restrictions, which were caused by disability, and joined all the activities. The third type of representations percepts disability as a normal characteristic of personality, trying to cope with life challenges. The fourth type of representation is highly adapted, though all the restrictions are perceived as a normal thing, which does not cause any problems. Families with each type of representation have different types of interaction with the social worker and act differently during social events.

Gambaran Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Keluarga Mengenai Pencegahan Penularan Penyakit Tb Paru: Literature Review

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis which is transmitted through droplets and the process is very fast. So, knowledge and attitude of the family will determine the success of treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Therefore, one of the duties of the family is the provide care for sick family members and prevent transmission to healthy members. This study aims to find out an overview of family knowledge and attitudes regarding prevention of pulmonary tuberculosis disease transmission. Since it a descriptive study, the collecting data was conducted by reviewing literature; searching in Google Scholar to obtain 6 articles in inclusive and exclusive criteria. It stated 143 respondents (64%) have had a good knowledge of the matter, and 147 respondents (65%) were in a well behavior on it. Based on the results of the analysis, it is known that the family’s knowledge about preventing pulmonary TB transmission is good, and the family’s attitude about it is also good.Keyword: prevention,knowledege, family behavior, tuberculosis AbstrakTuberkolosis merupakan penyakit infeksi menular yang disebabkan oleh bakteri mycobacterium tuberculosisyang ditularkan melalui droplet dan penularannya sangat cepat. Pengetahuan dan sikap keluarga sangat menentukan keberhasilan pengobatan pada pasien TB paru. Karena salah satu tugas dari keluarga adalah melakukan perawatan bagi anggota keluarga yang sakit dan mencegah penularan pada anggota yang sehat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran pengetahuan dan sikap keluarga mengenai pencegahan penularan penyakit TB Paru. Metode Penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu deskriptif dengan pengumpulan data mengunakan literature review dan melakukan penelusuran online dari sumber database Google Scholar didapatkan 6 artikel yang sesuai dengan kriteria Inklusi dan Eksklusi. Hasil penelitian menunjukan sebanyak 143 responden (64%) memiliki pengetahuan yang baik dan 147 responden memiliki sikap yang baik (65%). Berdasarkan hasil analisis diketahui bahwa pengetahuan keluarga mengenai pencegahan penularan TB paru adalah baik, dan sikap keluarga mengenai pencegahan penularan TB paru adalah baik.Kata Kunci: Pencegahan,Pengetahuan, Sikap Keluarga, Tuberkulosis

Hardships & Resilience: Families in a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic created unique hardships for families with school-aged children. To better understand these hardships, we asked the question: How did family units of various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds experience the pandemic? Qualitative phenomenology was the methodological basis for this study, and the Double ABC-X Model of Family Behavior was applied to analyze how the pandemic and racial tensions that occurred in the past 18 months affected families. We specifically focused on including the voices of minoritized populations as they are less often represented in phenomenological research. Semi-structured virtual interviews were conducted with families from Minnesota and Illinois. NViVo was used to code and analyze the interviews. Five themes were identified which demonstrated family strength and experience of hardship: resilience, boundaries, community support, fear, and communication.

The Correlation Between Self-Care and Family Support With The Quality of Life of Type II Diabetic Mellitus Patient in Public Health Center I of West Denpasar

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease with characteristics of hyperglycemia. Type 2 DM that is not handled properly will result in complications that affect the quality of life. Type 2 DM patients need to do self-care as one of the DM treatment. In addition to self-care, the quality of life of DM patients is also related to family support. This study aims to determine the relationship between variables of self-care and family support with the quality of life of patients with type 2 DM. The study was conducted on 26 March-23 April 2019. This study was a quantitative study with a cross sectional approach. The number of the respondents were 59 people, obtained through consecutive sampling technique. Self-care was measured using a summary of diabetes self-care activity (SDSCA) questionnaire, family support was measured using the diabetes family behavior checklist II (DFBC II) questionnaire, and quality of life was measured using the diabetes quality of life (DQOL) questionnaire. The data analysis was done using Pearson Product Moment test. The results showed that there was a relation between self-care and quality of life (p = 0.000, r = 0.548) and there was a relation between family support and quality of life (p = 0.005, r = 0.365). Health workers are expected to develop health education which is not only needed for type 2 DM patients but also their families in order to realize optimal quality of life. Index Terms— family support, quality of life, self-care, type 2 DM

Specificul colaborării familiale eficiente în relația soț-soție

The family is a social system which functions according to one’s own inner laws and for the benefits of the society, being an indispensable part of it, focusing on the social role in perceiving family life. Therefore, the family behavior can be analyzed depending on the family life cycle stages and society evolution. The changes within inner family framework focus on family interactions and on its members’ reactions to specific life events and situations.

Behavior of the Use of Mosquito Net as a Prevention of Malaria in Ondorea Village, Nanga Panda Sub-district

Background: Malaria is an infectious disease that is still a world public health problem, especially in developing countries with tropical climates, including Indonesia. Ondorea Village in Nangapanda Subdistrict, Ende Regency, is one of the villages in East Nusa Tenggara, which is a province with APIs above the national average. Objective: To determine family behavior in using mosquito nets as an effort to prevent malaria in Ondorea Village, Nangapanda District. Method: This research is a survey research type with descriptive research design, the design used is"cross sectional".The population were all families residing in Ondorea Village, totaling 178 families, the sample in this study used a total sample. The variable in this study was a single variable, namely family behavior in the use of mosquito nets. The data used in this study are primary data collected by making home visits. Results: Public knowledge about the use of mosquito nets as an effort to prevent malaria in Ondorea Village, Nangapanda District was in the sufficient category, namely 85.39%, those with good knowledge of 6.34% and those with moderate knowledge of 7.87%. The public attitude about the use of mosquito nets is in the good category, namely 99.4%, which has a sufficient attitude of 0.56%. Conclusion: There is no relationship between the level of knowledge and the behavior of using mosquito nets, but it is found that there is a relationship between family attitudes and the behavior of using mosquito nets as an effort to prevent malaria

Pelatihan Anggaran dan Tabungan untuk Meningkatkan Pendapatan Anggota Koperasi Kuntum Mekar di Kabupaten Pandeglang

The purpose of community service activities for members of the Kuntum Bloom cooperative in Tegal Village, Cikedal District, Pandeglang Regency is to be able to strengthen knowledge and ability to make budgets and savings to increase members' income. The technique of this PKM activity is interview technique, and direct observation to cooperatives. With the approach of the PAR (Participatory Action Research) method which is carried out in a participatory manner among cooperative members in a cooperative whose enthusiasm is to encourage real actions in everyday life. The results of PKM activities are 1) Can know money management strategies and increase them, 2) Understand how to prioritize spending, 3) Know how to deal with difficulties, 4) Can make savings goals for the long and short term, 5) Can identify family behavior to achieve savings goals.

Family Behavior in Caring for People with Mental Disorders During Covid-19

Mental disorder is a serious health problem. It is a chronic disease that requires long healing. The factors of education, information, income, and stigma experienced by family can avoid the behavior in caring people with mental disorders that has been carried out. Thus, it impacts the care and treatment given to them. The purpose of this systematic review is to identify family behavior in caring for people with mental disorders during Covid-19. This study was conducted with a systematic method by reviewing the literature obtained from Google Scholar, Sciencedirect, PubMed, Proquest and Research Gate. Three keywords were used to get some relevant literature. As a result, the author obtained eight literature matching the author's criteria made by using the systematic review method. The most affecting factor for healing quality of people with mental disoder is their family's action in caring them. Health education is very influential on family's knowledge. Educational factor and information determine family behavior in seeking treatment. Providing adequate information and health education about mental disorders for families is necessary to avoid any faults while seeking medical assistance.