Niveles de intervención familiar / Levels of family intervention

RESUMEN

En la atención primaria lidiamos con variados problemas de salud con diverso impacto en el individuo y su familia. Asimismo, circunstancias previsibles en la vida del individuo y su familia requieren atenuar el impacto de un evento crítico para su desarrollo. Existen 5 cinco niveles de intervención familiar basados en el grado de involucramiento familiar bajo la premisa de que ello posibilitaría una mejor comprensión del problema del individuo y por tanto, mayores posibilidades de resolverlo. Es importante, además, diferenciar cuando un problema familiar requiere derivación a otro nivel de intervención. En nuestro país requerimos adecuar los servicios, formar profesionales con habilidades específicas para trabajar con familias y reforzar las normas que posibiliten el avance en este campo.

ABSTRACT

We face different health problems in primary care, and they have variable impact in both individuals and their families. Also, some foreseeable circumstances in the lives of the individual and of his/her family are required in order to mitigate the impact of a critical event on family development. There are five levels for family interventions, which are based upon the degree of familial involvement, assuming this would lead to better understanding the individual's problems, and this may also lead to a greater likelihood for solving them. It is also important to know when a family problem may require referral to a next level for intervention. In our country, we need to have adequate services, we have to train professionals with specific abilities in working with families and we also have to reinforce regulations that may facilitate advances in this field.