課程資訊
課程名稱
 家庭健康與疾病
Family, Health and Illness 
開課學期
 105-2 
授課對象
 學程  人口學程  
授課教師
 熊秉荃 
課號
 SW5008 
課程識別碼
 330 U1300 
班次
  
學分
 3.0 
全/半年
 半年 
必/選修
 選修 
上課時間
 星期四2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
上課地點
 社209 
備註
 人口學程選修領域(一)人口與健康
限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生) 且 限學士班三年級以上
總人數上限：20人
外系人數限制：2人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
 http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1052SW5008_ 
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課程概述

This course is designed to advance students’ understanding of the complex relationships between health, illness and families. Special focus will be on how family relations affect health promotion and illness prevention and treatment and vise versa. Students are encouraged to examine possible family-oriented interventions according to their own personal and professional backgrounds. 

課程目標
 1. To develop in-depth understanding of the inter-relationship between families, health and illness
2. To understand the context of medical family therapy
3. To appreciate the shared experience of illness
4. To discuss the impact of illnesses on family
5. To critically evaluate family-oriented interventions
6. To examine issues at the interface between the family, professionals, and larger systems
 
課程要求
 1. Punctuality, attendance, and active participation are expected.
2. Students are required to read assigned readings. While reading, please raise at least 2 discussion questions in order to fully engage in the in-class discussion.
3. Leading discussion: Students take turn to lead in-class discussion. Suggested focus of the required readings:
-- “The shared experience of illness (愛的功課)”: the challenges of individuals and the family（個人及家庭所面臨的挑戰）, goals of the therapy（治療目標）, challenges and growth of the therapist（治療者的成長與挑戰）, key concepts（主要概念）.
-- “The soul of a doctor”: the complexity of emotions and personal challenges in caring for the ill.
4. “The self of the therapist” presentation: Examine and reflect upon the following aspects: tolerance for uncertainty and loss, family-of-origin health beliefs, illness experiences, and personal and current family illness experiences.
5. Illness experience interview: Interview a person with a chronic illness that has great impact on his/her life. Using concepts taught in the class to analysis his/her illness experiences. At the end of this report also write a reflection how the course contributes to your insights of your experience with family, health and illness. The due date of the paper is on June 1.

 
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指定閱讀
 a McDaniel, S. H., Doherty, W. J. & Hepworth, J. (2014). Medical family therapy and integrated care. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.
b McDaniel, S. H., Hepworth, J.與Doherty, W. J. (1997). The shared experience of illness: Stories of patients, families, and their therapists. 楊淑智、魯宓譯 (2003)．愛的功課：治療師、病人與家屬的故事，台北市：心靈工坊◦
c Pories, S., Jain, S. H., & Harper, G. (2006). The soul of a doctor: Harvard medical students face life and death. 何敏綺譯 (2008)．哈佛醫學院沒教的事，台北市：健行文化。
 
參考書目
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評量方式
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課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
 2/23  Introduction 
第2週
 3/02  Family systems interventions in health care systems 
第3週
 3/09  An overview of medical family therapy 
第4週
 3/16  The self of the medical family therapist 
第5週
 3/23  Clinical strategies for medical family therapy 
第6週
 3/30  醫療家族治療師養成歷程 
第7週
 4/06  Collaboration with other health professionals 
第8週
 4/13  The shared emotional themes of illness 
第9週
 4/20  Community engagement 
第10週
 4/27  Health behaviors that harm 
第11週
 5/04  Couples and illness 
第12週
 5/11  醫務社工師與器官捐贈服務 
第13週
 5/18  Pregnancy loss, infertility, and reproductive technology 
第14週
 5/25  Medical family therapy with children 
第15週
 6/01  Somatizing patients and their families 
第16週
 6/08  The experience of genomic medicine: A new frontier 
第17週
 6/15  Caregiving, end of life care, and loss