Families are facing unparalleled attack in the post modern society in which we live. The experienced clinicians will help the couples to build up intimate relationships to nurture change and development. It tends to view change in terms of the systems of interaction between family members. It emphasizes family relationships as an important factor in psychological health. Family counselling may help to promote better relationships and understanding within a family. Healthy communities where everyone feels valued, connected, empowered, and competent. Our purpose is to create an environment in which all systems that are involved with the family are integrating their efforts and resources in a partnership with the family, to bring about positive change. We focus on family structure, maintaining that it is the stability of the family that yields positive results for the child.
Geriatric care has to be necessarily holistic in approach involving multidisciplinary inputs. Life expectancy has increased significantly in the last few decades. The trend is likely to persist in the coming years and life expectancy may well surpass 80 years in most countries of the world, including India. Currently, more than 10% of Kerala’s population is over the age of 65 years. At a 3.5% annual increase, this is the fastest growing segment of the state’s population. Geriatric care is the process of planning and coordinating care of the elderly and others with physical and/or mental impairments to meet their long term care needs, improve their quality of life, and maintain their independence for as long as possible. It entails working with persons of old age and their families in managing, rendering and referring various types of health and social care services.