Family Selection and Consent Guidelines
Academic Paper: Family Interview, Assessment & Intervention
CNUR 300: Family Health
Selection Criteria
• The student will select a family from the community that they are unfamiliar with. You may wish to interview a family known to a friend or another student.
• When selecting a family to interview, don not select your own, or one with whom you are very close.
• Do not select/interview a family from your clinical rotation (due to the quick turnover of admissions, risks to privacy and confidentiality, impact on your other clinical responsibilities, and complexity of clinical families)
• It is preferable that you Do not select/interview a family of another student since the instructor, will know the identity of the student and reveal information about their family.
• Interview the family independently. Each student should interview a separate family, to give you the opportunity to demonstrate independent work.
Consent and Confidentiality
• When you approach a family, discuss with the family what the interview will involve.
• Be sure that you have the consent of all members.
• Discuss confidentiality of their information, and uphold it.
• Obtain consent, using the provided form. Bring two copies and have them both signed; leave one with the family with contact information should there be any questions following the interview
• Do not disclose the identity of or information about the family to other students.
• Use pseudonyms/alternate names within your written assignment.
• Do not write family members’ names in your notes.
• Do not audio or video-record the interview.
Submission of Forms
• You must bring the original signed paper copy of the consent form to submit in-person to the instructor at the midterm exam. Without the consent form your paper will be considered incomplete and will accrue late marks accordingly.
