To be able to gain knowledge and to understand the dynamics of each family. The purpose of having to do a family assessment is to simply understand. To be able to meet the needs of the child and the family as well.
Basically, this assessment is used when the person wants to gain knowledge of a child in the family in regards to the child’s growth and development. It also includes the strengths, weaknesses and the needs that a child in the home would need. Their safety, their education and their development. In addition to that, a family assessment also assesses the well being of a child or children present in the home. This is not limited to providing food for the family, education, a home, and clothes. It is also to gain understanding on how a family works in regards to the basic and necessary things. What is a family assessment? What does a family assessment do? Why is it necessary to do a family assessment? First of all, a family assessment is a kind of assessment being done to assess, to evaluate and to gain enough knowledge about a family‘s dynamics.