Psychosocial Concerns
After the child is born, Tina and John might reduce participation in social gatherings. In this case, attending marriages, burials, and other ceremonies would not be easy for them. As a result, the community might fail to understand Tina and John and end up misjudging them. There would, therefore, be poor relationships with neighbors and the entire community. The couple may also find it difficult to travel or to go out during summer (Narula & Srivastava, 2019). Traveling for Tina and John would be difficult since the baby would require special care, and therefore the couple might choose to remain at home.
Another psychosocial concern is that the couple would find it hard to interact with and pay visits to their relatives. The visit might be limited to the couple’s home or done away with altogether. In case guests visit them I future, they would have limited time to interact and catch up with them since most of the attention goes to the child due to routines like feeding. Such occurrences would lead to misunderstandings and low-income family relationships (Narula & Srivastava, 2019). The couple may suffer stigma and questioning from the whole society. Eventually, Tina and John may end up depressed or suffer from other psychological diseases.
Interventions
Family systems program would help Tina and John to overcome depression, stress, and other issues that come with raising the child and stigma from community and family. The program involves training for the couple on how to reduce the psychological issues. Positive behavior support is another intervention that would help Tina and John to mold the behavior of their child. A positive behavior would help the parents reduce the occurrence of stress as well as shame that comes with a child’s negative behavior in front of other people (Murugappan et al., 2019). Interactional programs would also be useful for Tina and John in that they would acquire skills to teach their child the skills necessary to interact with other people. In this case, the couple can attend social gatherings together with the child without difficulties.
References
Murugappan, N. P., Pradeep, A. J., & Kommu, J. V. S. (2019). Amenable for psychological interventions? A case report of a child with multiple developmental disabilities and challenging behaviors. Journal of Indian Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 15(4).
Narula, V., & Srivastava, P. (2019). Psychosocial Aspects of Parents having Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with and without Co-Morbid Conditions. Journal of Psychosocial Research, 14(1), 191-199.