family conference
Relatives discuss together
A family conference is a meeting where family members gather to discuss important matters—finances, caregiving decisions, a relative's behavior, or plans for the future.
The term often implies something more formal or serious than casual conversation: We need to have a family conference about Mom's living situation.
In social work and healthcare settings, a family conference may include professionals who help facilitate difficult decisions about a patient's care.
- meetingGathering for discussion
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- discussionExchange of ideas
- heart to heartCandid intimate discussion
- relativesThose connected by blood
next of kin · intervention · household · parents · siblings · children · black sheep · prodigal son · kitchen table · living room · serious · emotional · airing grievances · decisions · inheritance · crisis · confrontation · come to Jesus
- medical decisionstreatment planning, informed consent, treatment options, clinical judgment, DNR
- church gatheringschurch council, assemblies, church assembly, congresses, convocation
family conferencecasual chat
small talk · chit-chat · shooting the breeze · chitchat · idle chatter
family conferencetown hall meeting
Gathering for civic dialogue
press conference · board meeting · public forum · public hearing
family, conference, families, familial, familiar, familiarity, familiarize, familiarization, unfamiliar