Resource Management
The acronym to remember factors affecting wellbeing is SPEECS. What does each letter in SPEECS stand for?
Social, physical, emotional, economic, cultural, spiritual
Negotiation, agreement and resolution are steps of what?
Conflict resolution process
Two or more related people who reside in the same house is a definition of what?
Family
What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?
Qualitative = opinions, feelings etc
Quantitative = numerical information
What are the three styles of communication
Aggressive, assertive and passive
The difference between needs and wants is (provide an example)
Needs = the necessities of life, required for survival and physical and mental health
Wants = preferences or desires not necessary for survival or maintenance of good health
Baby boy's dress in blue clothes and baby girls dress in pink clothes. What is this an example of? How may this contribute to an individual's sense of belonging within a group as they get older.
Gender expectations.
As adults in a group situation, it is often expected that a male will take the lead role (e.g. being the CEO of a company) whilst a female may record minutes or provide morning tea. Challenging gender stereotypes may cause group conflict, however, not challenging gender stereotypes may cause internal struggle when individuals feel undervalued in their role.
What are the five stages of the lifespan?
infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and the aged
The characteristics of a specific group in the community refers to what?
Demographics
What are the five decision making styles?
impulsive, intuitive, hesitant, confident, rational
Specific needs are remembered by the acronym SHESEA. What does each letter stand for with an explanation?
Safety and security, e.g. protection from physical harm
Health, e.g. everything is connected (physical, social etc)
education, e.g. acquiring knowledge and skills
sense of identity, e.g. an individuals idea of who they are
employment, e.g. exerting energy towards a goal (payment)
adequate standard of living, e.g. primary needs required by all such as shelter
Factors contributing to the role individuals adopt within groups is split into personal and social factors. What are the 7 personal factors?
self-esteem
self-confidence
sense of belonging
education
hereditry
previous experience
culture
Define foster and adoptive families. Consider what the difference is in their legal rights over a dependant.
Foster - when non-biological children, needing care, are placed with another individual or family for an unspecified length of time. Foster parents have no legal rights over dependants in relation to making health and education decisions.
Adoptive - where all legal rights and responsibilities are transferred from birth parents to adoptive parents.
What is a literature review
A secondary research method involving a search and evaluation of existing knowledge on a particular topic
A power base is defined as the origin of power. What are the 5 power bases?
Legitimate - comes with a designated position, usually agreed or voted on by the community members. E.g. the local mayor.
Reward - giving a merit/an award. E.g. a teacher giving merits for desired behaviours.
Coercive - take away privileges or rights. E.g. a parent grounding their child.
Referent - following an individual's looks or attributes. E.g. an influencer.
Expert - expertise in a given field. E.g. a university professor.
There are 5 decision making styles. What are they and what are the characteristics of each?
Impulsive - made spontaneously
Intuitive - based on instinct
Hesitant - made with caution
Confident - made with certainty and trust
Rational - logical and sensible
Individuals can adopt 3 specific roles in a group. What are they with an example?
Ensure tasks are achieved
Maintain/build relationships
Influence group progress
What is the nature of change?
Change can be
- Internal or external
- Planned or unplanned
- Temporary or permanent
Identify 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of interviews
Advantages: qualitative and quantitative data can be gathered, detailed responses
Disadvantages: time consuming, lack of anonymity
There are 6 recognised causes of conflict in the preliminary CAFS syllabus. One of these is multiple role expectations. Provide an example of how multiple role expectations has an impact on the wellbeing of individuals.
A working parent may experience conflict in juggling many roles and responsibilities at work and at home. E.g. the parent is expected to complete many tasks at work and then come home and do all the cooking and cleaning for their family causing feelings of stress and potentially isolation for the parent. To combat, they may ask their family to help with chores such as folding the washing to reduce the multiple commitments placed on one person.
Provide a specific example of how goal setting can enhance wellbeing.
Goal's are the objectives in an individuals life that are aimed to be achieved.
When individual's and families make progress on achieving goals, there is an intrinsic reward and sense of satisfaction. These positive emotions have the potential to motivate further goal-directed behaviours and actions which can contribute to increase wellbeing levels. The identification and accomplishment of short-term goals thus becomes the motivational stepping stone for achieving medium and long term goals that will satisfy needs and wants. E.g. I set the short term goal to run 5km a week in training for a marathon. This allows me to eventually achieve my medium term goal of running a half-marathon which then motivates me to continue this path. This helps to achieve the long term goal of leading a healthy lifestyle and therefore my physical wellbeing is enhanced.
What are the four styles of leadership?
Autocratic - directive, lacks input from group members.
Democratic - collaborative, encourages shared ideas from group members.
Laissez faire - non-directional, often tasks are achieved "do what you like".
Transformational - inspiration, leads by example. Inspires group members to follow.
Elections and voting are processes that aid in making decisions within the community. Provide a definition for each
Elections - gives individual's the opportunity to express their views and be involved in the decision making process by choosing on option over another.
Voting - a formal expression of an individual's choice in a decision-making process.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of observation as a primary research method?
Observation - watching and recording the behaviours of subjects.
Advantages:
- richly detailed description
- opportunity to view/participate in unscheduled events
Disadvantages:
- presence of the observer may alter the behaviour of those being observed
- can be time consuming
The Thirroul Men's Shed is an example of what? How does it aid in meeting individual's needs?
The Thirroul Men's Shed (TMS) is an example of a community group. TMS provides a facility where men from the Northern beaches region of the Illawarra can come together to Share their life skills, experiences and knowledge.
• Form relationships and mateships (sense of identity)
• Be able to discuss men’s health issues and access sound information and support from health professionals, personnel and organisations (health)
• Develop new skills and hone old skills and training (education)
• Use new tools and equipment for the first time (education)
• Contribute through completing a range of projects for community groups that build strong community-based links (sense of identity)
• Undertake personal projects and activities (sense of identity)
• Socialise, fund raise and support the development of the Thirroul Men’s Shed (sense of identity)