Title: Identify community-based programs and resources that support family and child well-being.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-36) > Section: Managing Family Relationships

Identification should include

- family resource centers
- preventive health care programs
- helplines
- family service programs from the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services
- recreation and leisure activities
- mental health resources
- early intervention programs.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What are the consequences for families who lack adequate support systems?
- What are the benefits for families who obtain adequate support systems?
- What are possible barriers to gaining support for a family?
- Why are resources of support essential?

Communication

- How do support systems help families deal with stress, conflict, and crisis?
- What factors influence the family’s attitudes and beliefs about support systems?
- How can you communicate the importance of family support systems to someone who is resistant?

Leadership

- What barriers do families face when attempting to find support?
- What leadership skills should be used to overcome these barriers?
- What ethical issues may arise when selecting sources of support?
- What ethical issues arise when referring another to sources for support?
- What organizations can you contribute toto offer support to others?

Management

- What criteria can be used to decide if a support source is appropriate for a particular situation?
- What management strategies may help families access appropriate sources of support?
- How can we accept responsibility during times of family crisis?
- What are ways that places of employment can offer formal or informal resources to a family?