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Needs

Takeisha Hailey (Aug 15, 2016 4:45 PM) - Read by: 4Mark as ReadReply to This MessageReply
 

 

 

Felt Needs

Ascribed Needs

Future Needs

Manage money better

Finish school and get a better job to take care of family

Graduate so I can have a better paying job

Enjoy school so I will be more motivated to finish

Make sure my family is always taken care of because my kids especially depend on me

Keep my job until I have my own daycare or find a better paying job

Enjoy my job more. Don’t let the crying affect me (just one infant)

Get out more, don’t stay in the house so much

Pay off my SUV

Have my own daycare so I can make more money and do more with my family

Stay loyal to my friends. What they say to me stays with me

 

Do more with family when I am not at work or doing homework

Make sure my infants at my job are taken care of because their parents depend on me

 

Find more “me” time

Make sure my boys are bathe, clothed, fed, and loved every day

 

Take care of my health better (eating and exercising)

 

 

Keep house clean

 

 

 

A need is a motivating force that compels action for its satisfaction (WebFinance, 2016). In my chart the things that come up the most is finding a better job and making more money to take care of my family. Since I been out the military I don’t make as much as I use to working at a daycare but I know once I get things rolling with my daycare I can make more money to do more with my family. I could start one now but I want to at least finish my Bachelors so I won’t have to stress over making sure homework and assignments get done while trying to get all that is required for a daycare. I would say the ascribed needs which is a need others identify as a need are the most important (Darling, 2014). I say that because this list is mostly others depending on me to make sure things happen and I won’t let them down. 

Keisha 

Darling, Cassidy. (2014) Family Life Education: Working with Families Across the Lifespan, 3rd Ed. VitalSource e-book

WebFinance INC. (2016). Needs. Retrieved from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/need.html

 

Second response:

 Week 4

Robin Truax (Aug 16, 2016 7:14 PM) - Read by: 2Mark as ReadReply to This MessageReply
 

 

Felt Needs

Ascribed Needs

Future Needs

Definition: Self- identified needs that will develop from personal experiences, wants, desires, and wishes (Darling, 2014).

Definition: Needs that are identified by others as things the family needs to address and work on (Darling, 2014).

Definition: Needs the person will have to face in the future (Darling, 2014).

How a Family Life Educator views the needs: The need that a person would tell a FLE.

How a Family Life Educator views the needs: The needs a FLE would feel the family needs to work on.

How a Family Life Educator views the needs: The needs a FLE would discuss that prepare for the future.  

Example: A newly divorced person will want to educate themselves on all the new changes they are embracing with being divorced. Such as reading articles about or taking classes on: finance, independent living, dating, and so on. 

Example: A family with a child that is acting up and needs to work on communication skills and or parenting skills. Due to how the child is acting and how the parents are dealing with the child.  

Example: A newly married couple that wants to start a family soon, or a couple that just recently found out they were expecting, would start taking newborn/baby classes to help them with the future baby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I feel the most important need is the future need. I feel it is the most important because it can help prevent some future felt needs and Ascribed needs. If a family address needs before they happen they can be prepared, have learned skills , know some helpful tips for dealing with future concerns, and allow for the family to transition into the future need with some clarity and hopefully less anxiety and stress for certain situations. Since a FLE can view the family and look at its weaknesses, strengths and challenges it will allow for the FLE to avoid a “one size fits all” approach to helping the family with future areas they needs to think about (Ballard, 2016). For example, addressing the topic of teenage pregnancy and prevention with an adolescent before they become interested and curious about sex.

References:

Ballard, S (2016) CFLE in Context: A framework for Best Practices in Family Life Education. Web. Retrieved on August 16, 2016 from https://www.ncfr.org/cfle-network/cfle-network-current-issue/cfle-context-framework-best-practices-family-life-education

Darling, C. A., Cassidy, D., & Powell, L. (2014). Family Life Education. Working with Families across the Lifespan.     3rd ed. Waveland Press, Inc. 

 

Thrid Response:

Week 7: Abigail Peloquin

Abigail Peloquin (Aug 16, 2016 3:09 PM) - Read by: 4Mark as ReadReply to This MessageReply
 

 

Hello everyone,

 

Ethical styles is a really interesting topic to cover. I never really considered that there were different styles of approaching ethics, but after reading about it, it totally makes sense. There have been many people I have met that have had a different ethical style, and it does make for an interesting discussion or a butting of heads. However, “neither style is better than the other...They may initially seem opposed to one another because they differ so much on the surface, but they’re actually complementary...Moreover, the more the can appreciate the approaches, the better you’ll be able to resolve ethical dilemmas and to understand and communicate with people who prefer the other style” (Loyola Marymount University, 2016). While ethical styles could potentially pose a risk of conflict, ultimately if we take time to learn about and understand these different styles, the more likely we will be able to work harmoniously in a well-rounded and diverse workplace.

 

After taking the test, I learned that my ethical ideology is the ideology of caring, also called caring ethics. This means that a majority of my decisions are made with some sort of emotion or intuition involved. It could be argued that caring ethics is the innate perspective that humans have. “American philosopher Nel Noddings...argued that caring is the foundation of morality. She saw relationships as ontologically basic to humanity, where identity is defined by the set of relationships individuals have with other humans” (Burton, 2016). Using care ethics, I consider the repercussions that my actions may have on the individual or corporation that I am working with. Just because I am told to do something does not always mean that I will do something. For example, if the task I am assigned does not cater to a client’s best interest and will result in harming them, be it emotionally, physically, mentally or spiritually, I am more likely to not carry out the task due to the potential risk that it poses.

 

Overall, I believe that care ethics is an important and valuable contribution to the field of social services. “It is responsive to immediate suffering and harm. This approach is flexible, caring and subjective--appropriately so. It can respond quickly to changing circumstances, not preoccupied with the idea of setting precedents” (Loyola Marymount University, 2016). However, the biggest issue that I could foresee is that my big, bleeding heart could get in the way of actual necessary business operations. I could be given a necessary, obligatory task that I would have trouble doing because of a possible perceived risk that could come with it.

 

Thank you,
Abigail

 

Burton, B. (2016). Ethics of care: Ethics and philosophy. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/ethics-of-care

 

Loyola Marymount University. (2016). Quiz: What’s your ethical style? Retrieved from https://www.masc.sc/SiteCollectionDocuments/Administration/ethic_style.pdf

 

fourth response:

 Week 7

Shaina Staley (Aug 17, 2016 2:10 PM) - Read by: 3Mark as ReadReply to This MessageReply
 

 

Well, my score was almost completely in favor of Ethics for Justice.  “Ethics concerns what is morally right or wrong. Justice concerns what is legally right or wrong.”  (Institute Creation Research, n.d.)Literally, I only got two for the other, Ethics of Care.  So, I suppose I did not realize how much I rely upon policy, rules, laws, principles, etc.  I know I try to live a very just life in general, but I like to think I also can look at a situation and think outside the box.  However, according to this quiz, it seems I am more in favor of trying to follow the rules and act from there.  I do think this is beneficial though because I think it can make it easier to determine the right course of action.  For example, it can be challenging to not get too emotionally involved when working with people in difference circumstances, so having this viewpoint can make it easier to determine the best way to handle the situation. “The advantage to this approach is that it looks at the problem logically and impartially.” (Loyola Marymount University, 2016) Sometimes, it is difficult to try to figure out how to approach things, but if I am trying to do it as fairly as possible while following closely to rules, it will make it easier in a whole when working with people.  According to the text, men seem to favor this style, and I can understand why.  I think men are more inclined to follow expectation of the law than follow their emotions, like women.  That being said, I do also recognize the problems with this too.  In general terms, I can look at a situation and understand why sometimes rules need to be broken or why for some people things are done differently.  Realistically, I know things are not black and white, especially when working with people from various backgrounds and situations.  I think typically, when working with people professionals need to be able to meet each individuals specific needs and in doing that it may not always be fair or in accordance with the policies.  Although I did not score in favor with Ethics of Care, I think I could fit both categories, but clearly it is important for me to favor more with Ethics of Justice.  

References

Institute Creation Research. (n.d.). Ethics and Justice | The Institute for Creation Research. Retrieved from http://www.icr.org/christian-ethics/

Loyola Marymount University. (2016). Quiz: What’s
your ethical style?
Retrieved
from
https://www.masc.sc/SiteCollectionDocuments/Administration/ethic_style.pdf 

 

fifth response:

 Week 7 / Forum 7: Interactions with Diverse Populations

Courtney Kavanaugh (Aug 16, 2016 5:44 AM) - Read by: 2Mark as ReadReply to This MessageReply
 

 

Mrs. Rodriguez and Sophia, are having a difficult time. In working with them, would help Mrs. Rodriguez to understand that Sophia is going through normal development, for her age. I would also be very sensitive to their cultural beliefs.  Talking to Mrs. Rodriguez to get as much background information as possible to help understand her feelings and thoughts about why Sophia is having this difficult time sleeping. It is important for the CCLS when helping each family to understand, “The child and family’s cultural back-ground and language may also have an influence on their healthcare experience and should be considered by the child life specialist when planning care. The racial and ethnic group with which the family primarily identifies shapes its behaviors and rituals” (Thompson, R. H. (2009). Asking Mrs. Rodriguez questions about their daily life and try to get a full understanding of their beliefs will help to figure out why Sophia has been resistant to go to bed and often wakes crying and fearful. Letting Mrs. Rodriguez know about this stage in Sophia’s development is normal. Understanding that, “Sleep problems are some of the most common problems parents face with their kids. In normal sleep, a child cycles between light sleep and deep sleep.  Each light sleep stage is a time when the child is more likely to wake up” (Boyse, K. 2010). Giving her ideas and resources to help Sophia to sleep at night could be helpful. Helping her to create a bedtime routine for Sophia. Talking to Mrs. Rodriguez and getting ideas from her to create this special bedtime routine for Sophia. It is good for Mrs. Rodriguez to, “Make bedtime a special time.  It should be a time for you to interact with your child in a way that is secure and loving, yet firm. At bedtime, spend some special time with your child. Be firm and go through a certain bedtime routine that your child is used to. At the end of that routine the lights go off and it is time to fall asleep” (Boyse, K. 2010). Creating this nightly bedtime routine will help Sophia feel comfortable when going to sleep, and help her to understand that bedtime isn’t something to be fearful of. Getting a full understanding of Mrs. Rodriguez and Sophia’s culture and being sensitive to their beliefs, will be key in helping Sophia to get on track with her sleep.

References:

Boyse, K. (2010, November). University of Michigan Health System. Retrieved August 16, 2016, from http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/sleep.htm

Thompson, R. H. (2009). The Handbook of Child Life : A Guide for Pediatric Psychosocial Care. Springfield, Ill: Charles C Thomas.

 

sixth response:

 Diverse Populations

Alissa Dodge (Aug 16, 2016 11:12 AM) - Read by: 1Mark as ReadReply to This MessageReply
 

 

For any member of the healthcare team, when caring for patients from different ethnic backgrounds or religions, it is a priority to be respectful of their beliefs and take into consideration the beliefs of their culture. One of the roles of the CCLS when providing family-centered care is to "Acknowledge and honor diverse family values, customs, and experiences" (Thompson, 2009, p. 104). I think the first thing that the CCLS should do in this situation is to become more informed and understand where Mrs. Rodriguez is coming from when she states that she believes and evil spirit is causing this behavior that Sophia is displaying. It is quite likely that this explanation is something that is new to the CCLS and it is important that she respects the feelings of Mrs. Rodriguez. By getting more information and more of an understanding for why Mrs. Rodriguez feels as if it is an evil spirit, the CCLS can help develop a plan that is specific to Mrs. Rodriguez's beliefs. "A majority of U.S Hispanics (57%) say they believe that people can be possessed by spirits. Smaller shares say they believe that magic, sorcery or witchcraft can influence people's lives (44%) or that it is possible to communicate with spiritual beings or saints (42%) (Pew Research Center, 2014). Looking at this statistic, believing in evil spirits is not uncommon for this culture so by looking into other practices specific to Mrs. Rodriguez's culture or even asking Mrs. Rodriguez for ideas, she can respect the culture and help Mrs. Rodriguez feel more at ease. Although the CCLS should respect the culture, she can also explain to Mrs. Rodriguez some other possible explanations for Sophia's behavior that may have a more general approach to helping the problem.

In regards to helping Sophia's home care to help her fears, there are several things the CCLS can do to help the situation. The first thing would be to find out what Sophia is scared of. A good way to this is by using therapeutic play with Sophia to allow her to express what her fears are. Symbolic play during the younger years involves "children at play actively do things that represent personal images of their own experiences" (Thompson, 2009, p. 140). By using therapeutic play, Sophia is more likely to show the CCLS what she is experiencing that is causing her fears. Once the CCLS find out what is causing the fears, maybe the dark, or fear of something in the closet, she can give Mrs. Rodriguez techniques by making the dark scary place into a more positive fun environment at night. Mrs. Rodriguez can also play a calming game or tell a story to get Sophia to focus her attention on something else (Stuart, 2005-2016). Using the imagination on Mr.s Rodriguez's end is a good way to help Sophia see that the dark room is not a scary place.

References:

Census data revisited (May 7, 2014). Retrieved August 16, 2016, from Pew Research Center: Religion & Public Life      website, http://www.pewforum.org/2014/05/07/chapter-8-the-spirit-world/

Stuart, Annie (2005-2016). Childhood fears and anxieties. WebMD. Retrieved      from http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/childhood-fears-anxieties

Thompson, R.H. (2009) The handbook of child life: a guide for pediatric psychosocial care. Springfield, IL: Charles C.      Thomas Publisher Ltd.

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