Title: Apply problem-solving processes to identify solutions to work or family situations.
Course: Independent Living (22904-18)

Application should include

- clarifying individual and family concerns
- identifying reliable information and resources for individual and family problem solving
- creating alternative solutions
- evaluating potential consequences of alternative solutions
- applying problem-solving models (e.g., define the problem, gather information, consider options, make a plan, take action, evaluate results [i.e., the practical reasoning process], find, identify, navigate, deliver [FIND], problem, alternative, criteria, evaluation, decision [PACED]) to identify solutions for work and family situations.

Teacher Resources:

- Cultivating Critical Thinking, Texas Tech University Raider Pressbooks

Note: Focus on Chapter 7; Exploring Real-Life Concerns: Scenarios, Case Studies & Role Plays

- National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences, LEAD FCS Education
- Reasoning for Action, Comprehensive Standard
- Decision Making, EconEdLink
- American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training Handbook

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors influence employers and families about problem solving?
- How are problems identified and categorized in families and the workplace?

Communication

- How would a problem-solving model be used as a communication tool?
- What are some communication skills that would be helpful in solving problems?

Leadership

- What leadership skills are needed to motivate others to solve problems?
- How can leaders implement the steps in the problem-solving process?

Management

- What are the steps of the practical reasoning process?
- Why is it important to note results when using the practical reasoning process?