Title: Analyze the responsibility of each family member to establish and communicate individual and family needs, principles, and goals.
Course: Family Relations (19259-36) > Section: Analyzing Family Relationships

Analysis should include ways

- individuals establish and communicate their needs
- individual and family needs, values, and goals may change
- individual and family needs, values, and goals may coincide or differ
- individuals and families interact with other community systems.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What key skills are needed in each area of interaction to build strong families?
- What factors contribute to family unity?
- What are the consequences when the family lacks unity?
- What are the implications when the family is too close? Is this always positive?
- How do individual family members help the family adapt to change?
- How can positive communication within a family contribute to an individual's career success?

Communication

- How does communication help family members reconcile their individual needs and goals with those of the family?
- How can family members effectively communicate their needs, principles, and goals to members of the community, school, workplace, healthcare system, or other support systems?

Leadership

- What leadership abilities are essential when one or more family members insist that individual needs, principles, or goals are more important than family needs, principles, or goals?
- When might it be appropriate to put individual needs, goals, and principles above that of the family?

Management

- How can the family pass on culture and traditions in a world that values individual rights and achievements?
- What management strategies would be helpful in improving family communication?