Identification should include strategies related to
- use of time, particularly spending quality time with children
- prioritization of family and work responsibilities
- ways to handle stress of adults and children
- health and safety issues, including sick-child care
- conflict resolution
- family and work values
- stages of the family and career life cycles.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- What is the relationship between the family’s circumstances and work productivity?
- Why is it important to a person, to the family, and to the employer to balance work and family roles?
- What factors should one consider when developing management strategies related to family or to the workplace?
- What responsibility does an employer have for a worker’s well-being at home?
- When is it appropriate for an employer to intervene in an employee’s personal/family life?
- What is the relationship of community activities and responsibilities to work and family roles?
- How do management strategies for balancing work and family roles change as the family progresses through its life cycle?
Communication
- When is it appropriate for an employee to communicate personal/family problems to an employer?
- What communication skills does one need to develop strategies for balancing work and family roles?
- How can one communicate to others the importance of balancing work and family roles?
Leadership
- What leadership techniques can one use to address and resolve conflict regarding work and family roles?
- What skills do family members need to become leaders?
- What criteria should one use to assess efforts at balancing work and family roles?
Management
- What management skills does one need to set priorities at work and at home?
- What kind of training is needed to develop management strategies for balancing work and family roles?
- What management skills does one need to deal with issues at different stages of the family life cycle?