Title: Analyze the meaning of work and the meaning of family.
Course: Introduction to Family and Human Services (19001-18) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Analysis should include

- identifying work systems and family systems (structures)
- assessing characteristics of strong work and family organizations
- identifying the rewards of work within and outside of the family
- describing the roles and responsibilities of employees and family members
- determining the effects of interdependence on each member of the family
- evaluating ways in which the family life cycle affects choices and decisions
- defining personal and family values
- examining the social construct of family and work
- examining various employer policies affecting the balance of work and family obligations for employees.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What supports does each family structure need to be successful?
- When is it appropriate for an employer to intervene in an employee’s personal/family life?
- How do management strategies for balancing work and family roles change as circumstances change or as a family progresses through its life cycle?
- How are the roles and responsibilities of employed workers and family members alike, and how are they different?
- How is the role of management in the workplace like or unlike the role of management in the family?
- How do work and family structures affect one another?

Communication

- How can employers be respectful of the family and individuals?
- How can family members at different stages of the family life cycle communicate their values and choices?

Leadership

- How can the family and the employer develop leadership skills in individuals?
- What leadership techniques create workplace change?
- How can leadership skills be integrated into the family and the workplace?

Management

- How can one develop a life plan that reflects one’s values?
- How can an individual’s management skills be integrated into the family and into the workplace?
- What resources can help a person determine his/her work and family values?