Title: Identify management strategies for balancing work and family roles.
Course: Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation II (16999-II) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Identification should include

- time management
- family and work responsibilities prioritization
- stress management
- health and safety concerns
- conflict resolution
- family and work values
- family and career life cycle stages.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- 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 and/or family life?
- What is the relationship between community activities and responsibilities and 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 are necessary to develop strategies for balancing work and family roles?
- How is communication important in balancing work and family roles?

Leadership

- What leadership techniques can one use to address conflict regarding work and family roles?
- What skills do family members need to become leaders?
- What criteria should be used to assess efforts at balancing work and family roles?

Management

- What management skills are needed to set priorities at work and at home?
- How can one develop management strategies for balancing work and family roles?
- What management skills are needed to deal with issues at different stages of the family life cycle?