Family Resource Management

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Family Resource Management

• Content
• Introduction
• Matching Game
• Central Concepts
• Processes
• Frameworks

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Introduction

• Many families face a number of challenging issues
  whether its individual, family, or societal
  problem.
• This is where Family life educators can come in
  to assist families by
• Introducing problem-solving and decision-making
  processes
• Other resources that can be use in
• Meeting life challenges
• Adapting to the rapid internal changes within
  families and external changes in society.

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Introduction
Some of the concerns and family trends that
impact resource management of families

• Integrating work and life
• the time crunch, care-giving
• Financial aspects of divorce
• Family planning
• the dynamics of family decision-making
• Saving for retirement Social Security Medicare

• College tuition cost
• Day care affordability
• Communication and conflict
• Families in poverty
• Values
• Leisure choices
• How culture or religion affects resources

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Introduction

• As a result, Family Resource Management (FRM) is
  one of the content areas that prepare family life
  educators.
• One of the requirements by NCFR to certify FLE is
  to take FMST238 which is the course on FRM on
  campus for students to become more knowledgeable
  about resource management.
• FRM overlaps many different areas and can
  integrate with all other content areas of the
  Framework for Life-Span Family Life Education
  (such as human development, sexuality,
  interpersonal relationship. parental education,
  ethics, etc.). This is why FRM is a vital
  component for FLE.

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Matching Game -Central Concepts of Family
Resource Management

• Either a DEFINITION of a concept or an EXAMPLE
  will be drawn.
• Match the Definition of the Concept with its
  example.

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Matching Game
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Matching Game
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Central Concepts

• Problems, Values, Goals, Standards, Resources,
  Decisions, and Plans
• Value
• ideas or belief about what is important and basis
  for making decisions
• Goals
• Short Range Goals, e.g. completing term paper
• Long Range Goals, e.g. completing university
  degree

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Central Concept
Resources Things, knowledge, skills and people
that is available to help reach goal(s).

• Human Resources
• Health
• Energy
• Time
• Skills
• Education and Experiences
• Interpersonal Relationships (friends, family,
  colleagues, etc.)

• Non-Human Resources
• Public Services (police, libraries, schools,
  Medicare)
• Environment Resources (Living space)
• Monetary/ Economic Resources (paycheque, lottery,
  investments)
• Technological Resources
• Other Material Resources

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Community Resources
Possible Community Resource Management Topics
Taught by a FLE
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Central Concepts Processes

• These Central concepts are included in many
  Processes that are part of resource management
• Processes-a series of actions, thoughts,
  operations, or changes that lead to a particular
  result.
• Occurs as families deal with problems that
  developed from external/internal changes
• E.g. use processes to prepare a meal, or term
  paper

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Management Process Model
Clarify values
Identify Resources
Decide, plan and implement

• Identify problem, need, want or goal

Accomplish goals and evaluate
Feedback
Environment
E.g. Choosing a Major When did you first realize
you wanted to be major in ______? Why? How?
Happy? Was that different from your initial goal?
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Central Concepts and Steps in Management Process
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Decision-Making Process-Activity

• Read the passage in your handout and identify how
  Dave follow steps to make a decision
• 1. Know the subject of the decision
• -Daves scholarship wont pay for all his
  expenses.
• 2. Seek alternative solutions
• -Dave finds 3 different jobs he is qualified
  for.
• 3. Think through the alternatives
• -Two of the jobs require evening and weekend
  hours
• 4. Choose and follow an action
• -Dave considers his needs and wants, decides
  to apply for the camp job.
• 5. Accept responsibility
• -Dave visits camp, meets the directors,
  completes job application.
• 6. Make compromises when necessary
• -Dave decides to accept and give up one
  evening a week and occasional weekend

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Four Frameworks in FRM Teaching Practices

• Important in the development of FRM education for
  understanding management processes
• 1. Human Ecological Systems Framework (global)
• Family decisions by natural, social, and
  human-constructed environment emphasizes on
  family-environment interactions
• 2. Practical Problem-Solving Framework
• Basis of persistent problems and what should be
  done
• What should be done to identify values, formulate
  goals, set standards, and make choices regarding
  management of human and nonhuman resources
• 3. Critical Thinking Framework (Specific)
• Use reflective thinking to decide what to do be
  able to analyze problems, synthesize new
  alternatives, plans and evaluate.
• 4. Integrative Framework
• Requires both economic and a social-psychological
  approach of Family Study

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Family Resource Management in Summary

• Resource Management help students to
• Learn how best to manage their resources by
  conserving energy, time, money through
  effective planning
• Outline the steps in management process, and
  decision-making process
• Opportunity to develop consumer skills, and gain
  knowledge on fundamental managerial tools
• Aids in identifying own personal goals,
  resources, values and guides people to make more
  inform choices about possibilities in face of
  life challenges

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Web Resources

• BC Association of Family Resource Programs
• http//www.frpbc.ca/about-frps.php
• Resources for Educators, Volunteers,
  Private/Public Corportate
• http//www.frpbc.ca/publications.php
• District 69 Family Resource Association
• http//d69fra.org/default.asp?contentID10
• BC Resources for Educators, Volunteers,
  Private/Public Corportate
• http//www.frpbc.ca/publications.php
• Programming Topics for Family Resource Management
  Specialists
• http//www.cfs.purdue.edu/extension/html/frm.htm
• http//ehe.nmsu.edu/financial-management.html
• http//www.clemson.edu/fyd/family_resource.htm
• Education/Career paths for FRM Specialists
• http//www-afa.adm.ohio-state.edu/u-majors/pdf/fam
  resmg.pdf (Consumer Services, Family Financial
  Services)

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References

• Reference
• Retting, K. D., Rossmann, M. M., Hogan, M. J.
  (1993).Educating for Family Resource Management.
  In M. Arcus, J. Schvaneveldt, J. Moss (Eds.),
  Handbook of family life education, v. 2
  Foundations of family life education (pp.
  115-154). Newbury Park, CA Sage.
• Goldsmith, E. B. (2004). Resource management for
  individuals and families. Belmont, CA
  Wadsworth.
• Goldsmith, E.B. (2005). Consumer economics issues
  and behaviors. Engelwood Cliffs, NJ Prentice
  Hall.
• Joanos, B. L. (1991). Life management. Engelwood
  Cliffs, NJ Prentice Hall

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The End.