Identification should include
- use of time
- prioritization of family and work responsibilities
- ways to handle stress
- health and safety issues
- conflict resolution
- family and work values
- stages of the family and career life cycle.
Process/Skill Questions
Thinking
- What is the relationship between the family’s circumstances and work productivity?
- What is the value of balance for you as an individual, a family member, and a working person? How do those roles interplay?
- 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 are needed when developing strategies for balancing work and family roles?
Leadership
- What leadership techniques can you use to address and resolve conflict regarding work and family roles?
- What skills help family members become leaders?
- What criteria should you use to assess your efforts at balancing work and family roles?
Management
- What management skills are beneficial when setting priorities at work and at home?
- What management skills help you deal with issues at different stages of the family life cycle?