Title: Identify strategies for balancing work and family roles.
Course: GRADS: Work Focus (19906) > Section: Balancing Work and Family

Identification should include

- managing use of time (e.g., overextension, long work hours, social commitments)
- prioritizing  family and work responsibilities
- seeking ways to handle stress
- attending to health and safety issues
- practicing conflict resolution among family and work values
- advocating for shared responsibilities
- acknowledging the stages of the family and career life cycle
- considering the benefits of a breastfeeding-friendly workplace.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What is the relationship between the family's circumstances and work productivity?
- Why is it important as an individual, family, and business to balance work and family roles?
- 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?

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?
- How can effective communication with family help reduce stress at home and at work?

Leadership

- What leadership techniques can be used to address and resolve conflicts between work and family roles?
- What skills can help family members become leaders?
- What criteria should be used to assess the effectiveness of efforts to balance work and family roles?
- What is the relationship of community activities and responsibilities to work and family roles?

Management

- Which management skills are beneficial when setting priorities at work and at home?
- What management skills are needed to deal with issues as the family life cycle changes?
- How are those management strategies learned?