Description should include
- the relationship between family goals and principles and work goals and principles
- strategies for sharing responsibilities to manage family and work
- identifying factors that influence family decisions and career decisions
- examining the changing gender-role expectations in family and work life
- identifying support systems that help with the management of family and work life.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- What factors might influence work and family values, goals, and principles?
- How does the REASON model of practical problem-solving help individuals identify choices and consequences of decision making?
Communication
- How can communication skills help a family that has difficulty balancing work and family responsibilities?
- How can individuals communicate the importance of managing responsibilities in the home and the workplace?
Leadership
- What (if any) is the relationship between family members’ incomes and household responsibilities?
- How do leadership roles relate to changing gender-role expectations in family and work life?
Management
- How can conflicts between work and family responsibilities be resolved?
- What changes in the future may require employees to balance work and family differently?