CAFS - Fundamental Concepts of Resource Management

What is Wellbeing?

Wellbeing is defined as the degree of satisfaction and individual or group experiences when their respective needs are met.

What is the opposite of Wellbeing?

Illbeing

What is the definition of Illbeing?

an unhealthy, unhappy, or unprosperous condition

Why might there be different understandings of wellbeing?

An individual’s perception of wellbeing can mean different things to other people as a result of their lifestyle, their upbringing, and what factors of wellbeing are most important to them.

What are the Factors of Wellbeing (SPEECS) ?

social, physical, emotional, economic, cultural and spiritual factors

Define Social Wellbeing

Factors relating to interaction with other people

Importance of Social Wellbeing

An individual needs to have social inclusion in order to feel a sense of belonging

Define Physical Wellbeing

In addition to being physically healthy and safe, it includes having a balanced state of mind and spirit.

Importance of Physical Wellbeing

Having a good physical health is important as it allows you to complete everyday activities without any obstacles physically.

Define Emotional Wellbeing

Factors that consider relating to feelings and emotions

Importance of Emotional Wellbeing

Bad emotional wellbeing can cause mental health concerns such as stress, depression, and anxiety

Define Economic Wellbeing

Factors relating to finance and money

Importance of Economic Wellbeing

Having good economic wellbeing leads to a good sense of security and satisfaction

Define Cultural Wellbeing

Factors relating to customs, beliefs, values and traditions

Importance of Cultural Wellbeing

Having good cultural wellbeing leads to a good sense of identity and belonging

Define Spiritual Wellbeing

Factors relating to finance and money

Importance of Spiritual Wellbeing

Having spiritual wellbeing can promote a deeper understanding of life

How does an individual’s wellbeing affect group wellbeing?

Group wellbeing is dependant on the wellbeing of the each individual as they make up the entire group; if one person is unhappy, the rest of the group can feel its effect

Define the word need

A need is classified as something that is required to sustain life

Examples of needs

food, water and shelter

Define the word want

A want can be classified as things we desire

Examples of wants

technology, branded products and makeup

What are the specific needs a human must have (SHE SEA)?

safety and security, health, education, sense of identity, employment and adequate standard of living

Define Safety and Security

Refers to our desire to feel protected from any potential threats

Importance of Safety and Security

Individuals need to have a peaceful haven in their home and community as it affects both physical and emotional aspects of wellbeing.

Define Health

It is a holistic concept that relates to an individual’s perception of wellbeing

Importance of Health

There are 5 dimensions of health which include physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual. The balance of these dimensions is vital for individuals as it is critical for their growth.

Define Education

The action or process of learning

Importance of Education

Individuals with a higher level of education are more likely to access higher economic resources like stable housing, healthcare and other things.

Define Sense of Identity

An individual’s idea of who they are as a person

Importance of Sense of Identity

Having a good sense of identity is vital for an individual’s growth as maintaining good confidence and self-esteem can impact a variety of factors.

Define Employment

When an individual devotes time and exerts energy towards a goal for payment.

Importance of Employment

Employment allows basic needs and wants to be met, which enhances an individuals wellbeing

Define Adequate Standard of Living

Refers to an individual’s primary needs, which is food, clothing and shelter

Importance of Adequate Standard of Living

Food allows for individuals to have optimal health, clothing protects them from external factors like the weather and shelter provides them with safety and security

What is Maslow’s Hierarchy?

A theory in psychology that is comprised of a five-tier and 8-tier model of human needs

Step 1: Physiological Needs

Includes the need for food, water, shelter and sleep

Step 2: Safety Needs

Includes the need for safety, order, and freedom from fear or threat

Step 3: Belonging and Love Needs

Includes the need for love, affection, feelings of belonging, and human contact

Step 4: Esteem Needs

Includes the need for self-respect, self-esteem, achievement, and respect from others

Step 5: Cognitive Needs

Includes the need for knowledge and meaning of the world

Step 6: Aesthetic Needs

Appreciation and search for beauty

Step 7: Self-Actualisation

Includes the need to grow, to feel fulfilled, to realize one's potential

Step 8: Transcendence

Helping others achieve self-actualisation

Which levels are considered deficient needs?

The first 4 levels from the bottom which is physiological, safety, love and belonging and esteem needs

What is the top level considered as?

The top level of self-actualisation is considered as growth

What are the factors that can influence the satisfaction of needs and wants (GEECG)

gender, education, economic status, culture and geographical location

How can individual satisfy their needs and wants?

They have to set goals and work at enhancing their wellbeing through the completion of these goals

What is a goal setting?

They are the things that individuals want to achieve in order to satisfy their needs and wants.

What are short-term goals?

Short-term goals can be achieved quickly and are easy to achieve

What are medium-term goals?

Short-term goals are needed to be achieved before medium-term goals as they usually are achieved over many months

What are long-term goals?

Short and medium-term goals build up to achieving this long-term goal, and can take many years to complete. They also usually reflect the values and aim’s of a person’s life

What is enhancing wellbeing?

Enhancing wellbeing is the intrinsic reward and sense of satisfaction an individual feels when they achieve their goals

How can an individual achieve their goals (SMARTER)?

specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timely, evaluate and readjust

What is a resource?

Resources are things that an individual uses to achieve their goals.

What are the 2 specific resources?

Human and Non-Human resources

What is a human resource?

The skills, abilities or talents that come from within an individual

What are 3 human resource examples?

energy, knowledge and language

What is a non-human resource?

Tangible or touchable objects that do not come from within an individual

What are 3 non-human resource examples?

food, clothing and technology

What is the interchangeability of resources?

The interchangeability of resources is where one resource can be exchanged for another.

How can the interchangeability of resources enhance wellbeing?

A person can interchange resources with another person to meet their own respective personal goals or even interchange a human resource for a non-human one

An example of how resources can be interchanged to enhance wellbeing

An individual could use their **money** to pay for a cleaner, in exchange for more **time** for themselves. This extra time can then be used to socialise, therefore, enhancing their wellbeing

What is resource sustainability?

It is a resource that can be continuously replenished, or there is an endless amount of it.

What is a strategy to conserve the non-human resource of money?

An individual should place a budget to ensure they don’t overspend

What is a strategy to conserve the human resource of knowledge?

An individual can actively engage in educational activities which increases their knowledge

Define personal values

Values are the intangible qualities than an individual believes to be important to their life

How do values develop?

Personal values are often developed because of past experiences

Is it hard to change values?

Yes because they are developed at an early stage in life, meaning that it is deeply entrenched within an individual

Which factors influence availability of/access to resources (GAS CD)

Gender, age, socio-economic status, culture and disability

How does Gender influence the availability/access to resources?

Gender can affect the knowledge of resources available and accessible to males and females.

How does Age influence the availability/access to resources?

Age can determine when an individual may apply for certain access to resources.

How does Socio-Economic Status influence the availability/access to resources?

Socioeconomic status can affect the availability to a range of resources as the cost of certain resources are too much for some individuals.

How does Culture influence the availability/access to resources?

Cultural factors may increase an individual's knowledge of available resources because there are many formal resources that exist that are publicised to assist specific cultural communities.

How does Disability influence the availability/access to resources?

Disability may affect physical, social, intellectual, economic and emotional opportunities in terms of accessing and making resources available.

What are the two types of accesses to support?

Formal and Informal

What does the informal type of access include?

It includes receiving support and assistance from relatives, friends, neighbours and more

What does the formal type of access include?

It includes receiving support and assistance provided by government agencies or community organisations

What are personal management skills?

An individual’s ability to exercise control over one’s attitudes, behaviours and motivation.

What is planning and organisation?

They are essential skills for an individual who wants to achieve their goals

How can planning and organization help an individual achieve their goals?

They keep an individual focused on completing tasks and enable self-confidence to grow whilst reducing stress

What are 3 strategies for planning and organisation?

setting priorities for tasks, using organisational tools and being organised

What is communication?

The method by which people share ideas, information, opinions and feelings.

What are the 4 main components of communication?

the sender, the receiver, the message and the medium

What are the 2 types of communication?

verbal and non-verbal, assertive, aggressive and passive

What are 3 characteristics of **effective** communication?

Sending clear and positive messages, expressing thoughts and feelings and showing a genuine interest in the other person

What are 3 characteristics of **ineffective** communication?

Expressing the message in a hurry, using an inappropriate medium to transmit the information and not listening to the other person properly

What is decision making?

Decision making is the process of making choices or reaching conclusions based on considering the alternatives available

What are the decision making styles?

Confident, hesitant, impulsive, intuitive and rational

What is a confident decision making style like?

They trust in their ability and the choice they have made

What is a hesitant decision making style like?

They are unsure and indecisive about their decision, and they delay making their final decision because of this

What is a impulsive decision making style like?

They rush into making a decision without giving much thought to each alternative and its outcome

What is a intuitive decision making style like?

They make decisions based their decision on their ‘gut feeling’

What is a rational decision making style like?

They collect sufficient information and carefully consider the possible outcomes of each alternative

What are the factors that influence decision making?

access to resources, the complexity of the problem, past experiences/personal values, attitude to change and sociocultural factors

What is problem solving?

A method for analysing a situation, generating possible solutions and evaluating the options

What are the 5 steps in the problem solving process?

Identify the problem, explore alternative solutions and their consequences, select an option, implement the solution and evaluate the situation

What do interviews entail?

Interviews involve a researcher using verbal and non-verbal communication to obtain information from an interviewee.

* Primary method of collecting data