CAFS: recourse managent 8.1

• define wellbeing

the degree of satisfaction that an individual ot group experiences when needs are met

• defining needs and wants

needs: the neccessities of life, required for survival

wants: preferences or desires not necessary for survival or for the maintenance of good health

• 8 levels of maslows heirarchy

1. physiological needs

2. saftey needs

3. belogning and love needs

4. esteem needs

5. cogntiive needs

6. aethetic needs

7. transcendence

8. self actualisation

physiological needs and what happens if not met

include food, water and sleep. when these needs are not met and indivdual may become sick

saftey needs and acheived through

relate to the physicla anf emotional saftey. acheived through secure family or freedom of fear, anxiety or chaos

belonging and love needs and how to meet

relate to the giving and receiving of affection. met by belonging to a family, work or religious groups.

esteem needs and what it leads to

relates to self esteem and gaining esteem and respect of others. leads to feeling of self confidence, self worth and feeling of belonging

cognitive needs

relate to the human desire to learn, increase out knowledge and give meaning to the world.

aethetic needs

the appreciation and search for beauty

transcendence

related to a persons ability to help others to active self actualisation

self actualisation and how to reach it

individuals desire for self fufillment. to reach full potential and be the best they can.

maslows heriarchy is used to explain…

needs, behaviour and motivation

maslows herarchy proposes…

that ifa persons lower order needs are not met, it is unlikely that he or she will be concerned about meeting higher order needs

goal setting are

the objectives tat an individual aims for in life

short term goals

achieved quickly, over a soan of a week or a few weeks. relatively easy to achieve

medium term goals

achieved over many months. they are more explex

long term goals

they take years to achieve.

normally short/medium term goals need to be completed before long term goals

enhanced wellbeing relating to goals

is when indiciduals and families make progress on achieving gaols, there is an increased sesne of satisfaction

• define resources

things people use to achieve goals. there is a need to carefully manage resources

• specific recources: human resources (def w/ 3 examples)

the skills abilities or talents of people.

ex. energy, knowledeg,intelligence,language

non human resources (def w/ 3 ex)

tangible or physical objects

ex. food, clothing, money, elctricity, shelter

• interchangeability to recourses

where one resource ca be exchanged and bought for another

• recourse susatianability is to..

to conserve a resource

non renewable resources are

resources that can be partially or wholly consumed through use

renewable resources are

resources that the earth naturally replenishes over time

• acess to support

informal support

formal support

informal support- the social support provided by family members, and friends

formal support- the systems that exists outside od a family group, normally prpfessional and provided by gevernment or community organisations

• personal managment skills

an individuals ability to excericse control over ones attitudes, behaviours and motivation.

• communication

is the method by which people share dieas, information, opinions and feelings

communications 4 main components

1. sender- the source of the message

2. receiver- the destination of the message

3. message- symbols that have meaning

4. the medium- by which the message is transmitted

verbal communication

occurs through the sound and words

non verbal communication

includes physcial actions and body language. through gestures, facieal expressions or eye contact.

agressive communication occurs…

when a person expresses their feeling in an intimidating manner

assertive communication occurs when…

an individual expresses their feelings in an acceptable, non agressive, positive manner

passive communication occurs when…

individuals fail to express their feelings , needs, or ideas

effective communication is when

• send a clear and positve message

• asking and answereing questions

• haveing the ability to express thoughts and feeling

ineffective communication

• constantly interrupting sender

• not listening to feedback

• being unclear about the message

• decision making

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

5 decision making styles

• impulsive

• intuitive

• hesitant

• confident

• rational

• problem solving

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

steps to problem solving

1. identify the problem

2. explore alternatives

3. select an opinion

4. implement the solution

5. evaluate the situation

• using interchangable resources (resource management)

picking the best use of resources and usinf all your resources in alternate ways

• adopting sustainable behaviour is to…

sustain non human resources so that they stay useful

interveiws

a primary research mehtod involves a researcher using verbal and non-verbal information to obatain information from a inteerveiwee

structured interview

are a planned interview with a set of predertermined questions developed by the researcher