Transcript Slide 1
Community and Family Studies
HSC Enrichment Day
2013
Groups in Context:
Families in Crisis
Syllabus Content
Students learn about
Students learn to
identifying groups with specific needs group
groups
• families in crisis
identifying the needs of specific groups in
the community
needs
•
access to services
•
education
•
employment
•
financial support
•
health
•
housing
•
security and safety
•
self-esteem
•
sense of identify
researching community groups
areas of study
• rights of the group
• issues of concern for the group
• classify specific needs and
prioritise the significance of each
to different groups
• discuss rights, responsibilities
and attitudes of the group towards
the wider community
Activity One
Legal and social definition
of specific groups
Legal: A Crisis Payment is a one-off payment to
help those who have experienced difficult or
extreme circumstances.
Source: Centrelink, 2013
Social: A family not in a good state of mental,
physical, emotional or financial wellbeing.
They may have suffered some sort of
threatening event or experience.
Crisis/Trauma Circumstances
Activity Two
Needs of Specific
Groups in the Community
SHE Has Soup Each Friday
SHE HAS SEF = 9 nine needs
Self-esteem
Health
Education
Housing
Access to Services
Security and Safety
Sense of Identity
Employment
Financial Support
Activity Two
Needs of Specific
Groups in the Community
Needs
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
HOUSING
SELF-ESTEEM
ACESS TO SERVICES
SENSE OF IDENTITY
EMPLOYMENT
SECURITY AND SAFETY
HEALTH
EDUCATION
Description
Monetary and/or access to economic support
Dwelling or living arrangements
Self-worth or personal value
Making use of a variety of different supports and
structures
Understanding of who you are
Occupation and means of financial support
Support through physical, emotional and financial
aspects
State of physical and mental wellbeing
Schooling, training and courses attended
Activity Three
Specific Needs of Families in Crisis
Needs
Self-esteem
Health
Education
Housing
Access to
Services
Security and
Safety
Sense of
Identity
Employment
Relation to Families in Crisis
* Divorce/Separation can affect self-esteem of the whole family
* Redundancy/Retrenchment can lead to negative self-esteem and
lack of confidence
* Mental health of alcohol, drug and gambling addicts will be affected
* Terminal illness will require ongoing treatment
* If cut off from schools due to natural disasters, negative impacts
* Understanding of the disability is important
* Basic resource will be affected in natural disasters
* Temporary accommodation/emergency housing should be made available
* Various government departments and incentives may be accessed
* Access to charitable services needs to be made available
* May affect self-esteem in various circumstances
* Domestic violence victims may feel trapped in their own home
* Individuals who are retrenchment/made redundant may feel a lack of
personal self-worth
* Children in a family breakdown may feel lost
* Will need to uphold employment as soon as natural disasters is over
* Terminally ill may need to quit their job to manage their illness
Activity Four
Issues of Concern
Lack of access of services
Lack of funding available
Basic needs are not being met
Families have to go without
Create tension within the family due to pressure
Little leisure opportunities
Conflict within the family
Welfare has to be heavily relied upon
Charitable services need to be accessed
Activity Four
Issues of Concern and Impact on the
Group’s Needs
Issue
Damage to and loss of
possessions
Impact on Needs
• Sense of Identity
• Safety and Security
• Financial Support
Relocation of family
• Housing
• Safety and security
Repairs to housing
• Housing
• Financial support
Safety risks
• Self-esteem
• Health
Local facilities/resources • Access to services
• Financial support
• Education
Danger to families
Emergency Supplies
Needed
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Sense of identity
Safety and Security
Health
Access to services
Financial support
Rights, responsibilities and attitudes of
the group to the wider community
Human rights are about recognising and respecting the inherent value
and dignity of all people. Human rights standards are contained in
internationally agreed human rights instruments recognised in
Australian law.
(The Australian Human Rights Commission, 2013).
RIGHTS= What you are entitled to. They may
include legal, social or ethical principles or
guidelines.
RESPONSIBILITIES= How you are expected
to carry out or uphold the rights you are entitled to.
Good luck for
CAFS and your
other HSC exams!