Core 1: Resource Management

fundamental concepts of resource management wellbeing

• defining wellbeing
refers to what is intrinsically valuable relative to someone. So the well-being of a person is
what is ultimately good for this person, what is in the self-interest of this person

• factors affecting wellbeing emotional economic cultural physical spiritual social

SEPECS
Social - interaction with others
- an environment to interact with others
- opportunities for leisure and relaxation with othersu
- opportunities for privacy and quietness when needed

Emotional
- love and attachment
- Security and stability
- self image I self concept
- encouragement and independance
- self expression and creativity
When these needs are met we are more likely to be resiliant

Physical
- food, water and shelter
- Sleep and rest
- regular health care
- regular physical activity
Largely impacts other factors

Economic
- Job Security and ethical working conditions
- Paid employment, credit, budgeting or welfare
- increased knowledge and skills
heavily impacts Physical and mental health (having money to be able to pay for it)

Cultural
- Identifying and belonging to a group
- having opportunities to learn and practise cultural heritage provides
- Sense of belonging.
Provides a greater sense of belonging, impacting emotional wellbeing

Spiritual
- sense of purpose in life
- knowing right from wrong
- developing morals and personal values
 - increases peace and wellbeing

what is the opposite to wellbeing?

Ill being

how do people describe wellbeing?

Wellbeing is how different factors for together to make you healthy and well

why might there be different understandings of wellbeing?

Because everybody sees wellbeing differently and there are many different types such as
physical, emotional, spiritual etc

needs and wants

defining needs and wants:
Needs are things that people require to survive. Food, water, clothing, and shelter are all
needs. If a human body does not have those things, the body cannot function and will die.
Wants are things that a person would like to have but are not needed for survival

specific needs
SHEESA

safety and security.

- feeling protected and safe from threat + safe from the weather, theft, burglary of
harm + both in home and the community
Health
- Physical, emotional, social, mental and spiritual + health is good wben all of these
are balanced
Education
- aquiring knowledge $ Skills
- linked to higher Paying Jobs, housing B access to health ease + teaches people
about resources and how to access them
Employment
- helps us meet our wants & needs + gives us a sense of belonging and Purpose
- adults need it to reach their standard of living
Sense of Identity
- the idea of who you are, influences confidence + shaped by the people around you
(family, friends, work) changes throughout your life when entering new
responsibilities
Adequate standard of living
- food, clothing & shelter + food needs to be nutricions
- clothing that protects is from the weather + shelter offers safety and security

Maslow's hierarchy
 Physiology needs food, water, shelter, warmth, sleep

safety needs employment , health, financial security

love and belonging having intimate relationships, friends and

family

esteem needs feeling of accomplishment and self

confidence and sense of identity. Having
respect for other and being respected by
other

self actualisation ones full potential, or living fully. The desire

for creativity and self fulfilment

satisfaction of needs and wants

We need food, water, shelter to survive

- in order to maintain wellbeing, a wider range of needs to be satisfied
some needs are maintained itself, and some by others.
+ Needs and wants very for individuals and life stages

Goal setting
+ We set goals based on our needs and wants.
+ Goals need to be prositized by importance
+ motivation, resources and value influence how when I what goals can be acheird

Smart Goals
● Specific
● relevant
● measurable
● time bound
● attainable
Example
Specific - I will finish my Oil Painting artwork
Measurable - I will finish the act work in 1 month
Attainable - I will spend I hour working on it everyday relevant I have always wanted to
create a good quality piece
Time bound - I will start I7th and finish March I7th
Types of Goals
+ Short term goals- over a week or a few weeks
+ medium term goals - over many months - more complex than short term + Long term goals
- over years- usually reflect the persons Values

enhancing wellbeing
+ when a goal is made, there is usually a reward snd sense of satisfaction
+ These positive emotions motivate the individual to achieve further goals

Resources

Define: resources are things that people use to achieve goals. Some people have access to
limited resources, meaning these resources need to be well managed to maintain healthy
wellbeing. There are two types of resources, human and non-human.

Specific resources

Human Non-human

energy food

knowledge clothing

intellegence shelter

sight money

language electricity

skills and ability car

motivation computer

initiative community facilities

Interchanging resources
This refers to swapping out one resource for another- for example, using money (non
human) to pay for the service of a cleaner (human)

Resource sustainability:
+ people are either resource consumers or users
+ Some non Human Resources can be consumed partially or wholly (it will become
unrenewable e.g car tyres, coal)
+ Resource management relies on individuals and government to decide how
resources are used to minimise waste
+ This ensures that resources can be used again, and for longer periods of time

Influences on resource management:

Values:
+ these are qualities that an individual or group believes to be important or desirable in
life
+ They influence how we act in our environment and determine what we feel we ought
to do in cirtain situations.
+ Our values motivate our actions, influence’s behaviour, influences the goals we set,
and influences the priority of our wants and needs.

Personal values and past experiences:

Personal values: these are the feelings or attitude’s about things that are important to a
person, for example good health, family/friends, peace, money etc

Past experiences: values are shaped by the events that occur in our lives, and influence
future decisions and actions, for example family history, education, media, societal
influences

Factors influencing availability and access to resources:

+ Gender
+ Age
+ Socioeconomic status
+ Culture
+ Disability

Gender
+ Laws provide equal access to resources for men it women however man are more
stubborn and may not access resources and women are usually more willing to
access resources offered
+ There ane resources specific to each gender e.g movember, women's refuge

Age:
+ some resources are age restricted e.g alcohol + drivers licence + a Pension cant be
accessed until 65
+ Wages increase with age
+ mobility in the aged can also restrict them from resources.

Socioeconomic status:
+ Refers to the income of an individual of family
+ Some are free, other resources aren't
+ SES may limit some peoples ability to access paid resources.

Culture:
+ can both increase and decrease families knowledge of resources available +
strongly linked to language
+ Some resources can be unknown to individuals due to a language barrier + values
may limit access to resources due to beliefs erg medical decisions

Disability:
 + Transport may be an issue accessing some resources
+ They may have more access to resources due to disability eig hearing aids and
equipment
+ some may not have knowledge or skills to independently access resources +
government & laws are making it more possible for disabled people to access
resources

Access to support:

Informal support: this support does not cost any money and is not a part of a formal
agreement. They are usually things that friends and/or family do for us

Formal support: includes survivors provided by professionals, trained employees and are
typically paid for their work. This may include a personal care assistant or therapist

Personal management skills

Communication:
Communication is the way that individuals share ideas, opinions, information and feelings.
There are four components to communication
1. The sender- created the message and formulates ideas
2. The receiver- decides the message and replies
3. The message- information that is being communicated
4. The medium- from in which the message is sent (text, email, verbal etc)

Verbal and non-verbal communication:

Verbal non verbal

- oral and/or written + body language, gestures, facial

- Need for common language expressions
- E.g emails, conversations, text + Involves no use of words
+ Can be used to enhance verbal
communication

Assertive, aggressive and passive communication

Assertive: a person communicating their feelings in a positive way, and not offending others.
They will stand up for their own rights while respecting others opinions

Aggressive: a person who expresses feelings in an intimidating way, and does not consider
other rights, while lack ping respect for others and may becoming hostile. Others will lose
respect for them, and may result in conflict or argument
Passive: a person who fails to communicate their ideas and options and let others walk all
over them. They do not state their wants and needs due to wanting to seem polite. Although
this avoids conflict, conflict may arise later on.

Effective communication ineffective communication

+ empathy + being in a rush

+ Assertive + Uses inappropriate mediums
+ Understanding how others + Unclear
+ Withholding information
communicate
+ Not listening or providing feedback
+ Hand gestures + Interrupting
+ Genuine interest + Not telling others when they lack
+ Verbal and non verbal cues understanding
+ Provides feedback
+ Sends clear messages

Decision making:
The process of making choices based on the alternative choices available. Some descions
aren’t east to make and can have a long term impact on an individuals life, while others are
not as important. Group design making can improve communication skills, relationships and
group cohesion

Styles of decision making:

- Hesitant- made with caution. These lack confidence and have the individual may
have trouble making decisions, due to fear of consequences or outcomes
- Impulsive- made quickly and on the spot without considering consequences
- Intuitive- based on gut feeling or instinct, and not a lot of thought is put into the
desion, but the individuals values and standards are considered
- Rational- logical and sensible, using common sense and gather relevant information.
They will look at all alternatives and consider consequences before deciding
- Confident- made the decision with certainty and trust, and have looked at all other
alter and potential outcomes, and evaluated the best decision

Factors influencing decision making:

+ access to resources
+ Complexity of the problem
+ Past experience and values
+ Attitude towards change
+ Sociocultural factors

Problem solving:

Problem solving process:

1. Identify the problem
 2. Explore the alternatives and consequences
3. Select an option
4. Implement solution
5. Evaluate the solution

Strategies for effective resource management:

Using interchangeable resources:

+ individuals need to make decisions about the best use of resources
+ one person may decide to spend 100 on a pair of shoes and Another may spend
100 to buy more cheaper things
+ different people use resources differently

Adopting Sustainable resources

+ some non human resources are non-renewable
+ managing and maintaining or the future and not wasting resources is important
+ solar energy is sustainable behaviour

Accessing Support
+ formal and informal support networks
+ By using free resources a person can ensure resources are managed effectively

developing personal managing skill

+ Planning, organising, Problem solving, decision making
+ People can use Planners, alarms, calendar etc to manage this

engaging in education and training

+ education + higher paying job + better future
+ money means better standard of living and more resources + no education =
unemployment / low pay / Jok insecurity

Structured and unstructured interviews:

Unstructured:
an unstructured interview is a type of interview that does not rely on a set of premeditated
questions in its data-gathering process

Advantages
+ Respondents have questions reworded for clarification - Providing flexibility
+ Interviewer Can judge If questions become sensitive and adjust
+ Respondents may enjoy the persona attention a mone willing to be involved + verbal
communication can account for raciations in respondent literacy lent
+ A large amount of info may be generated due to qualine nature of ca + Info con be
used to develop a more focused questionnaire

Disadvantages
+ time consuming to plan, conduct $ collect data + sone subjects may feel threatening-
therefore less honesty.
 + less anonymity for respondents due to personal nature + language barriers may
cause communication issues
+ Too much Info can be hand to analyse
+ Bias may occur due to Personal appearance / body language + equipment for
recording may be required

Structured:
A structured interview is a type of interview that relies on a set of standardised and
premeditated questions in order to gather information

Advantages:
+ Make the process easy
+ Can be checked upon
+ Very little rapport
+ Expands the line of questioning
+ Gives you a better idea of the issue
+ Questions can be rephrased
+ Reliable
+ Examine understanding level
+ Powerful form of assessment
+ Can get to know details
+ Training not required

Disadvantages:
+ Limited assessments as well as tensions
+ Intimidating
+ Cannot alter questions
+ Limited scope
+ Lack to test communication
+ Intense process