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The following activities are designed to help students understand that in contemporary society
the concept of family has many different meanings. The chapter also builds on the
ecological/systems framework to explore the many factors that place children, youth, and
families at risk.
Activity 1
Have your class develop a family policy statement that addresses the needs of today’s families
and come up with specific proposals that would support the strengths of families and prevent the
problems addressed in this chapter. [EP 2.1.3a, 2.1.8a]
Activity 2
Invite a panel of individuals who have experienced various family constellations and various
family problems come to class and discuss their experiences, focusing on what supports they
received or wish they would have received and from whom. [EP 2.1.3a, 2.1.8a]
Activity 3
Have each student interview a person who comes from a family with one or more of the risk
factors discussed in the chapter, focusing on sharing their experiences and what supports were or
would have been helpful in addressing/preventing those factors. [EP 2.1.3a, 2.1.8a]
Activity 4
Divide students in discussion groups and give each group a different vignette highlighting one of
the issues included in the chapter. (Vary the diversity of the individuals/families in the vignette
and avoid stereotyping, for example, only people of color are in poverty or experiencing
violence.) Have each group highlight the potential strengths of the individuals/family in its
vignette that a social worker could build on and the risk and opportunity factors that are
associated with the issue. [EP 2.1.3a, EP 2.1.7b, EP 2.1.9]
Activity 5
Conduct a family sculpting exercise showing the various roles typically experienced in a family
where substance misuse is an issue. Be sure that you stress that members of all families
experience these roles to some extent and that the roles often change as family members move in
and out of the family system. [EP 2.1.3a, EP 2.1.7b, EP 2.1.9]
Instructor’s Manual, Chapter 10
Activity 6
Divide students in discussion groups and have them discuss their ideas about what distinguishes
a healthy family from one that is at risk. [EP 2.1.3a, EP 2.1.7b, EP 2.1.9]
Discussion Questions
1. Identify and discuss at least three of the issues that must be considered when defining a
family problem. [EP 2.1.7a, b]
2. Discuss briefly at least three issues that often surface in families who experience divorce.
[EP 2.1.7a, b, 2.1.8a]
3. Describe at least four roles family members might play where substance use is a problem.
[EP 2.1.7a, b, 2.1.8]
5. Identify and briefly describe the four types of child maltreatment. [EP 2.1.7a, b]
6. Identify at least five factors likely to be associated with families who abuse or neglect
their children. [EP 2.1.7a, b]
7. Briefly discuss at least four risk factors associated with individuals who are more likely
than others their age to become parents when they are teens. [EP 2.1.7b]
8. Why are children, youth and families of color more likely to be at risk to experience
serious problems than white children, youth, and families? [EP 2.1.7b]
9. Discuss the role of mental health services in the prevention of youth suicide. What are
possible intervention strategies? [EP 2.1.7b]
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