A Family in my opinion, is made up of a group of people with shared values and beliefs, who have decided to pursue a common goal to support and commit to one another. Most of my family values and beliefs come from the Bible. Even though my family has gone through a lot of turmoil’s, the word of God is like glue the binds the family together. Exploring my family functioning domain areas such roles, patterns of communication or interaction, parenting practices, strength or problem solving, economic insufficiencies and rules will help me to realize the degree in which these experiences might influence my practice as a Family Social Worker.
There is discrepancies between the roles in my family. My dad was considered the head of the family and he …show more content…
Even though I am in Canada, which is far away from Africa, my brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces and other members of the family call, text and connect with me on Facebook. I call my mom every other week and my children talk to them on the phone too. I have other family members in other parts of the world and we communicate via Skype, videos and others. We hug and kiss on the phone and make jokes. I thought the family’s interaction with those abroad was ok until I lost my nephew. I felt that I could physically hug my sister, look her in the eye and say sorry. Not able to connect physically with my family in my country, will challenge me to advocate for immigrants, especially those who have suffered lost and those in crisis. This will also influence me as a Family Social Worker to advocate on behave of parents whose children are in government’s care as taking the children away from home cause more harm than …show more content…
For example there is no explicit rule in my family about lying or stealing but we learned this rules though church and it became part of the family rules. I am not really sure how my mom made the rules but I kind of grew into it and it worked perfectly. The implicit rules in my family will help me as a Family Social Worker to guide parents and families to at least make some rules, set some necessary boundaries and routines in their families, especially when it come to parenting. My mother who never made any explicit rule for us suggested and help me and the children make rules and set boundaries in our house when she visited Canada, and the children love it. For example, my children are not allowed to play games on the computer on week days except using it to do their homework but they are allow to play the computer on weekends after 10am. They are also not allowed to play with their toys in the leaving room unless it is a soft one such as teddy bears or stuffing’s. I think as a Family Social Worker, making tangible rules with parents and the children together is going to help the children in real life experience as there are rules
There is discrepancies between the roles in my family. My dad was considered the head of the family and he …show more content…
Even though I am in Canada, which is far away from Africa, my brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces and other members of the family call, text and connect with me on Facebook. I call my mom every other week and my children talk to them on the phone too. I have other family members in other parts of the world and we communicate via Skype, videos and others. We hug and kiss on the phone and make jokes. I thought the family’s interaction with those abroad was ok until I lost my nephew. I felt that I could physically hug my sister, look her in the eye and say sorry. Not able to connect physically with my family in my country, will challenge me to advocate for immigrants, especially those who have suffered lost and those in crisis. This will also influence me as a Family Social Worker to advocate on behave of parents whose children are in government’s care as taking the children away from home cause more harm than …show more content…
For example there is no explicit rule in my family about lying or stealing but we learned this rules though church and it became part of the family rules. I am not really sure how my mom made the rules but I kind of grew into it and it worked perfectly. The implicit rules in my family will help me as a Family Social Worker to guide parents and families to at least make some rules, set some necessary boundaries and routines in their families, especially when it come to parenting. My mother who never made any explicit rule for us suggested and help me and the children make rules and set boundaries in our house when she visited Canada, and the children love it. For example, my children are not allowed to play games on the computer on week days except using it to do their homework but they are allow to play the computer on weekends after 10am. They are also not allowed to play with their toys in the leaving room unless it is a soft one such as teddy bears or stuffing’s. I think as a Family Social Worker, making tangible rules with parents and the children together is going to help the children in real life experience as there are rules