The Ecological system theory is a great model to assess a client and their environment and how influences from a macro system impacts an individual directly. The ecological system theory, created by Urie Bronfenbrenner, was developed to explain how “the inherent qualities of a child and the characteristics of the external environment, which the child finds himself in, interact to influence how the child will grow and develop.” (Hernandez, 2017). Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory focuses on the quality the child’s environment. The ecological system theory consists of multiple levels; Macro system, Exo-system, Mesosystem, Microsystem. These multidimensional aspects can give a greater understanding of the problem of FASD and also how
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This would encompass relationship between the mother and the child with FASD and the doctor. As social workers, we can ask what is the quality of that relationship and how is the mother taking care of herself. We have identified that the mother habits also a greater effect on a child’s microsystem while in the utero causing FASD. Zielinski and Bradshaw (2016) stated that “parenting behaviors have consistently been linked with children’s development outcomes and well-being.” The mother’s actions influence and compromise the child’s further development when they decide to consume alcohol while pregnant. These consequences are prevalent as they grow up with the facial abnormalities and cognitive impairments as described in the beginning. Another step further into the ecological system, we have the Exosystem. The Exosystem has direct contribution to the mesosystem whether it is easily acknowledged or not. We identified the mother and her habits being part mesosystem as she has the direct impact to a child with FASD, but with the exosystem we can begin assessing and identifying the contributing factors to the possible underlying issues that can potentially arise as explanations in why the …show more content…
In identifying the issues and explaining the behavior, the mesosystem is helpful in assessing the environmental influences that affect the well-being of the child in the utero. We can also identify a child with FASD poor social adjustment as there would be a lack of or negative social interaction due to the inability if a child understanding boundaries or even the importance of relationships or the child not being able to form healthy relationships due to the effects of the other environmental systems. Furthermore, we can identify in exosystem how society, the neighborhood, extended family members and peers have an effect on mother’s behavior. We can also identify if consuming alcohol while pregnant is a norm in this community and also peers perceptions of pregnancy based on age or culture.
This would encompass relationship between the mother and the child with FASD and the doctor. As social workers, we can ask what is the quality of that relationship and how is the mother taking care of herself. We have identified that the mother habits also a greater effect on a child’s microsystem while in the utero causing FASD. Zielinski and Bradshaw (2016) stated that “parenting behaviors have consistently been linked with children’s development outcomes and well-being.” The mother’s actions influence and compromise the child’s further development when they decide to consume alcohol while pregnant. These consequences are prevalent as they grow up with the facial abnormalities and cognitive impairments as described in the beginning. Another step further into the ecological system, we have the Exosystem. The Exosystem has direct contribution to the mesosystem whether it is easily acknowledged or not. We identified the mother and her habits being part mesosystem as she has the direct impact to a child with FASD, but with the exosystem we can begin assessing and identifying the contributing factors to the possible underlying issues that can potentially arise as explanations in why the …show more content…
In identifying the issues and explaining the behavior, the mesosystem is helpful in assessing the environmental influences that affect the well-being of the child in the utero. We can also identify a child with FASD poor social adjustment as there would be a lack of or negative social interaction due to the inability if a child understanding boundaries or even the importance of relationships or the child not being able to form healthy relationships due to the effects of the other environmental systems. Furthermore, we can identify in exosystem how society, the neighborhood, extended family members and peers have an effect on mother’s behavior. We can also identify if consuming alcohol while pregnant is a norm in this community and also peers perceptions of pregnancy based on age or culture.