8.1 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - influences on resource management

Question 1

Factors affecting resource management

GASCD

Answer 1

GENDER:

• Resources that are stereotypes are being generally assessed by women.
• Traditional values and stereotypes related to men are limiting their resources of seeking health services.
• It is now changing by promoting awareness to the issues and support available.

AGE:

• Influences the type of resources available to them.
• You can access more resources when you’re older as you have developed more knowledge and skills.
• Wage increase with age.
• Mobility decrease with the later lifespan.

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES):

• Based on income, educational level, occupation and social status in society.
• People with high often have access to more resources.
• Low SES individuals lack the financial and educational support.

CULTURE:

• Culture factors increase and decrease.
• Increase due to family knowledge.
• decrease due to communication barriers leading to lack of access to resources such as employment.

DISABILITY:

• Affects physical, social, intellectual, economic and emotional opportunities.
• Welfare, educational services, equipment availability and others support their well being.

Question 2

Access to support: INFORMAL and FORMAL

Answer 2

INFORMAL:
- Discussing issues with a close person
- It can be a simple hug or a shoulder to lean on.
E.g. Relatives, friends or neighborus.

FORMAL:
- Government and community agencies.
- May be a service provided to us.
E.g. Government, community church or youth group, nanny.

Question 3

Personal management skills

Answer 3

Are the qualities we use to help ourselves achieve goals.

Question 4

Planning and Organisation

Answer 4

Personal management skills are qualities we use to help ourselves achieve goals or accomplish tasks.

POIE is a great way to plan and organise.

Question 5

POIE

Answer 5

POIE is a great way to plan and organise.

PLANNING OR DEVISING FOR A SCHEME:
- What outcome you want to achieve.

ORGANISING FOR PERFORMANCE:

• Creating a structure and sequence of steps.
• paying attention to resources and people that apply to this.

IMPLEMENTING A PLAN OR ACTION:

• Understanding the steps to achieve the desired outcome.
• Using the people and resources when organising.

EVALUATING:

• Assess and see if you can achieve the goal.
• Evaluate.

Question 6

Types of communication

Answer 6

VERBAL: The use of language to communicate a message.

NON-VERBAL: Body language to communicate a message.

ASSERTIVE: Expressing positive and negative ideas in an open and honest way.

AGGRESSIVE: Expressing needs and desires that does not take into account of the welfare of others, harmful.

PASSIVE: The avoidance of expressing their opinions or feelings, protecting their rights, and identifying and meeting their needs.

Question 7

Characteristics of EFFECTIVE communication

Answer 7

• Takes time (think before replying)
• Engages
• Good environment (quiet, comfortable)
• Purposeful message
• Clear, concise and positive message
• Refrains from interrupting

Question 8

Decision making styles

Answer 8

IMPULSIVE:
- Spontaneous decision making.
E.g. Risk taking.

RATIONAL:
- Sensible and reasonable decision making.

INTUITIVE:
- Based the decision on a persons character (gut feeling)

CONFIDENT:
- Positive and certain decision making.

HESITANT:

• Cautious decision making
• Unsure when we are selecting an alternative.

Question 9

Factors influencing decision making

Answer 9

• Access to resource
• Past experience and personal values
• Complexity of the problem
• Attitude to change (open or not to change)

Question 10

Problem solving

Answer 10

Involves accepting that something isn’t quite right, and the steps we take to rectify to overcome the situation