FLE 320: Human Life Cycle I

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FLE 320 Human Life Cycle I

• Spring Arbor College
• Jackson Campus
• February 26 - March 26, 2001

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Text

• Stewart, J. (1999) Bridges not walls, 7th
  edition. NY McGraw-Hill
• Whitfield, C. L. (1987) Healing the child within.
  Deerfield Beach, FL Health Communications.
• Zastrow, C., Kirst-Ashman, K. (1997)
  Understanding human behavior and the social
  environment, 4th edition. Chicago Nelson-Hall
  Publishers.

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Human behavior and social environment

• Assessment requires biological, social,
  psychological functioning, development and
  interactions
• Systems theory - ecological model
• Consideration of human diversity and populations
  at risk
• Life span approach - chronological
• Normal developmental tasks - strengths focus

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Overview

• Examine normal developmental patterns from
  infancy through early adulthood
• biological, psychological, sociological aspects
• essential aspects defined and reviewed
• provided basis for FLE cognitive understanding
• Examine relationship of human development within
  the family context
• create positive environment for family living
• developmental needs of individuals and parenting
  roles
• healthy and dysfunctional aspects and their
  influences on development and family life

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Key Concepts

• Normative development in infants and children
• Fetal development
• Prenatal influences
• Early functions
• Imprinting
• Sensory integration

• Personality development
• Cognitive development
• Emotional development
• Self-concept
• Self-esteem

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Prevention

• Public health
• Primary prevent disease from occurring -
  immunization
• Secondary prevent present disease from
  progressing
• Tertiary assist optimal living for one with
  progressed disease and damage

• Application to FLE
• Young family, parents with relatively harmless
  childhood no children
• Hurt parents getting assistance to heal therapy
  and education
• Dysfunctional families broken relationships
  assist to minimize further familial damage

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Family Life Educator

• Preventive services and tools
• Education
• Deal with conscious, real issues and situations
• Direct/refer mental and medical problems
• Help keep families from falling down whereas
  MFTs help them get back up

• Five levels of family involvement (LFI)
• Focus on programs that include families for
  practical, legal reasons
• Information and advice
• Feelings and support
• Brief focused intervention
• Family Therapy

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Family Life Educator Roles
Enabler
Educator
Macro System
Action
Information
FLE
Information
Client
Macro System
Micro System
Client
FLE
Mediator
FLE
Macro System
Client
Conflict
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Family Life Educator Roles
Broker
Advocate
Macro System
FLE
Macro System
Client
FLE
Direct representation, defense, intervening for,
support of the client
Resources
Integrator/Coordinator
FLE
Macro System
Client