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This is where Basic Needs Group 1 is to post their discussion about Module 10 Assignment.

Annette Boccheciamp:

1) Basic needs are definitely an important role in families' overall quality of life. The first basic need: Physiological Needs. Are the basic needs; water, food, oxygen, and shelter. If families don't have one of these they won't be able to move to the next basic need and their overall quality of life won't be as great as it can be and won't be able to move onto the next basic need. The second basic need: Safety Needs. That's pretty much what it says, people need to feel safe. Especially when they are caring for someone else, such as a child or a spouse. If families don't feel safe, they're uncomfortable and won't be able to move onto the next level. To the third basic need: Needs of Love, Affection and Belongingness. Everyone knows we need love and relationships in order to have a good quality of life. If families don't have this basic need they won't get very far. We all need to feel loved and if families don't have that functionality their quality of life won't be what it should be. The fourth basic need: Needs for Esteem. Once the first three basic needs are met we move onto the fourth one. We all feel the need to be respected and if families don't feel respected by each other, they won't function correctly and their quality of life won't get any better. The last basic need: Needs for Self-Actualization. This includes what we were "born to do". If parents don't feel like they have reached this level they might not feel very accomplished. Overall, families need the basic needs just like any individual does. If families aren't getting their basic needs then their way and quality of life won't be as great as they expect it to be or as it needs to be. These basic needs are very important to families.

2) Building trust works basically the same in any perspective. The official definition of trust is: reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. Families are expected to put all of their confidence and trust into people they know nothing about. In order to get their trust, schools need to make sure they let the parents know they are only there to help and aren't trying to take over. They should also act consistently, if families have no idea what to expect because it is different every time their trust will lack. Professionals need to be honest and open with families. Once families realize that professionals and schools aren't being honest and open with them the trust will never be there.



Sources: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/maslow.htm http://www.adlit.org/article/21522

Comments: Annette Boccheciamp RE: Gladys Alvarado 1) I agree, families do need to look for help and it is our job to help them. Though, it doesn't make our job any easier when families don't look to us for help. Although, I don't completely agree that families that have financial problems are the only ones that find it difficult to provide safety and emotional support. Sometimes, that might be what brings them together.

2) Trust is very important and communication is important in order to get that trust. The problem with most professionals and/or families is finding a common ground. Deciding how to communicate and feeling as if they can tell the other whatever is bothering them or whatever needs to be talked about is very important.

Comments:Carl Allen Re Gladys Alvarado

1. I do agree that families play a very important role in a child's development. The basic needs of the child are filled by the family from day 1. It is true that those that have a difficult time with finances struggle to meet the other needs. Even when sacrifices are made sometimes there are still needs that have to be met. Professionals can help to fill that gap with information about the systems and help that is available to the family.

2.Communication is key to trust. Understanding the culture of the family goes a long way in determining how to communicate with the family in order to earn their trust.

Gladys Alvarado

1.- Professionals are not the only ones that bring support to the children and to the children's family. Family play an important role in the children's development. Family brings emotional support, safety, financial and information. The whole family have to work together and it is very important to understand that in order to meet their basic needs, family has to sacrifice many things. As educators, it is important to provide information about service systems. I think that families that have financial problems, are families that find difficult to provide safety, and emotional support. To get a good quality of life, the whole family needs to look for help, and it is our job to give them information about where they can go to receive services. I read an article that talked about how a family worked together to help each other financially and emotionally, it talks about how expensive are daycares, and the ways to save money taking care of the kids at home and giving love, safety and emotional support to the kids.

Source: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1263259/the_importance_of_immediate_family.html http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/teens_stages.shtml

2.- Trust between parents and educators is very important in the children's educational development.Parents want professionals to feel as part of the family. Communication between them is important to create trust. Educators have find ways to communicate with parents, communication can be by phone, email or visits, educators have to learn their culture in order to understand the family's tradition, and educators have to provide information about services where parents can go to obtain help.

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COMMENTS: Gladys RE CArl Allen

1) I Agree with you. Emotional support is very important. If the family are not emotionally good, it can be seen in the way that the children interact with others and in the way they respond in school. Kids absorb everything they see and hear at home, if the family has emotional, financial, safety problems, the kid's behavior change. 2) You are right!. If parents want to receive help from their kids educators, there has to be TRUST between them. I also think follow up visits and communication are important. Educators have to show interest on each student, they have to LOVE their job, and they have to make parents feel that they are important to them.

Carl Allen

A family’s basic needs play a big part in the overall quality of life. The basic needs are Emotional, informational, financial and safety. They work together and if one is lacking then it is often a struggle to meet the others. If a family is short on the financial end it is difficult to provide the best safety and educational needs. Emotional support can be lacking due to the time restraints. Emotionally families can struggle with depression and addictions if there is another need not being met. Educators cannot pick up the household bills for the family but can provide some of the emotional and safety needs and information to get the help needed in meeting the basic needs of the family. The quality of life can be achieved but depending on the ability to meet the basic needs, getting that good quality life can be a struggle. Abraham Maslow theorizes that in order to function in a positive way, psychologically, socially, or emotionally the basic needs must be met. He states these needs as being Self –actualisation, Esteem needs, belonging needs, safety needs, and physiological needs. (1)



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It is important to build trust with a family in order to help them to meet their basic needs. Trust can be build within the systems and the professionals within the systems and the families. This trust can be built by providing them with emotional support and information. Follow up visits and communication helps to build the trust between the parties. When the needs are being met and the professional is taking an active role in making sure that those needs are being met then the family can function in a healthy manner. This is what helps to establish trust.



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