Description
What It Is:
This is a 'Family Roles Worksheet' designed to help individuals identify changes in family roles, specifically in relation to deployment. The worksheet features a table with the following columns: 'Roles of responsibility for my family', 'My role before deployment in the family', 'My role during deployment in the family', 'Who can help me', and 'What resources I need'. The rows list various responsibilities such as 'Finances/budget/purchases', 'Home/auto repairs or purchases', 'Medical or legal decisions', 'Child care and transportation', 'Family shopping, chores, meals', and 'Community roles'. The worksheet encourages users to write short answers in each column.
Grade Level Suitability:
This worksheet is suitable for adult learners and older teens (grades 11-12) due to the complexity of the topics and the level of self-reflection required. It is designed to assist families in understanding and renegotiating roles.
Why Use It:
This worksheet helps users identify and understand changes in family roles before, during, and after deployment. It encourages open communication and provides a framework for renegotiating responsibilities. It also helps in identifying support systems and needed resources.
How to Use It:
Begin by listing the roles of responsibility for your family in the first column. Then, for each role, describe your involvement before and during deployment. Next, identify who can assist with each role and what resources are needed. The worksheet can be used individually or collaboratively with other family members.
Target Users:
This worksheet is targeted toward military families, caregivers, and individuals experiencing changes in family roles due to deployment. It is also useful for therapists, counselors, and support groups working with military families.
This is a 'Family Roles Worksheet' designed to help individuals identify changes in family roles, specifically in relation to deployment. The worksheet features a table with the following columns: 'Roles of responsibility for my family', 'My role before deployment in the family', 'My role during deployment in the family', 'Who can help me', and 'What resources I need'. The rows list various responsibilities such as 'Finances/budget/purchases', 'Home/auto repairs or purchases', 'Medical or legal decisions', 'Child care and transportation', 'Family shopping, chores, meals', and 'Community roles'. The worksheet encourages users to write short answers in each column.
Grade Level Suitability:
This worksheet is suitable for adult learners and older teens (grades 11-12) due to the complexity of the topics and the level of self-reflection required. It is designed to assist families in understanding and renegotiating roles.
Why Use It:
This worksheet helps users identify and understand changes in family roles before, during, and after deployment. It encourages open communication and provides a framework for renegotiating responsibilities. It also helps in identifying support systems and needed resources.
How to Use It:
Begin by listing the roles of responsibility for your family in the first column. Then, for each role, describe your involvement before and during deployment. Next, identify who can assist with each role and what resources are needed. The worksheet can be used individually or collaboratively with other family members.
Target Users:
This worksheet is targeted toward military families, caregivers, and individuals experiencing changes in family roles due to deployment. It is also useful for therapists, counselors, and support groups working with military families.