Resource Management

Resource Management

1. Wellbeing

   • social
     • relationships/social interactions
   • Physical
     • health- physical or mental
   • Cultural
     • habits, heritage, traditions
   • Emotional
     • your emotions
   • Spiritual
     • moral or religious, aspirations, personal values
   • Economic
     • money - increased knowledge

2. Needs

   • Sense of identity
     • confidence, self esteem, belonging
   • Safety and Security
     • Protected from threat, feeling safe and secure
   • Health
     • Physical and mental Health
   • Employment
     • job, working, income
   • Education
     • knowledge and skills to access resources
   • Adequate Standard of Living
     • Food, water, housing, clothing

3. Maslow's Hierarchy

   • Pyramid needs
     • Self- actualisation
       • personal growth, fulfilment, problem solving, communication
     • Esteem needs
       • confidence, achievement
     • Social needs
       • friendship, family
     • Safety Needs
       • Physical and emotional Safety
     • Physiological needs
       • food, water, sleep/rest
     • Start from the bottom, you cant achieve the next need until you have the one below it
   • Maslow missed social interaction

4. SMART goals

   • S- specifc
   • M- Meaurable
   • A- attainable
   • R- relevant
   • T- time

5. Resources

   • Human resources
     • Human characteristics and actions that people would do
       • eg- time, energy, knowledge, ambitions
   • Non - Human resources
     • inanimate objects
       • eg- food, money, electricity, shelter
   • interchangeable resources
     • swapping resources to enhance your wellbeing. when one person has a lot of one resources they might trade it for some resources they don't have
       • eg- trading money for a lift
   • Resource sustainability
     • to conserve a resource
       • eg- buying in bulk

6. factors affecting resource management

   • personal values and past experiences
     • values are a product of our environment and experiences. values are a persons feeling or attitudes about things that are important to them.
       • eg- education, health, honesty
   • Factors influencing availably of and access to resources
     • Age
       • knowledge and skills develop, more educated might have age restriction
     • Gender
       • stereotypes, some resources might not be accessed in fear of labelled/judged
     • Culture
       • language barrier will make it difficult to access resources, traditions
     • Disability
       • if someone has a disability it might be a challenge to access other resources if you were eg- vision imparired
     • Education
       • more money, greater knowledge increase awareness of resources
     • Socioeconomic status
       • employment status, income level. high SES = high income, low SES = low income
   • Access to support
     • formal resources
       • structured and well organised, specific type of service or support
     • informal resources
       • little structure made up of family and friends

7. Personal Management skills

   • planning and organising
   • Communication
     • verbal
       • face-to-face, email, radio (written words or language)
     • Non - verbal
       • body position, eye movement, attitudes, gestures (body language)
     • types of communication
       • Aggressive
         • feelings expressed in an intimidating manner
       • Assertive
         • Non aggressive, positive manner without putting others down
       • Passive
         • fails to express their feelings, ignore their own rights
     • Characteristics of effective communication
       • productive communication, messages are understood, little chance of confusion, showing genuine interest
     • Decision making
       • decision making styles
         • Hesitant
           • delaying, cannot decide, lack confidence, uncertain of the outcomes
         • Impulsive
           • little thought given to consequences of actions, first thought
         • confident
           • self - assured, decision made irrespective of consequences
         • intuitive
           • "gut" reaction or feeling
         • Rational
           • thinking out all scenarios
       • Factors influencing Decision making
         • Resources
         • past experiences and personal values
         • problem solving
         • Gender expectations

8. Strategies for effective resource management

   • interchangeable resources
     • one resource exchanged for another
   • Sustainable resources
     • making resources last longer
   • Accessing support
     • help you through a difficult time
   • personal management skills
     • directing actions towards completing a task or achieving a goal
   • education and training
     • gaining skills and knowledge