Key Contextual Factors

Question: Give an overview of the story and key contextual factors. Answer: The morning was a bright one as usual. But for Grace and her family it was the beginning of a new happiness. Grace and Wesley were a happy couple. For a long time they didnt have a decent holiday in years, due to their busy schedule. So they decided to go for a holiday after a long time with their two children. Grace had a sister named Lily, who used to stay very close to her house. Lily was also lucky like Grace with her two children, Tyler and Maddi. Grace loved her sister dearly. There were no such situation or crisis where Grace left Lily alone to handle the situation.(Julien-Chinn, 2014) That day was a day of excitement for Graces family. All the faces were glowing. The taxi was waiting at their door way. Everyone was very happy as after a long time they are going to be together to enjoy to their fullest. But destiny had something else for them. Just as Grace was about to shut the door, Lilys son Tyler (Graces nephew) called Grace to say that Lily is off her medication and raving. Therefore, he and his sister Maddi need serious help from Grace. Grace run to her sister, as she had serious commitment to her sisters. She took her to the hospital and got her admitted. As the children of Lily were left with nobody to take care of them. So, Grace had to take them along with her, which eventually made Graces family unhappy. As they had to cancel their holiday trip for them and now they had to look after them as these two children were the new burden to the family. Therefore, as per the situation, Grace will have to look after Tyler and Maddi, which will not at all go well w ith the family and will result into fight. (Lebow, 2014). A sudden disappear of Tyler and Maddi from the house made Grace worried about them. She went to every corner of the city to find her sisters children at any cost. Then, she was astonished to find the two children at the hospital. The two had walked ten kilometers to see their mum. This made Grace realized that this is something that her own spoilt kids would have never done for her. Now, Grace is in a deep thought that how she could take care of these two special children?(Altman, 2014). An analysis of the application of particular theoretical idea(s) to the story and issues raised in the case study As we know that Grace is in a real trouble with these two children, Tyler and Maddi. Grace had to find someone of her relatives who can really do take proper care of these children for the time being, at least till the day their mum gets well. But if Grace fails to find someone trust worth and responsible then she has to keep these two children with her in her house. But this decision would make a great uncomfortable to Graces family which will eventually lead to fight in the family. If both the families would have maintained good terms between them, then this would not have happened. Graces children would have happily accepted the presence of Lilys children. And Graces children would have learnt the good manners and ethics that Lilys children do possess. A positive relationship must be grown within the children. They must be taught the importance of the family members and the relatives. Grace must take help of the professionals. And must get engage in the family centered practice to bring a positive change in the family. Through this, Grace will not only be successful to provide shelter to her sisters children but will also make her children learn good manners and empathy towards others.(Kotlar De Massis, 2013). Erik Erikson believed children undergo personality development right from their formative age. There are various conflicts that either help in mental development of the child or deteriorate it. An individual develops trust during his or her infant stage when it is the prime time to nurture the bonding with the direct service provider. Only through a safe partnership, a child will be able to develop relationships. Here, in the case, Tyler and Maddi failed to develop any kind of secure attachments after their mother went to hospital. Their aunt Grace couldnt provide them proper security and a relation of trust to them. So, these children couldnt take the situation and feared which eventually led them to go the hospital where their mother was admitted. These children could be helped by providing proper support when they struggle. Some steps should be taken to boost their self-esteem and confidence. Children mix with the outer environment through their games and some other social interactions. Self-confidence is done by interacting with their peers and through encouragement and praise by parents and teachers. During the development, children often face identity crisis and get t rapped into confusion. Self-independence helps them to strengthen their sense of self and also improves their ability to interact with the world. Tyler and Maddi were not provided with proper exposer to the outer world. And even they were not able to interact with others too. Therefore, the insecure condition made then frighten. (Landsman, 2013). Attachment theory, byJohn Bowlbyand Mary Ainsworth, provides ideasfrom the psychological and ethological perspectives to develop human relationships. According to Bowlbys observations, it is very important to develop a close emotional attachment between a child and the primary caregiver, which led to the emotional development of the child. Here, when Lily was hospitalized, Tyler and Maddi was left with no one who will provide them with proper care and love. Grace failed to provide these two little children due to her family which made these children suffer to a great extent (Gurman Kniskern, 2014). Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a concept which is all about the basic need of a human life. The theory has hierarchy of needs at five-stages. Biological and Physiological needs are the air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep. Safety needs are the protection from elements, security, order, law, stability, freedom from fear. Love and belongingness needs are the friendship, intimacy, affection and love, which one can get from work group, family, friends, and romantic relationships. Esteem needs are the achievement, mastery, independence, status, dominance, prestige, self-respect and respect from others. Self-Actualization needs are the realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences. Tyler and Maddi lacked all these need in their life after their mother Lily got sick and hospitalized. They were deprived from any kind of basic psychological support. They were not safe as the family of Grace didnt accept them warmth. Grace even failed to provide proper love and the feeling of belongingness to them. As a result, they felt insecure and got afraid, which affected their psychology to a great extent. These kid were even not respected which is the esteem need in the Maslows hierarchy of needs. Grace family disrespected them which eventually affected their ego and made them out of the house and go to the hospital where their mum was admitted. All these lack of needs can never provide self-actualization to Tyler and Maddi. Therefore, they will suffer from self-development. An outline of what principles of family-centered practice would be most useful when working with this family Relations focused applications is imperative in getting desired results.Family centered practice takes place best in the situation when the care giver realise that the parents or immediate guardians are the best persons to understand what is indispensable for their wards and to carry out the task with responsibility.The involvement of the parents in wards learning helps to improve the result for the children. Relations focused applications helps to uplift proper and perpetual care for the childs right from their formative age. This practice helps in understanding and respecting family relationships and also with proper routines and professional help, it makes the children able to develop secure attachments with greater continuity. Family centred practice develop responsive learning programs which makes remarkable learning experiences in the childrens life (Clausen, 2013). The potency of the relatives and guardians is given importance, emphasised in the relationship focused practice. Experts involved in relationship focused practice always do motivate and revere relatives for their movements made. These professionals work collaboratively with families and treat them as mutual partners in the education procedure and the improvement of the ward. An effective family-centred practice must be sensitive, diverse, and flexible. The Experts have a crucial role, that is to provide information to the family members and then they must work together to achieve their priorities. The experts will have to focus on the entire obligations to initiate and develop family centered practice. To beginand to maintain a family centered practice may be a challenging one, therefore, the professionals should highlight on their personal notions and exercises. The family members must be respected and given value as they are the experts in the lives of their children. Professionals are required to make aware that family participation or involvementin a family centered practice could change with the families changing. Interaction plays a crucial role in a family centered practice (Goodnow, 2014). The basic assumptions of the family cantered practice are that the Guardians are key in order to keep up with the effective processes. Therefore, they must get actively involved in their childrens life because they are the ones who know the best possible solution for their wards. Each and every group is different in their own way and hence they would best comprehend the need and want of the children (Buhler, 2013). There are various principles of the family centered practice. The opportunity must be given to every family to choose that how enthusiastic they are about making the decisions for their children. Group members are often motivated to get involved and take active part in all kinds of the childs program like planning, finally the implementation of the idea if it comes out effective. Each family and family member must be treated with respect and must be properly valued. Families are the source of information about the children and these information support to work out proper actions on their strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, the professionals would get aware about the need. Services are done according to the requirement of the child and with the guidance by the family members. Services are designed in such a way that it could meet each individual demands, needs and concerns. Aspects which are essential provided by the relatives should be considered seriously. The professional are totally respectful toward the family, starting from their cultural background, language spoken, socio-economic level, methods of coping, to their values and priorities. In this way the services are provided. All these principles should be properly followed to bring out Graces family from the trouble and to provide proper support to Tyler and Maddi, in their crisis. 4. An outline of appropriate or relevant programs or services that would support the family Relationship focused practice is the technique of collaborating with the families, in a formal way as well as in an informal way, across the service structure to improve their ability to care and provide security to children. The service mainly focuses on the safety and security demands of the kids with the help of their families and communities. The motto of this service is tobuild a strong family bonding and use the families' strengths to achieve optimal outcomes of the programs (Payne, 2014). Positive relationships within the family helps the family to be in a solid foundation. Where the educators, families and children can together build strong and secure bonds which eventually offer security and support to the whole family. Professionals must take an amount of sincere interest regarding the families opinions about their children. They must value the beliefs and thought of the family.Professionals must possess a broader and deeper understanding regarding the children who are under their care. They must be more approachable to the children than the formal educators. Positive relationships must be built among the professionals, the children and the family members. All these programs would support Graces family in an effective manner. Grace had no other options left in her hand without these programs which can actually mend her family. These programs will increase the understanding between every member of the family. Hence, it will help Tyler and Maddi with a better social and psychological condition. And will also educate Graces children with proper education towards life. Sometimes children and young people and even their familiesneed external psychological support to get through certain situations in the life. Counsellors understands their emotions and behaviors and help them to deal with the situations.Tyler and Maddi were in need of these professionals who could provide them with proper mental support and some techniques to deal with the crisis situation. Child psychologists diagnose the children and adolescents to solve issues causing emotional or behavioral problems to them. Tyler and Maddi strictly needed psychological treatment to overcome their mental difficulties. They need a proper treatment so that they can develop themselves and make themselves strong enough to face the challenging situation of the life. Child psychologist also makes the children come out of their fears and depressions and boost them up. Child care home and crche are some service provider of the society which provides services to these children. These organizations look after the children with proper care. They also provide food and proper homely environment, where the children like Tyler and Maddi can feel safe and secure. They even can interact freely with the children just like them. These organizations fulfills the duty of taking responsible care which is provided to these child at their homes (Gullv, 2013) There are also individual care taking service provider. They are the ones who takes care of these children in their home when the family faces crisis. They develops the child without hampering their mental stability in a homely environment and also do take proper responsible care to them, regarding their food and daily routine. Tyler and Maddi needed this kind of a caretaker for them. Grace couldnt provide them what they actually needed. 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