This week’s Discussion:

Briefly describe three (3) of the seven (7) values that direct family-centered services. Include in your discussion the application, implication, and characteristics of each value that you choose. Of the three (3) values that you described, which value resonates with you the most?

Respond to at least two colleagues with additional insight.

(Note: You do not need to respond to the discussion questions, it is included for your reference so you are aware of what questions the students are replying to) I posted my colleague’s response to the discussion question above, please respond to her post. You may begin the response with Hi lliany) (I need at least a half page response) Please include references and provide the url link to all journal articles you use as references. Use current (meaning within the past 2 years) scholarly journal articles as references. Please use APA 6th edition format. Thanks)

lliany’s Post:

Family-centered services are rooted in the belief that children should grow up with their families. It is essential to understand this concept since values and beliefs are, most of the time, going hand and hand. John P. Ronnau (2011) explicitly stated that human services professionals are obligated to adhere to the values engaging behaviors, agencies, and profession within those they serve. The mentioned is a significant statement since one’s values can differ or do not align with the ones that are needed to provide family-centered services responsibly. Communities’ values define and drive the support offered to susceptible children and families (Ronnau, 2011). Furthermore, values permeate services provision and opportunities for family-centered services, and they serve as guiding principles for human services professionals.

Since values that direct family-centered services vary from program to program and from state to state, Ronnau (2011) identified that there is not a set of values guiding all family-centered services. However, research on family-centered services philosophy and values enlighten the consistency appearance of seven values that direct family-centered services, and those account as follow: family plays an essential role in child development, the family is part of a system, clients are colleagues, strengths are to be emphasized, home is the primary service setting, the family’s needs determine services, and the family and workers operate in the community (Ronnau, 2011). These values provide guidance in program development and services delivery, and all seven should be taking into consideration to ensure children’s and family well-being. Ronnaou (2011) exposed the impact of values in the mission of family-centered services. Since I am a teacher and I see daily the importance of family involvement in children’s success in my classroom, there are three that stand out the most to me, and I place them in order of importance in the paragraph below.

First, the family is part of a system, and everyone has an essential place in the family that directly affects the child. As an application in family-centered services, the family is part of a system that can be used strategically in the helping process to meet the family’s needs (Ronnau, 2011). The implication conveyed the effects on all system parts, which can be a complication for ethical purposes due to disclosure (Ronnau, 2011). Second, strengths are to be emphasized by both child and family. The application is to focus on talents, skills, hobbies, and aspirations since it can be a vital source to help meet the needs within the family (Ronnau, 2011). The implication of the same involves the family as a whole and arrays challenges since it requires a systematic notion of the good and right, which most of the time, the family is not accustomed to hearing (Ronnau, 2011). Third, home is a primary service setting serving as a natural environment for families to grow and take advantage of their surroundings. The application accentuates the comfort for families to be in a safe place, which can lead to a rapid relationship building that results in meeting family needs with accuracy and effectiveness (Ronnau, 2011). The implication allocates ethical concerns due to boundaries or misinterpretation of roles, as well as intentions (Ronnau, 2011). Finally, the value that resonates with me the most due to my experience in the field is family is part of a system because the structural environment gives the service provider a natural source to spark of change and an immediate reference to help meet the family need.

Reference

Ronnau, J. P. (2011). Values and Ethics for Family-Centered Practice. In M. Mannes, P. Sandau- Beckler, & E. Walton, Balancing Family-Centered Services and Child Well-Being (pp. 34-54). New York: Columbia University Press.