JM-M3-CP

Parent Education and Support

Module 03 Course Project Worksheet

Decision Making Process

Your Name: Your Chosen Family's Name:

Instructions: Select a problem that occurred with your project-family. (If you can't think of one, you may have to recall a problem from your own family and imagine how your project-family would solve it.) To solve the problem, the family made some decisions and created a plan of action. Answer the following questions in detail about your family's situation and complete the storyboard on page 2.

1. What was the problem your family identified?

2. What family members were involved in deciding how to solve the problem?

3. Which member(s) made the final decision? Why?

4. How did culture play a part in the process?

5. What was the underlying goal behind the decision to solve the problem?

6. What resources were needed for solving this problem?

7. How was the problem ultimately resolved?

8. Provide at least one other alternative solution that you might suggest:

Please proceed to the next page.

Plan of Action - Help the Family Reach Its Goal

Complete the following storyboard sequence to show the family’s plan of action. Using the family problem you identified on page 1 of this worksheet, type details into the storyboard block for each of the 7 steps. Describe each step in the planning and implementation process for achieving the intended goal. Write only brief entries to fit in the blocks.

Step 1:

Step 3:

Step 2:

Step 4:

Step 5:

Step 6:

Step 7:

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