Learning Circle Questions

(Angela Bembenuto)
INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIP
*What is the biggest problem that your family encountered and how your family overcomes with that problem?

The biggest problem that my family encountered when my father had a mild stroke, he stayed in the hospital with in three days. When he got home I felt pity to him because he cannot able to do things by his own. My mother was always on his side, guide him when he was eating, going to the CR, groom him etc. Then he cannot speak well, its hard to understand his words. He cannot tell our names, he has only pointing us, when my mother says our name. After 2-3 days among his five children, he doesn’t know me. He was asked my mother “whose that girl?” .That’s the hurtful thing happened to me. My father doesn’t know who I am. But according to the doctor that is one of the symptoms of having a stroke. My father had a therapy and we help our father to remember things. The only thing that we can do, we keep on praying to God, and help each other to overcome this problem. We are thankful because after a weeks little by little he gain weight and he recovered easily.

TRANSITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
*Are you ready to have a family in the near future? And we as a future parents also, what you are going to do to build a good relationship with in your children, are you going to establish a rules and regulations around your family?

I’m not yet ready to have a family but I will be happy if I have a family in the future, as parents to build a good relationship with in my children, I’m going to love, care, and guide my children through the right path. I will value and love them as how my parents loved us. They will grow up with w virtue in their hearts.
Yes! I’m going to establish also a rules and regulations around my family so that we know our limitations and the do’s and don’ts within our family.

(Jessica Flores)
FAMILY STRUCTURE
*How are you going to maintain good interaction within your family?

I’m going to maintain a good interaction within our family by having a daily communication, so that we are updated to each other. If there is a daily communication, each member of the family is comfortable to each other and we know what’s going on inside the house. If there is a problem I will talk to them right away so that we will find a solution, and I will not let the problem remain unsolved to the next day.

*Is it good to have a pattern of leadership and power manifest in the family?

Yes!It is good to have a pattern of leadership and power manifest in the family. leadership will come from the parents – either jointly together or from one parent. Thus, how the parent approaches his or her leadership responsibilities can have a great impact on the success and well-being of the family, because leadership in families helps to provide a common goal and this often leads to a happier, healthier family life. if there is no leadership the children could not survive and learned and they will not know who should they follow especially in the decisions inside the house.

INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES
*You as a future educator, how are you going to develop self esteem of your students?

School is one of the crucial places where self-esteem is constantly increased or decreased.As a future educators I think to develop the self esteem of my students first, I will listen to them. Whenever I engaged in any activity, I will listen and consider their words carefully, even if they are suggesting something off the wall. I will give the child earnest attention and consideration--even when I already know the answer is "no" so that they will develop the courage to make their voices heard as they move through life.

(Jocel Epino)
INTEGRATION PRACTICE
*What do you think is the reason why expertise, attitudes and as well as specific concepts are important categories for the family therapy practice?

Expertise, attitudes and as well as specific concepts are important categories for the family therapy practice because this elements are central to most theory of family therapy, and the practice of the family therapy can be based on synthesis of key principles across multiple models.

THERAPEUTIC CHANGE
*What is the difference between naturalistic change and therapeutic change?

Naturalistic change focus on the development narratives and information within the family often use the natural occurrence of change in relationship. While Therapeutic change focus solely on how change occurs in a family therapy session. It comes about through the interactional processes set off when a therapist intervenes actively and directivity in particular ways in a family system.