CAFS Preliminary Revision Sheet
Unit 1: Resource management
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Wellbeing and the factors affecting wellbeing
Needs and wants. 6 specific needs
Maslow’s hierarchy
Goal setting
Resources and the interchangeability of resources
Resource sustainability
Factors affecting resource management
Informal and formal support
Personal management skills such as: planning, organisation, communication, decision
making, problem solving
10. Strategies to assist in the management of resources for different life contexts. For
example, how can you effectively manage resources to complete the HSC, seek
employment
11. Interviews as a research method.
Unit 2: Individuals and Groups:
1. Types of groups
2. Reasons for group formation
3. Roles individuals adopt within groups
4. Cohesiveness within groups
5. Factors that contribute to the role they adopt within groups (personal and social)
6. Observation as a primary research method
7. Leadership styles, adaptability and flexibility
8. Factors influencing leadership
9. Case study as a secondary research method
10. Causes of conflict and conflict resolution
Unit 3: Families and Communities:
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Family structures
Roles individuals adopt within families
Community organisations and how they assist with family’s needs
Questionnaires as a primary research method
Decision making in communities
Stages of the life span and the specific needs that are of greatest significance to the
individual at each stage.