EPP

EPP 6

Objective:

Identifies family resources and needs (human, material, and nonmaterial)

1. Human Resources

Family resources as humans possess energy, time, and skills. It is important to remember that energy, time, and skills are considered intangible resources and limited. Every member of the family who can contribute his/her time, effort, skills, strength, and expertise through services or work is considered a family’s human resources.

a. Capabilities, Intelligence and Skills

Every person has his or her unique ability and intelligence in a way that improves not only himself or herself but also others. It is important to identify the talents and skills that each person has and utilize them for the common good for society.

b. Strength/Energy

A person’s strength/energy does not only mean having good health and a strong body. It also means having emotional stability, mental alertness, and having a reasonable commitment and positive outlook in life, especially in work that improves self and society. Strength is also needed to accomplish tasks on time to play, entertain, and relax with the family afterward. Therefore, a person who contributed his/her time, skills, strength/energy, expertise, talent, capabilities, and intelligence is considered part of human resources. This human resources can be enhanced and developed by attending seminars, having a healthy lifestyle, watching the news, perform the skills always.

2. Material Resources

Family resources as materials are things that can be bought and owned through the use of money. House and lot, furniture and appliances, jewelry, automobiles, and cash are examples as the family’s material resources. Material resources are also called tangible resources. Tangible resources can be monetary or non – monetary. Monetary is in the form of cash and bank deposits while non-monetary resources are things that someone owns. Every family must invest wisely in material resources, making sure that they consider quality, durability, and appreciation value when choosing what to purchase. Some material resources increase in value over time like real properties and jewelry while the value of furniture, appliances, and automobiles goes down as they get old and worn out. Non-monetary material resources are valuable too because they can be sold for a certain amount of cash.

3. Non-material resources

Time, health, and experience are examples of non-material resources. Non-material resources are also called intangible resources. Even non-material resources are intangible resources still they are very important. These resources help the family to perform their duties nd responsibilities at home, in school, and at work. Without these non-material resources, it is impossible to perform human’s duties and responsibilities.

a. Time

Time is very important. This is the resource that cultivates cooperation, the fulfilment of the prescribed duties, and the smart maintenance of homes. This is used to start and finish the work without giving a burden to the body or resentment to the person.

b. Health

The health of family members is important. The popular saying “health is wealth” is very true to an individual. When family members are in good health, they can do their duties without delay.

c. Experience

The more experience a family member has, the more he or she will get hired. He/she will be paid a good amount for his or her services. experience is the best teacher because through

job experience the more the worker learned from his / her job. So, job or work experience is an important non-material resource to have.

Time/Energy Management

Some works require only a little time and energy to accomplish. Proper scheduling of the different activities as managing the time will help lessen the unnecessary labor. It helps speed up work and reduces stress.

Multiple Choice

1. What is human resources?

• a. It is the monetary form of resources.

• b. It is the tangible resources contributed by the members of the family.

• c. It is the handling of employee relations, payroll, benefits, and training.

• d. It is the contributed service or work of the family-like time, effort, skills, strength, and

  expertise.

Multiple Choice

2. What family resources can be enhanced and developed by attending seminars,

reading, etc?

• a. Human Resources

• b. Material Resources

• c. Non – Material Resources

• d. Tangible Resources

Multiple Choice

3. Which of the following is a nonmaterial resources?

• a. Appliances, jewelry, and cash

• b. Time, health and experience

• c. Capabilities, intelligence, and skills

• d. House and lot

Multiple Choice

4. What family resources are in the form of cash and bank deposits?

• a. Tangible resources

• b. Intangible Resources

• c. Monetary resources

• d. Non-monetary resources

Multiple Choice

5. What is the other term of intangible resources?

• a. Human resources

• b. Material resources

• c. Salary resources

• d. Non-material resources

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