Read the case study and answer questions. Use one scholarly source to support your answer.
For Mrs. Jolie and her family, the day begins long before it gets light. She and her children are on early, tight schedules to get to their vari-ous daytime commitments. Mrs. Jolie must travel 40 miles to her job as a middle school teacher and must leave the house at 6:45. Often her oldest daughter leaves even earlier, at 6:30, for before-school activities at her high school. Victor, age 10, is supposed to be picked up at 6:55 by the transporter service his mother has hired. This morning when it doesn’t arrive, he tries to reach his mother, but she is still en route to her school. At 7:20 he calls the key leader at his child care center. Chris, the leader, tells him not to panic and to keep cool, and they will work to contact his mother. He assures Victor that his mom will have a solution. Chris leaves a message for Mrs. Jolie at her school’s offi ce. She returns his call immediately on arriving at the school, and quickly arranges other transportation for Victor.Mrs. Jolie was really upset that this happened and said she felt guilty she had to leave her children to go to work. She has been divorced for only six months and knows that it has been hard on the children.
1. How would you assess the children’s ability to cope with a di-vorce and a working mother? 2. Is there anything that Mrs. Jolie can do to prevent another upset-ting incident like this? 3. What can you say to Mrs. Jolie?
Part 2 (20 points)
Personal Reflection
Which definitions outlined in chapter 3 best describes your family?
Extended family
Single parent family
Multiracial family
Nuclear (intact) family
Blended family
What aspects of working with families do you feel you most need to learn about?
Write 5-7 well-detailed sentences to answer each question above. Use what you learned in chapter 3.