{"id":245,"date":"2023-03-29T11:54:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/?post_type=bulb-learning-module&#038;p=245"},"modified":"2025-08-25T14:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:22:28","slug":"the-value-of-values","status":"publish","type":"bulb-learning-module","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/lessons\/acknowledging-family-identities-experiences-expertise\/the-value-of-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking to Understand Families As They Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Very simply, no two families are alike &#8212; their structures and lived experiences will always be distinct from another family. <strong>Offering behavioral health support requires us to perceive and appreciate families as they are, whatever their backgrounds. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\">\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-245-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/03\/New-Recording-12.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/03\/New-Recording-12.m4a\">\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/03\/New-Recording-12.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\r\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/02\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8123878-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"behavioral health provider and family member communicating and partnering, seated on couch\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/02\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8123878-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/02\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8123878-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/02\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8123878-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/02\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8123878-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/02\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8123878-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">On Improving Access to Behavioral Health Support<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Family culture is a complex arrangement of values, attitudes, customs, &#8220;and a million other things&#8221; (de Rossi, 2022) held by a particular group of people at a particular time. <strong>Very simply, offering behavioral health support that aligns with families&#8217; cultures<\/strong> (Marion, et al., 2016):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Requires centering families&#8217; unique experiences and expertise, regardless of their background<\/li><li>Promotes positive health outcomes, and<\/li><li>Effectively reduces challenges in access to support.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>Practice Pause:<\/strong> Seeking to Understand Families Is Appreciating the Variety of Families That Come for Services<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"bulb_question_a5c8bd24d342433296a475e98fc5efd3\" class=\"bulb-question\" style=\"background-color:left;color:left;font-size:leftpx;\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To learn more about your family partnership practices<\/strong>, download and complete the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nfs-tac.org\/ResourceMaterials\/Family%20Partnership%20Checklist%20for%20BH%20Workforce.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Family Partnership Checklist for the Behavioral Health Workforce.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/03\/christin-hume-Hcfwew744z4-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"behavioral health provider completing checklist on laptop, lower body in view \" class=\"wp-image-2657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/03\/christin-hume-Hcfwew744z4-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/03\/christin-hume-Hcfwew744z4-unsplash-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/03\/christin-hume-Hcfwew744z4-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/03\/christin-hume-Hcfwew744z4-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/files\/2023\/03\/christin-hume-Hcfwew744z4-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>Navigate to Next Page:<\/strong> <\/span><\/strong>Click 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"bulb-pagination\" aria-label=\"pagination\">\n\t<div class=\"bulb-pagination-label\">Page 2 of 3<\/div>\n\n\t<a href=https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/lessons\/acknowledging-family-identities-experiences-expertise\/ class=\"inactive\">1<\/a><span class=\"current\">2<\/span><a href=https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/lessons\/acknowledging-family-identities-experiences-expertise\/encouraging-partnership\/ class=\"inactive\">3<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":22121,"parent":134,"menu_order":1,"template":"","bulb-courses":[11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bulb-learning-module\/245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bulb-learning-module"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bulb-learning-module"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22121"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bulb-learning-module\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2847,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bulb-learning-module\/245\/revisions\/2847"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bulb-learning-module\/134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bulb-courses","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/familypartnership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bulb-courses?post=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}