Systems competencies in the CFRP framework include understanding socio-economic factors like generational poverty, which impacts family resilience. Generational poverty is defined as a family having been in poverty for two or more generations, reflecting entrenched economic challenges. The CFRP study guide states, “Generational poverty is defined as a family experiencing poverty for two or more consecutive generations, creating systemic barriers to resilience.” A life event causing poverty (option A) or a financial event (option D) is situational, not generational. A downward trend (option B) is too vague to define generational poverty.

CFRP Study Guide (Section on Systems Competencies): “Generational poverty refers to a family having been in poverty for two or more generations, posing significant systemic challenges to family well-being.”