Developing Life Skills: A Learning Resource Manual for Trainers and Educators Working in Non-traditional Learning Environments - Softcover

Squirrell, Gillian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1898924279 ISBN 13: 9781898924272

Publisher: Russell House Publishing Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

Specially developed and tested for use in non-traditional learning environments this comprehensive resource will enable you to help adult and young adult learners consider their personal development and develop their life skills. Designed to encourage reflection and change, the learning activities let you draw up a customized menu of activities for individuals or groups to work on: identifying and managing stress . managing change . developing learning skills . developing an understanding of the workplace and workplace skills . developing communication skills . managing time and goal setting . managing money . identifying personal and transferable skills . identifying and developing personal support networks . developing and maintaining positive attitudes . food and nutrition . exercise and well-being . do-it-yourself: improve your home, your appearance, and your chances. All the activities are photocopiable, fully resourced, and supported with clear trainer's notes. They encourage learner assessment, review of information, testing other ways of responding to situations and events, setting personal success criteria, action planning, and reviewing progress. This invaluable manual is for experienced trainers and for staff who have had training added to their other responsibilities. It covers using the manual, formative assessment processes, action plans, and review, identifying particular learning needs, individual and group learning plans, and evaluation with references and specialist sources of assistance.

About this title

Synopsis

Specially developed for use in non-traditional learning environments, this resource aims to help adult and young learners consider their personal development and help them to develop their life skills.The text should prove especially useful for working in justice, welfare and community settings. Structured in ways that should encourage reflection and change, these learning activities are organized to help the user draw up a customized menu of activities for individuals or groups. Ideas are provided for working on: identifying and managing stress; managing change and crisis situations; developing learning skills; developing an understanding of the workplace and workplace skills; applying numerical skills; applying communication skills; managing time and money; identifying personal and transferable skills; developing personal support networks; food and nutrition; exercise and hygiene; postive attitudes; DIY - improving your home, your appearence and your chances.

Edition details

• Publisher: Russell House Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1898924279
• ISBN 13: 9781898924272
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 240