Living Skills Collection: Best Practices, Skills, and Resources for Successful Client Care

This unique program provides integrated, diagnosis-specific treatment to help clients manage the day-to-day challenges of life. Each topic includes a four-session facilitator guide, reproducible client handouts and workbook. Videos show skills in action. This unique program provides integrated, diagnosis-specific treatment to help clients manage the day-to-day challenges of life. Each topic includes a four-session facilitator guide, reproducible client handouts and workbook. Videos show skills in action. Understanding and practising the skills needed for daily living are tremendously important, especially in todays economic climate, so Hazelden Publishing have updated their classic Living Skills program – it has been totally redesigned, revised, and expanded to better meet the needs of todays diverse client populations. Living Skills is divided into two unique components:: Personal Growth and Practical Guidance . Personal Growth covers the internal skills needed to be a positive member of a community. Topics include:: Making decisions. Refusal skills. Interpersonal skills. Values and responsibilities. Setting and attaining goals. Parenting and child development. Practical Guidance provides information on the day-to-day external skills needed to live a healthy life. Topics include:: Hygiene and self-care. Sexual health. Looking for work. Education. Securing housing. Both Personal Growth and Practical Guidance are provided on a CD-ROM and two DVDs. Each topic includes a four-session facilitator guide, reproducible client handouts and workbook. Videos show each skill in action. Ideal for treatment, mental health, criminal justice and a wide variety of other settings, this program provides all the tools necessary to help clients live healthy, fulfilling lives.