| LIFE MANAGEMENT SKILLS What is the course about? The Life Management Skills course will help you to work through different problems. The course runs for five or six weeks for four hours a day, five days a week. Life Management teaches you about life and how to handle stress. You will learn about things like: Self, Family, Community, Job, Education and Free Time. You will learn to feel good about yourself, how to talk with others, and how to work through hard situations. Some course topics include how to: Face your fears Feel good about yourself Speak up for yourself Control your anger Deal with stress Identify helpful and harmful behaviors Give and receive feedback Build self-esteem Communicate Meet new people Spend your free time Identify what is important to you Set Goals Relationship and Sexuality Course: This course runs for two weeks at five days a week. This course helps individuals to have healthy relationships. Topics covered during the two weeks include: Basic steps for dating Shyness Making friendships Safety (street/relationship safety) Healthy/unhealthy relationships STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) Boundaries What happens when I finish a course? When you complete the course, Chrysalis presents you with a certificate. There is a support group that meets twice a month for two hours. You can bring any questions or problems that you may have to the support group if you choose to attend.
What is talked about in the course will not be shared unless you give the okay to do so. |