Rationale :
 The vision of the Life management program is to assist individuals with disabilities to engage in personal development training which will assist participants across a broad spectrum of daily life. This program serves as a more in depth bridge to the current Career and Life Management program currently being delivered in the secondary school system. Chrysalis has been successfully providing this program for a number of years at our main Edmonton location. The program is open to all Chrysalis individuals in addition to individuals being served by other area service providers.
Chrysalis is privileged to have on staff a Certified Life Management facilitator who is responsible for the teaching and oversight of the program. The program operates five days per week for a total of six weeks. In order to promote a conducive learning environment, enrollment in the program is limited to twelve participants with an average enrollment of ten people per class. Due to the nature and content of the program, it has been our experience that learners appreciate the smaller group dynamic as it promotes deeper engagement and participation.
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Course Outline: The Life Management Skills Course focuses on several aspects of life; these include and are not limited to: - Attending behaviors (listening skills)
- Facing fears
- Self-esteem
- Assertiveness
- Anger management
- Goal setting
- Stress management
- Values
- Helpful/harmful behaviors
Chrysalis also provides optional follow-up or maintenance support. Follow-up support offers further assistance and addresses any questions or concerns arising from participation in the 6 week course. It is important to note that some participants may choose at a later date to re-enroll in the program. For these participants we have found that remedial participation in the six week course has helped them to be more successful in their personal and community life. | Click to read Testimonials
"I've had a number of parents contact me overjoyed with the progress their child has made thanks to the life skills course. Speaking with the parents who notice these changes is always a blessing
because you get to
speak with them about maintaining the levels
of support their child needs in order to
continue growing once
the course is through."
- Eloise Lutes, Chrysalis Staff |
Goals and Outcomes for Each Participant: - To learn and use principles of time management to promote personal and job responsibility.
- To develop communication skills such as effective listening, giving and receiving feedback and asking appropriate questions in order to enhance relationships and job competence.
- To identify personal fears, assumptions and biases and to increase self-awareness and confidence in achieving goals.
- To build positive self-esteem by naming and expressing feelings and working with anger management strategies in order to apply principles of assertive behavior and achieve conflict resolution.
- To learn and practice various problem-solving methods in order to cope with identified work and personal stressful situations.
- To prepare for work/volunteer situations through developing self-awareness of personal abilities and goals, and to practice steps necessary for acquiring employment such as networking, interviewing, communication and computer/literacy.
At the completion of each six week course, participants are provided a certificate of completion. An individual summary is also completed by the program facilitator which is shared with the participants and placed within the individual's permanent file. |  |
