life skills training
Practical abilities education
Life skills training is instruction in practical competencies needed for daily functioning and independence—managing money, cooking, job hunting, interpersonal communication, time management.
The term appears most often in contexts involving adolescents transitioning to adulthood, people with disabilities, or those reentering society after incarceration: The program offers life skills training for foster youth aging out of the system.
- conflict resolutionSettling disputes between parties
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- empathySharing another's emotions
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- stress managementHandling psychological tension
emotional regulation · budgeting · money management · interview preparation · problem-solving · critical thinking · active listening · resilience · assertiveness · transitional housing · resume writing · household management · self-sufficiency · independent living · cultural competence · financial literacy · grocery shopping · time management
- rehabilitationrehab, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inpatient rehab
- social servicessocial workers, social work, social services, welfare office, case workers
- support servicestherapy, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, coaching
- criminal rehabilitationreentry programs, reintegration, prison reform, recidivism reduction, restorative justice
- disability servicesdisability benefits, disability services, disability allowance, disability advocacy, disability payments
- prisoner aidprisoner rights, prison reform, penal reform, prison visits, family visits
life skills trainingbook learning
Knowledge from study
liberal arts education · scholarly pursuits · test preparation
life skills trainingneglect
Failure to provide care
abandonment · trial and error · learning the hard way · benign neglect · hands-off parenting
life skills traininglearned helplessness
Trauma-induced belief in powerlessness
helicopter parenting · overprotection · coddling · spoon-feeding · sheltering