Survival Skills-Women

Survival Skills for Women


	FOCUS Toledo, Ohio

Survival Skills for Women

FOCUS uses the Survival Skills for Women workshops to teach homeless women basic, day-to-day life skills. The educational content of the series focuses on self -contained units, which teach primary behaviors. First, self-esteem and a positive attitude are established. As the sessions progress the participants learn techniques for regaining control of their lives. Training methodologies are based on adult learning principles and assure success by using shaping, fading, modeling and reinforcement.

Survival Skills for Women is a series of 10 three- hour workshops. The program was developed by Linda P. Thurston, Ph.D. in the early 80’s as a way to assist women who were leaving the welfare system and is currently addressing the needs of women in 23 states. Participants learn and practice new behaviors. Each participant plans and discusses a way to used the new knowledge and skills outside the workshop, thus making real world applications.

The workshops are:

	Assertiveness – Designed to assist women in asking for what they desire and introduces appropriate methods of communication.
	Personal Health –Establishes healthy lifestyle patterns.
	Nutrition – Introduction to proper nutrition and techniques that will allow participants to be wise consumers.
	Money Management – Teaches important concepts related to monthly budgeting.
	Child Management – Offers alternative discipline methods and creative interaction.
	Self-Advocacy – Introduces goal- setting principles.
	Legal Rights – A review of four legal areas and concerns for women and their children.
	Coping with Crisis – Teaches the participant that they have options in any crisis situation.
	Community Resources – Allows the participant to develop a resource guide of the agencies in the community.
	Re-entry/ Employment – Encourages women to prepare for their future through education and job training programs.

For additional information, please contact 419/244-2175, ext. 123.

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