LIFE SKILLS

The World Health Organization defines life skills as “abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable individuals to deal with the demands and challenges of everyday life.”

The objective of Group Effort of Kentucky is to give each resident the ability to resume his normal life with a new set of skills that will allow him to transition smoothly back into his family and his community.

These are both practical skills and behavioral skills designed to change his life for the better.

• Self care
  
• Self esteem
  
• Budgeting and managing money
  
• Social communications and relationships
  
• Problem-solving and decision-making
  
• Goal-setting
  
• Career options

• Self-care and self-esteem
• Daily living
• Budgeting and money management
• Social relationships and communication
• Goal-setting , decision-making and problem-solving
• Housing
• Career planning