Independent Living Program - Florida's Center for Child Welfare

Chapter 1. Plain Terminology of the Life Skills GuidebookIntroductionThe Life Skill Guidebook (Guidebook) is designed to help develop life skills teaching curriculum and individual learning plans. TheGuidebook addresses the nine domains of the ACLSA. Each domain contains several skill areas. The Guidebook identifies LearningGoals, Expectations, and Activities for 30 life skill areas. Descriptions of the domains are as follows.• Career Planning focuses on the skills necessary to plan for a career. It includes the skill areas of work goals, employment, andwork place communication.• Communication focuses on skill areas necessary to get along with others. It includes the skill areas of personal development,interpersonal communication, and relationships.• Daily Living includes skill areas used on a daily basis like nutrition, menu planning, grocery shopping, meal preparation, diningdecorum, kitchen cleanup & food storage, home management, home safety, beliefs about money, savings, banking & credit,budgeting/spending plan, consuming, leisure time, and legal issues.• Home Life concerns basic issues of being successful where a person lives.• Housing and Money Management addresses skill areas needed for a positive transition into the community. This domainincludes housing, transportation, community resources, beliefs about money, savings, income tax, banking & credit,budgeting/spending plan, consumer skills, and work goals.• Self Care includes skill areas that promote healthy physical and emotional development. This domain includes personal hygiene,health, alcohol, drugs & tobacco, sexuality, and relationships.• Social Relationships focuses on skill areas necessary to relate to others both now and in the future. This domain includes personaldevelopment, cultural awareness, and relationships.Life Skills Guidebook 10©2004 by Casey Family Programs.