Independent Living Program - Florida's Center for Child Welfare

• Domain scores indicate areas of strength and opportunities for improvement.• After talking about assessment results, we recommend the learner, caregiver, and/or life skill instructor together have aconversation abouto The strengths identified in the assessment,o The identified areas of challenge,o The areas of difference between the youth and caregiver(s) completing the assessment,o The Goals which the learner wants/is willing to pursue,o Identifying Mastery Standards that indicate consistent application of selected skills (see Chapter 4).• Then, work with the Guidebook to choose domains on which to work and set goals.Step 2: Developing Life Skills Learning PlansThere are two plan options in the online Guidebook. One is designing a plan for teaching life skills in a group format. The other is forindividual instruction, case plans, or self-instruction. You are given a choice online of which plan you want to use.Whether you are working with an individual or group format, learner involvement is critical. When interacting with computers, theone with the keyboard and mouse has the power. We suggest that you GIVE THE LEARNER, OR GROUP, THE MOUSE! Let thelearner develop the plan. We found that groups are very able to design their own group Learning Plans once they know how to use theweb page. In addition, they become much more motivated to achieve their goals!CREATING A PLAN ONLINEStep 1: Go to http://www.caseylifeskills.org/pages/lp/lp_index.htmStep 2: Click on a domain or Guidebook Supplement from the list on the left side of the screen.Life Skills Guidebook 24©2004 by Casey Family Programs.