Putting It Together
Price: $54.93
Putting It Together offers program coordinators and other youth workers tools to develop and implement each piece of an independent living/transitional plan.
A Program Guide for Helping Youth Transition into the Community
Establishing a program to help youth reach self-sufficiency requires hard work, patience, and a comprehensive transitional plan. Putting It Together offers program coordinators and other youth workers tools to develop and implement each piece of the plan.
This resource can also assist in the development of new program components or to evaluate existing programs. Each of the twelve sections offers information and suggestions too help incorporate the transitional plan into a community-based program. Many sections also contain exercises for training youth workers, parents, mentors, volunteers, and foster parents.
Topics include:
What is a Transitional Program?
The Foundation of Independent Living
Coordinating the Transitional Team
Community Involvement
How to Teach Life Skills
Youth Assessment
How to Write an Individual Transition Plan
Helping Youths Make Decisions
Developing an Employment Component
Focus on Education
Living Arrangements
On a Shoestring Budget!
186-page (plus handouts) 3-ring binder - Resource Book
Best Use: Administrators, supervisors, independent living coordinators, teachers, youth group leaders, and other youth serving professionals interested in developing transitional programs, training youth workers, mentors, and other adults who help youths reach self sufficiency.
This resource book is also available in the ILR Best Seller’s Package and the Program Coordinator’s Package
