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Increase your effectiveness when teaching youth social skills by observing the youth closely and precisely describing his/her behaviors. The youth will be more receptive to your teaching. -
Instead of addressing every youth behavior, learn to teach skills to the youth. Skills are a set of preferred behaviors that can generalize to other settings or situations.
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Why? is a frequent question asked by most youth. Tell them why by stating the potential benefits of engaging in positive behaviors.
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Learn two effective ways to address a youths behavior. Praise will increase the frequency of preferred behaviors and Teaching Interactions will decrease the unwanted behaviors. Try it!
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Dont wait for a problem! Teach social skills to youth in a proactive way. Planned Teaching gives you an effective format for doing it!
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All youth have problems, especially those who are placed away from their family. This problem solving method provides a format for problem-solving that guides the youth to a solution.
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There are times when all children lose emotional control and become angry. The Intensive Teaching Procedure will help you calm the youth, stay calm yourself, and work through the issue in a systematic and effective way.
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The Teaching Family Model utilizes two methods for teaching self-government concepts: a family meeting and a youth leadership position called the manager. See how they work.
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When youth are placed away from home, they need to learn skills that will help them find success once they leave a structured program. Find out what skills they need and how to teach them!
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In any home setting it is difficult to find that line between what is acceptable behavior and what is not acceptable behavior. Learn to find that line and set high expectations for youth achievement.
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The Teaching Family Model has a statement of ethical standards shared with all Teaching Parents and the time of their Pre-Workshop training. Careful internal auditing of youth rights and staff practices can help prevent problems with licensing and other consumers.
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There are numerous adults within the community who are attached in some way to each youth in the program. Learn how to build positive relationships with these community members through communication and mutual support.
