Counseling Website Links:
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What is LifeSkills Training?•Nationally recognized, Massachusetts approved evidence-based, violence & drug prevention social-emotional learning curriculum
•(So basically, it’s a program that is proven to help build resiliency in kids) Visit the LST Website for more information LST Focuses on 3 Cognitive Behavioral Competency Domains•Personal Self-Management
•General Social Skills •Social Resistance Skills *(see grid below) |
Life Skills Training at CHCS
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Why LST Works (according to Botvin)
•Based on scientific evidence of 20+ years of research, gathered from 38 countries using LST
•Documents effectiveness through extensive evaluations
•Uses a skills-focused, cognitive behavioral approach that changes what and how children think (Cognition) and what they do (Behavior)
•Uses a comprehensive approach and emphasizes proven skills training methods
(i.e. Multiple intelligences as seen in diagram below)
•Documents effectiveness through extensive evaluations
•Uses a skills-focused, cognitive behavioral approach that changes what and how children think (Cognition) and what they do (Behavior)
•Uses a comprehensive approach and emphasizes proven skills training methods
(i.e. Multiple intelligences as seen in diagram below)
Strengths of LST
•LST is capable of extending beyond the DARE program, while incorporating PeaceBuilders goals
•Curriculum updates/changes as more research is completed and data/outcomes are made available
•Neighboring school districts such as Franklin County are finding high success rates through LST, in decreasing violence and drug use
•Curriculum updates/changes as more research is completed and data/outcomes are made available
•Neighboring school districts such as Franklin County are finding high success rates through LST, in decreasing violence and drug use