Skill
Building at TRAC:
Everything TRAC
does is about skill building. From our special events
to our PAL and Post-PAL classes, everything has a
purpose. We use the Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment
as a tool to evaluate the independent living skills
of youth who are aging out.
Along
with this assessment tool, the youth attend the State
mandated Preparation for Adult Living (PAL)
Program. This program is designed to help youth, leaving
the care of the state develop self confidence and self
sufficiency.
Case Management
Residential Services
Skill Building
Additional Outside Resources for:
·
Life Skills
·
Employability Skills
·
Financial Literacy
Life Skills
Mymeals.com - search
for easy menus and recipes.
Roscoe's Recycle Room
- designed to teach you about the importance of
recycling and solid waste management.
Cook's
Thesaurus - a comprehensive cooking
encyclopedia.
Social Skills Test- Want to know
how your interaction with your peers affects your life?
Do you want know how you score on a social skills
test?
Etiquette and elegance - an illustrated
guide to the basics of etiquette and professional
conduct.
Basic table manners - a brief text-based
guide on the basics of table manners and eating
etiquette.
Be an assertive communicator - a
guide on how to be effectively assertive in
interpersonal communications.
Employability Skills
Monster Resume Center - website presented by monster.com where you can get tips on writing an
effective resume.
Monster Interview Center
- website presented by monster.com where you can get
tips on developing your interviewing skills.
Winning interview skills - a guide to successful
interviewing.
Texas Workforce Commission -
job hunter's guide.
Financial Literacy
Consumer
Jungle - consumerjungle.com is a website that helps high
school students become savvy consumers by teaching them
about credit cards, car loans etc.
Jumpstart's reality check - You're on your own
now! What kind of lifestyle do you want?
Visit this website and answer a few basic questions and
they'll give you a Reality Check.
NEFE
Teen Resource Bureau - web-based resource designed and
written for high school students interested in learning
more about personal finance.
Practical
money skills for life - PracticalMoneySkills.com is a
free website designed to help educators, parents and
students practice better money management for
life.
www.jumpstart.org - seeks to improve the
personal financial literacy of young adults.
Young Adults - a website designed to help
youth learn more about their finances and address
credit issues that concern them.
Young
Money - Designed by college students for college
students, this site provides information on careers,
consumer issues and credit debt.
Study
Skills - So you wanna improve your study skills? Check
out this link to soyouwanna.com
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