Building Your Life Skills: Who Are You, Where Are You, and Where Do You Want to Go: A Personal Action Plan (How to Books (Midpoint)) PDF
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cover next page > title: author: publisher: isbn10 | asin: print isbn13: ebook isbn13: language: subject publication date: lcc: ddc: subject: cover next page > < previous page page_i next page > Page i Building Your Life Skills < previous page page_i next page > < previous page page_ii next page > Page ii Inspiring, informative books for thoughtful readers wanting to make changes and realise their potential. Other Pathways books include: Getting Your Next Job A systematic approach to find the career that is best for you Healing the Hurt Within Understand and relieve the suffering behind self-destructive behaviour Women Returning to Work How to work out what you want and then go out and get it Please send for a free copy of the catalogue for full details (see back cover for address). < previous page page_ii next page > < previous page page_iii next page > Page iii Building Your Life Skills Who are You, Where are You, and Where Do You Want to Go: A Personal Action Plan Judith Johnstone PATHWAYS < previous page page_iii next page > < previous page page_iv next page > Page iv First published in 1999 by How To Books Ltd., 3 Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RE, United Kingdom Tel: 01865 793806 Fax: 01865 248780 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or stored in an information retrieval system (other than for purposes of review), without the express permission of the publisher in writing. © Copyright 1999 Judith Johnstone British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Editing by Barbara Massam Cover image PhotoDisc Cover design by Shireen Nathoo Design Produced for How To Books by Deer Park Productions Typeset by Euroset, Alresford, Hampshire SO24 9PQ Printed and bound in Great Britain Note: The material contained in this book is set out in good faith for general guidance and no liability can be accepted for loss or expense incurred as a result of relying in particular circumstances on statements made in the book. The laws and regulations are complex and liable to change, and readers should check the current position with the relevant authorities before making personal arrangements. Pathways is an imprint of How To Books < previous page page_iv next page > < previous page page_v next page > Page v Contents List of Worksheets viii Preface xi 1 Giving Yourself Credit 1 2 Preparing the Groundwork 5 Recognising Your Skills and Abilities 9 Basic Learning Skills 11 Skills from School and Higher or Further Education 12 Skills in the Workplace 15 Skills in the Home 17 Pastime Skills 18 Interpersonal or Social Skills 19 Portable Skills 21 Summary 2 Reviewing Educational Skills 22 22 Schoolday Experiences 23 Remembering Life at Primary School 25 Remembering Life at Secondary School 26 Remembering Life at College or University 29 Reviewing Your Memory Joggers 30 Thinking About Your Educational Skills 42 Tackling Your Educational Skills Audit 45 Summary 3 Investigating Occupational Skills 46 46 Learning for Life 47 Professional or Occupational Qualifications 48 Recording Your Work History 49 Putting Yourself Into a Workstyle Category 50 Looking at Different Spheres of Work 61 Tackling Your Occupational Skills Audit 64 Summary < previous page page_v next page > < previous page page_vi next page > Page vi 4 Valuing Home-Based Skills 65 65 The Changing Role of Women 66 The Complexities of Running a Home 67 Maintaining a Home 75 Managing a Household 80 Caring and Supporting Roles 83 Drawing Up Your Home-based Skills Audit 85 Summary 5 Exploring Pastime Skills 87 87 Considering Spare-Time Activities 88 Spotting Skills in Hobbies 94 Spotting Skills in Leisure Pursuits 97 Spotting Skills in Voluntary Work 101 Tackling Your Pastime Skills Audit 103 Summary 6 Evaluating Social Skills 104 105 Setting Up Your Cross-reference Audits 106 Communicating and Listening 111 Interacting and Coordinating 113 Negotiating and Holding Your Own 114 Encouraging and Supporting 116 Enabling and Advising 117 Leading and Directing 120 Completing Your Social Skills Audit 121 Summary 7 Recognising Portable Skills 122 122 Portable Skills 123 Using Educational Skills as Pointers 124 Adapting Home-based Skills 128 Putting Pastime Skills to Other Uses 129 Seeing Occupational Skills as Multi-purpose Abilities 130 Coming to Terms With a Crisis 134 Completing Your Portable Skills Audit 135 Summary < previous page page_vi next page >
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