LIFE SKILLS

Dr.P.N.Narayana Raja

What is Skill?
SKILL MEANS PROFICIENCY FACILITY DEXTERITY THAT IS ACQUIRED OR DEVELOPED THROUGH TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE.

TYPES OF SKILLS
 Literacy

skills  Language skills  Functional Skills  Vocational Skills  Sports Skills  Cultural Skills  Recreational Skills  Life Skills

LIFE SKILLS
LIFE SKILLS ARE ABILITIES FOR

ADAPTIVE AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR

THAT ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH THE DEMANDS AND CHALLENGES OF EVERY DAY LIFE.

WHY LEARNING LIFE SKILLS ?

learning to know learning to be learning to do learning to live together

SHIFTING LIFE SKILL CONCEPT

From: to: individual's capacity to fully function and participate in daily life (i.e. life skills) survival and income generation skills (i.e. livelihood skills)

CORE LIFE SKILLS

1 THINKING SKILLS Creative Thinking Critical thinking Decision-making Problem-solving 2. EMOTIONAL SKILLS Managing stress Managing Emotions 3. SOCIAL SKILLS Self Awareness Empathy Effective communication Inter personal Relationship

KNOWING ONESELF
BODY IMAGE It is the way we perceive our body. It is also means how believe others see our body

SELF CARE
Self Care is a care considered by an individual to take care of his won body and mind A. Nutritional intake body - Energy Giving Foods - Body Building Foods - Protective Foods B Mental Health

OVERCOMING POOR BODY IMAGE

ENHANCE SELF ESTEEM BUILD UP CRITICAL THINKING UNDERSTAND CULTURAL VARIATION DISPEL MYTHS UTILIZE LIFE SKILLS

POSITIVE PERSONAL QUALITIES

AFFECTIONATE DEDICATED ATTRACTIVE ARTISTIC BRAVE CREATIVE CALM EASY GOING FLEXIBLE FLEXIBLE FRIENDLY
HARD WORKER

HUMOROUS INTELLIGENT
PHYSICALLY FIT

ENCOURAGING PUNCTUAL

RELIGIOUS SENSITIVE SOFT SPOKEN TOLERENT

COMPASSIONATE GENEROUS

CARING CONFIDENT

HAPPY HONEST

NEGATIVE PERSONAL QUALITIES

HATRED UGLYNESS WEAK DULL
MONOTONOUS

INFERIORITY
CALCULATIVE

LAZY LONELY SHY

SICK NON RELIGIOUS

STRICT STRAIGHT UNFRIENDLY MISERLY UNHAPPY DISHONEST

DISCOURAGING NOT PUNCTUAL

EGOSISTIC SELFISH FIGHTING SAD

ROUGH
HOT TOUNGUE

INTOLERENT

STYLES OF COMMUNICATION AGGRESSIVE PASSIVE ASSERTIVE -----------------------------------------------------------EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION INVOLVES VERBAL COMMUNICATION NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION LISTENING

INDICATORS OF NON LISTENING

LOOKS AWAY INTERUPTS LOOKS AT THE WATCH GETS UP TO DO SOMETHING &RETURNS GIVES ADVICE TALKS TO SOMEONE ELSE ANSWERS THE PHONE BEGINS TO DO SOME WORK LOOKS BORED

BARRIERS OF COMMUNICATION
LANGUAGE BARRIERS PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS ENVIRONMETNAL BARRIERS SENDER RELATED RECEIVER RELATED CONTENT RELATED METHOD RELATED

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
 RESPECT  RESPONSIBILITY  UNDERSTANDING  COOPERATION  CARING  FREE

MOVEMENTS  FRANKNESS

Building Relationship
 Become

genuinely interested in other people  Call people by their names  Talk in terms of the other persons interest  Smile  Listen

Tactful Conversations
T = Think before you speak A = Apologize quickly when you blunder C = Converse, dont compete T = Time your comments F = Focus on behavior not personality U = Uncover hidden feelings L = Listen to feedback

CREATIVE PERSON IS
 CURIOUS  SEEKS

PROBLEMS  ENJOY CHALLENGE  OPTIMISTIC  ABLE TO SUSPEND JUDGEMENT  SEES PROBLEMS AS OPPOURTUNITIES
  

COMFORTABLE WITH IMAGINATION DOESNT GIVE UP EASILY WORKS HARD

NINE WAYS TO SAY NO

METHOD REFUSAL REASON BE FIRM Walk away Give an alternative PERSUADER
CAN I GET YOU A DRINK

DECIDER NO THANKS I DONT LIKE BEER No Thanks Say No and walk away Keep walking Id rather stay and watch TV

HOW ABOUT A BEER

COME ON, JUST TRY IT

Do you want a smoke Lets go to upstairs to my room

Cold Shoulder Do you want to smoke

Reverse the Come upstairs with me Were you listening pressure What I said just now Stay away Please come for my Avoid the sake situation Own your feelings Join us for the party It makes me unhappy I am not comfortable

FIVE FRIENDS OF A GOOD PLAN

- THE REASONS FOR WORKING TOWARDS A GOAL WHO - THE PERSON WHO WILL CARRY OUT THE PLAN HOW - THE STEP-BY STEP ACTIONS STEPWHEN - TIME LINE WHAT - RESOURCE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL WHY

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