Life
Skills
Overview
A “healthy balance” of family, work and social activities will provide a more stable platform upon which to build a sustainable future. Achieving a “healthy balance” is not always easy, however, and often relies upon habits – good habits – which underpin our day to day activities. These habits are governed by our core values – those things which are most important to us, which motivate us to act.
Trainees will embark on a “values journey” throughout the programme and will have time to reflect on personal goals and ambitions. Workshops, one to one and group discussions will provide opportunities to look closely at the typical barriers to progress. Trainees will look at the effects of these barriers and at the transient outcomes of some activities and the more enduring nature of others, and consider those which will bring the most benefit (and happiness) to the trainee in the long term.
Trainees will be assisted in setting goals (long and short term) and breaking those goals down into achievable steps, guided by a set of principles and core values; and learn techniques to overcome opposition and temptation, which might draw them away from their aspirations.
A personal budget is among the most important concepts of personal finance. In a personal or family budget all sources of income (inflows) are identified and expenses (outflows) are planned with the intent of matching outflows to inflows. There are a wide variety of personal budgeting methods and tools that can be employed to help individuals and families with the budgeting process.
Homelessness is a situation in which a person does not have a permanent place of residence. This is distinguished from nomadic cultures in which that condition is considered normal. The problem of homelessness is most prevalent in the poor sections of large cities and suburbs.
There are numerous possible causes of homelessness. Some people claim the problem stems from inadequate social services such as public housing.
Substance abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a stimulant, depressant, or other chemical substance, leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical or mental health, or the welfare of others.
The disorder is characterized by a pattern of continued pathological use of alcohol or medication, non-medically indicated drug or toxin, that results in repeated adverse social consequences related to its use, such as failure to meet work, family, or school obligations, interpersonal conflicts, or legal problems.A family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups, typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by comparable legal relationships including domestic partnership, adoption, surname and in some cases ownership (as was the case in the Roman Empire).
Although many people (including social scientists) have understood familial relationships in terms of "blood," many anthropologists have argued that the notion of "blood" must be understood metaphorically, and in that in many societies family is understood through other concepts rather than "blood."Article 16(3) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says, "The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State".
Trainees will discuss the impact a criminal record can have on their life. They will discuss criminal activities that might occur in the workplace and the relationships of trust that they and others might expect in all aspects of their life.
Value is a term that expresses the concept of worth in general, and it is thought to be connected to reasons for certain practices, policies, or actions.
The term principles, also referred to as “moral obligations, has a number of meanings in moral philosophy, in religion, and in layman's terms. Generally speaking, when someone says of an act that it is a "moral obligation," they refer to a belief that the act is one prescribed by their set of values.
Moral philosophers differ as to the origin of moral obligation, and whether such obligations are external to the agent (that is, are, in some sense, objective and applicable to all agents) or are internal (that is, are based on the agent's personal desires, upbringing, conscience, and so on).Personal commitment, interaction dominated by obligations. These obligations may be mutual, or self-imposed, or explicitly stated, or may not. Distinction is often made between commitment as a member of an organisation (such as a sporting team, a religion, or as an employee)
All workers should have a right to work that does not damage their freedom to pursue activities and responsibilities outside the workplace. That means making work more sensitive. Arranging work more effectively, and organising it more intelligently.
Trainees will learn to put first things first and to prioritise behaviours and tasks. Throughout the programme there will be many opportunities to plan and prepare for activities and trainees will be encouraged to “brain-storm” ideas and develop an action plan to effect a solution to a given problem or challenge. Constant reviews will help trainees to develop consistent positive approaches to prioritising events so that the most important things are not compromised by the less important or “easier” items that fill our lives.
