LETTERS Life Skills I am responding to the letter of Patricia Morris of Vancouver on the issue of "Political Context Essential for Life Skills Training". (Spring, 1987) It is my opinion that life skills taught without acknowledging past experience might be a sign of an inexperienced trainer. Career planning, personal development or family dynamics can be presented in a political or economic framework without becoming psychotherapeutic. It is my experience that life skills sometimes receives a negative review because life skills grads complete a training course and see their manual as a Bible instead of materials to be adapted to participants' needs. I would like to assure the writer that there are other kinds of experiences in a life skills course. Fay E. Cole, Co-ordinator |
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