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P.U.S.H. FOR YOUTHS G.O.A.L.S.

P roviding		G oing
U nderstanding		O ut
S upport and	for Youths	A nd
H elp		L iving
		S uccessfully

PUSH for youths GOALS is a curriculum designed to assist foster parents as primary teachers of youths approaching emancipation from foster care. It is divided into four modules:

"Self-Help Skills," 2nd edition, by Patricia Ryan, Ph.D. This module includes the following topics: Helping Youths Prepare for Emancipation from Foster Care  Adolescent Development  Understanding the Development of Abused Children  Helping Youths Work on Self-Esteem  Teaching Youths About the Community

"Choices and Consequences," 2nd edition, by Patricia Ryan, Ph.D. This module deals with decision making, interpersonal relationships, sexuality, and stress management skills that young people need.

"Employability," by Dale Rice, Ph.D This module deals with the skills necessary to seek and find a job. It includes exercises on career options, training alternatives, and interpersonal relationships.

"Leaving Home Again," by Emily Jean McFadden, M.S.W. This module explores feelings youths have about their pasts and helps them make sense of their life histories as a basis for a healthy adjustment to leaving foster care.

Each module has an instructor manual, foster parent manual (PUSH) and a youth workbook (GOALS). The foster parent manual is packaged in a folder with a copy of the youth workbook. PUSH is designed to be used as part of a foster parent learning experience. Participants will need a copy of the youth workbook to keep track of what they are learning in class and to make notes on how they want to motivate the youths in their homes to work on the exercises in GOALS. Each youth should be given his or her own GOALS workbook in which to complete the exercises and to keep for later reference.

The instructor manual contains all of the materials in the foster parent packet plus additional material just for the instructor: General Procedures and Techniques, an Instructor's Guide at the beginning of each session, and an outline or brief summary of answers to the discussion questions. The instructor manuals are packaged in sets containing all four modules.

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For more information about ordering the PUSH for youths GOALS curriculum contact:

Child and Family Publications
Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities
203 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
(734) 487-0372
fax: (734) 487-0284

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