Effective skills for child-care workers : a training manual from Boys Town / [print] by Tom Dowd [and others. - first edition. - Boys Town, Nebraska : Boys Town Press, (c)1994. - 185 pages ; 27 cm



Introduction -- Treatment Models -- Chapter One: Professionalism -- Chapter Two: Teaching Social Skills -- Chapter Three: Relationship Development -- Chapter Four: Tolerance Levels -- Chapter Five: Principles of Behavior -- Chapter Six: Overview of Motivation Systems -- Chapter Seven: Recognizing and Describing Behavior -- Chapter Eight: Rationales -- Chapter Nine: Effective Praise -- Chapter Ten: Corrective Teaching/ The Teaching Interaction -- Chapter Eleven: Preventive Teaching -- Chapter Twelve: Intensive Teaching -- Chapter Thirteen: Youth Rights -- Chapter Fourteen: Problem-solving -- Chapter Fifteen: Self-government.

Effective Skills for Child-Care Workers: A Training Manual from Boys Town offers a detailed explanation of the professional techniques Boys Town uses in teaching youth the skills they need to be successful in life. The manual presents a curriculum of social skills for youth and various teaching methods, along with other important aspects of child care, such as youth rights and the importance of developing strong relationships. Whether it is used as a resource manual or a training tool, Effective Skills for Child-Care Workers: A Training Manual from Boys Town can open new doors for child-care workers who are striving to provide quality care for young people.



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Child care workers--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Children--Institutional care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Problem youth--Institutional care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Social skills--Study and teaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

HV862.D745.E344 1994 HV862