Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center: Social Skills

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Social Skills

When we say we deal with the whole person, we mean it. We don't just teach the technical skills needed on a job, we also teach skills that will help students live and work together in communities and groups. Social Skills are introduced in Career Preparation, taught in Career Development and reinforced throughout the program. Here is list of these skills:

Creating a positive environment
Dealing with change
Respecting diversity
Emotions
Living standards
Recognizing different points of view
Listening
Having constructive conversations
Conflict management
Recognizing and addressing bias
Supervision
Teamwork
Recognizing feelings
Expressing anger constructively
Practicing self-control
Responding to anger

Stress management/Relaxation techniques
Dealing with embarrassment
Coping with loss and disappointment
Relationships with peers and groups-belonging
Personal relationships-dating and romance
Personal relationships-friendships
Workplace relationships
Coping with relationship loss
How to set and redefine goals
Prioritizing
Problem-solving strategies
Making and carrying out decisions
Predicting consequences
Initiative, risk-taking, and reaching maximum potential

Dealing with outcomes
Responsibility to oneself and others
Service learning/giving back
Sharing
Standing up for oneself and others
Commitments
Becoming a contributing family member
Sportsmanship
Citizenship
Leadership
Time management
Etiquette
Money matters
Living with laws and norms

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