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NEW! Revised edition now available!
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Tackling the Tough Skills™ is a life skills
curriculum for hard-to-reach adults or teens
that covers five key topic areas:
Table of Contents   |   Attitude   |   Responsibility   |   Communication
Problem Solving   |   Preparing for the Workplace 
 

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Revised curriculum features:
  • 247 humorously illustrated pages, including 93 pages that may be copied for overheads and handouts.
  • Easy-to-use format packaged in a convenient three-ring binder.
  • Text written with a unique blend of honesty, homespun humor, and hard-hitting reality that effectively impacts negative attitudes.
  • Original, highly interactive group learning experiences--including original role plays, discussions, overheads, games and activity exercises--that both motivate and challenge participants to get involved.
  • Frequent, well-paced activities that encourage personal reflection and model respect for oneself and others.

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Last revised: 08/01/08
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