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is the highly regarded Parenting Skills Workshop Series3. Some of the topics that <br />will be covered in this curriculum are: <br />• Encouragement -Fosters self-esteem and builds trust between parent <br />and child; <br />• Can-Do - A guidance technique that teaches parents to teach children <br />the types of behaviors that are acceptable; <br />^ Choices -Builds on these skills be encouraging young parents to work <br />together with their partners to solve problems and make decisions for the <br />good of the child; <br />• Self-Control - An anger management skill for teen and young adult <br />parents; and <br />^ Resaecting Feelings - An empathy-building skill. <br />These skills become routine through the structured leadership process. <br />Task 6: Mentoring and Other Services <br />Most youth will complete the program and reenter the precise social- <br />economic environment that initially served as an incubator for their <br />"dysfunctional" behavior. Thus, cognitive change is needed so that the youth, <br />confronted with choice, will alter the direction of his/her decision-making and <br />behavior. The mentorship program is designed to achieve such an outcome. In <br />addition, the leadership development component will emphasize the importance <br />of "giving back" to the community by planning and implementing Community <br />Service projects such as Neighborhood Clean-up, Graffiti Removal, Mural <br />Painting, etc. Moreover, the youth and their families will need support negotiating <br />relationships with the labor market and other institutions so that needed services <br />can be accessed. Last, the youth will be monitored and guided along a new <br />behavioral trajectory. In order to facilitate these outcomes and accomplish <br />successful completion of WIA goals as well as objectives developed in each <br />youth's case plan, the services outlined below will be provided. <br />~ Comprehensive assessment of the youth's mental, emotional, social, <br />health, academic, and other needs -Utilizing structured assessment <br />tools, interviews with the youth's family and schools, observational data <br />gathered by the counselors, and self-reported information, CHCADA's <br />staff will provide a Case Plan. This plan will serve as a road map to the <br />provision of customized services to the youth. The FUERZAS UNlo,as staff <br />will periodically meet to review the Case Plan for all youth participants. <br />~ Wilkins, Se.E., Robin, E.P., and Potter, N.B, Parenting Skills Workshop Series, Imovations in Community and <br />Rural Development, Cornell Community and Rural Development Institute, December 1995. <br />26 <br />