Character Development Materials

PATHS TO CHANGE SERIES

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NOTE: All manuals are copyrighted by Western Judicial Services, Inc. Photocopying is illegal!
The cost of student workbooks is normally included in the cost of classes being provided to students.
Each student should have a workbook that he or she can take home and refer to after the classes
have ended.

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Adult Life Skills Manual
This 204-page manual includes 25, 2-hour classes, with a heavy emphasis on getting and keeping a job. The total program involves a job interest assessment, a computerized assessment to determine the anger, violence, substance abuse, alcohol, and mental health history and an assessment to determine job capabilities.
Student Workbook #2101 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-0-9
Instructor Manual #2102 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-1-7

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Teen Life Skills Manual
A program for the teenager who needs help with job-seeking skills and goal setting. This 120-page book with 17 lessons stresses communication, problem solving, and planning for your future. A computerized assessment may be given to determine the problems and strengths of the individual.
Student Workbook #2201 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-6-8
Instructor Manual #2202 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-7-6

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Teen Anger Management Education
A manual for the student who has violence potential and is unable to adjust comfortably to the norms of society. The manual covers 18 lessons of structured educational programming that includes: values, goal stetting, self-esteem, anger management, communication skills, and many other topics needed to help them better adjust. This manual is being used by the Department of Corrections in Illinois, private probation in Georgia, and one school district in Florida.
Student Workbook #2301 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-2-5
Instructor Manual #2302 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-3-3

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Parenting
8 lessons with 60 pages of information about how to be a better parent. Lessons include the dynamics of a healthy family, setting boundaries, the influence of television, positive alternatives for discipline, when and how much control,and other topics that give parents other options.
Building self esteem in the child is a major portion in this manual.
Student Workbook #2401
Instructor Manual #2402

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Anger Management
10 lessons that stress the need for the person to make better choices. Chapters include: thinking errors, needs and wants, bettering your communication, problem solving, and goal setting. Most people who have problems controlling their temper need a class that leads to discussion on how to avoid conflict. This manual Provides that catalyst. As one customer said recently, "We have been using this manual for over 8 years with great results."
Student Workbook #2501 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-4-1
Instructor Manual #2502 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-5-X

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Job Skills
8 chapters of help for the individual to obtain and keep a job. There is a self evaluation, a session on planning, a readiness test, and what to look for in the interview among other subjects. It is ideal for the person who has found it difficult to get or keep employment. There are several handouts; and many agencies interested in working with the total individual will find this helpful.
Student Workbook #2605
Instructor Manual #2606

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Responsible Behavior
Nine chapters of help for the individual to learn to take more responsibility for their behavior. This manual is an example of the flexibility of our Life Skills Program. It has been customized for one of our customers, and has become a popular program in many jurisdictions. Chapters include Self Evaluation, Thinking Errors, Goal Setting, Problem Solving, Stress, Communication Skills, among others.
Student Workbook #2701 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-8-4
Instructor Manual #2702 ... ISBN No. 0-9759069-9-2

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Responsible Behavior for Teens
Our newest manual, created in June 2004 in conjunction with a customer and a juvenile judge who wanted a manual for use with teenagers aged 13 to 16. It includes 10 lessons that emphasize skills that lead to more responsible behavior. It assists the teen in making better choices through a better understanding of themselves.
Student Workbook #3001
Instructor Manual #3002

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Pre-Divorce Program
This 50-page manual gives couples who are going through a divorce information about the effects divorce may have on children of all ages. The manual breaks down the physical characteristics and the implications to children in each age grouping. It includes a quiz on custody rights, a conflict awareness inventory, four types of parenting relationships, and when you should know there is a conflict.
Student Workbook #2801
Instructor Manual #2802

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Minor Consumption
Ten lessons that stresses the need for the person to make better choices. Chapters include thinking errors, needs and wants, bettering your communication, problem solving and goal setting. Most people who have problems controlling their temper need a class that uses this manual which leads to the discussion on how to avoid conflict. We have been using this manual for over 8 years with great results.
Student Workbook #2901
Instructor Manual #2902

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Sourcebook for the 21st Century
a manual for the person 55 and older. It is 145 pages long and helps those who have been displaced from their job and are seeking employment. It is also for older persons living in sheltered housing. The 16 classes can be easily tailored to meet individual needs by using only relevant chapters. Some topics include independence and dependence, isolation and depression, health, parenting and grandparenting, coping with loss, returning to work, volunteer or retirement.

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