LCSH
Homeless teenagers--Services for--United States; Life skills; Leisure--Social aspects; Stress management
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to create an educational life skills program for the Rescue Mission of Tacoma’s Youth After School Program. This life skills program is designed for use by the Program Directors. It includes structured activities for working with homeless youth in order to provide them with the necessary knowledge and tools to improve leisure engagement, healthy coping, and vital activities of daily living skills in the hopes of easing community reintegration and preventing future homelessness. Research trends show that youth homelessness is on the rise nationwide, and that programs serving youth are having difficulty meeting this current need. Based on this need, this manual provides twenty different detailed activity descriptions including activity steps, discussion prompts, necessary materials, space and social demands, and skill areas being targeted. The accompanying kit provides some of the smaller items needed for activities that are not typically available at the Rescue Mission.
First Advisor
Renee Watling, PhD., OTR/L, FAOTA
Second Advisor
Lucretia A. Berg, MSOT, OTR/L
Third Advisor
George S. Tomlin, PhD, OTR/L
Date of Completion
Spring 2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Format
URI
http://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/ms_occ_therapy/30
Language
English
Rights
Degree Name
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Date of Award
4-1-2012
Department
Occupational Therapy
Institution
University of Puget Sound
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