Abstract:
In the first week of a Job preparation Program
all twelve female members of the class were invited to be
part of a study to determine the effect of Life Skills
training on their behaviour over the twelve-week period of
the program. Six females volunteered and each was
interviewed four times during the Job preparation Program
and once after the program ended. The interviews focused
on three areas of skill deficiency addressed in Life Skills
lessons: their knowledge about themselves and attitude
towards themselves; their interpersonal relationships;
and their problem-solving ability. The participants'
comments over the sixteen-week period of the interviews
were used to decide if the total behaviour of the
participants, (i.e., what they did, thought, and felt)
changed so that each became more effective in satisfying
her needs.
The study suggested that the total behaviour of
three of the six women changed so that they became more
effective in satisfying their needs. The fourth female's
total behaviour changed in only two of the three areas
focused on in the interviews, and the total behaviour of
the fifth and sixth females showed no change.
