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Skills for Success
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- Author(s)
- Jennifer T. Leschitz, Susannah Faxon-Mills, Andrea Prado Tuma, Katie Tosh, Catherine H. Augustine, and Heather L. Schwartz
- Publisher(s)
- RAND Corporation
Page Count
67 pages
Implementation Tips
- Introduce brief rituals, like discussing personal challenges in a community circle, to help build relationship skills.
- Integrate SEL-promoting strategies into regular OST activities—for example, by allowing youth to collaborate with their peers.
- For standalone SEL lessons, develop a written curriculum with lesson plans and guidelines for the frequency of those activities.
- Embed SEL micro-trainings for staff in scheduled meetings.
- Plan for staff turnover by creating onboarding materials and repeatable training.
- Encourage families to use SEL strategies at home with activities like creating family trees to encourage relationship-building.
- Focus data collection efforts on data that are relevant to the program’s specific SEL goals.
