Living Skills
Educational Programs & Services > Cresson Secure Treatment Unit

This course offers the student many skills which are needed to function independently in today's society. Preparing to live on your own can be a scary experience for a young adult. Many young adults do not know how to find or get those things that will help them live comfortably on their own. Also, many young adults are not prepared for the difficult decisions they must make in order to function independently in society.

This course provides the student with those skills that will make their transition to living independently a success. The curriculum enables the student to build new skills based on what they already know. The student will be able to make connections between the real world and what is covered in class.

Areas of Living Skills Covered:

  • Cooking Skills
  • General Home-Making Skills
  • You and Others
  • Health and Safety
  • Getting and Keeping a Job

Teacher: Robert Packech

Courses

Activity Classes

Anger Management/Conflict Resolution

College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Corrective Reading

Discovery

Drug and Alcohol

Health and Physical Education

Language Arts

Living Skills

Mathematics

Parenting Skills

Science

Social Studies

Street Law

Technology Education

Appalachia IU8
Executive Office
4500 6th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
814.940.0223
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