Building Skills for Life
Arete Transitions staff and coaches work directly with participants, empowering them to enhance executive functioning and build skills for independent living, careers, and academics. By developing these skills, participants can better monitor behaviors, focus attention, and manage emotions—essential tools for achieving goals and thriving in daily life.
Key skills include:
Setting Goals and Making Plans: Establishing clear, actionable goals.
Identifying and Prioritizing Tasks: Focusing on what matters most.
Organizing, Initiating, and Sustaining Effort: Managing time, effort, and attention to complete tasks.
Managing Time Wisely: Effectively using time for work and personal responsibilities.
Self-regulating Technology Use: Maintaining a healthy balance with screens.
Creating SMART Goals: Developing goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely.
Focusing Attention: Staying on task through completion.
Self-monitoring Behaviors: Tracking patterns and adjusting actions.
Managing Frustrations and Emotions: Keeping calm under pressure and modulating emotional responses.
Maintaining Clean Living Spaces: Creating routines for tidiness and organization.
