The companion workbook to Enhancing Performance and Quality of Life provides in-depth activities and exercises to develop and practice the relevant skills and concepts that are defined in the textbook. This workbook addresses skills development separately for adults and youth. Adults can review, learn, and practice life skills presented in Part I on their own or with a counselor, at their own pace. Part II is focused on presenting and practicing life skills concepts to youth individually, or in a group setting. Contents: Activities and exercises detailed in this companion workbook relate directly with concepts, tools and approaches discussed in the textbook, by providing practical activities and exercises intended to improve goal planning, decision-making, managing stress, and transferring learned skills to other areas of life.
Steven J. Danish is president of Life Skills Associates and emeritus professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He served as chair of the department of psychology and founder and director of the Life Skills Center. Dr. Danish is a licensed psychologist and a diplomate in counseling psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology and a registered sport psychologist of the Sports Medicine Division of the United States Olympic Committee. In 2008, he was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Education at Michigan State University. He has written in the areas of military, counseling, community, sport, and life-span psychology; health and nutrition; and substance abuse prevention. Dr. Danish has coached basketball at both the college and high school level and has consulted widely with professional and amateur athletes, allied health professionals, corporate managers, and police. He is the developer of the Going for the Goal (GOAL), SUPER (Sports United to Promote Education and Recreation), FREE 4 Vets (family, relationships, education and employment) and HELP 4 Families (health, empowerment, lifestyle and parenting) programs. He has been married to his wife for over 50 years. They have two sons and four grandchildren.
Dr. Tanya Forneris is currently an undergraduate coordinator in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC, Canada. She obtained her Masters in sport psychology at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and her PhD in counseling psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. Tanya's expertise is in positive youth development and community programming. More specifically, the development, implementation, and evaluation of life skills based sport and physical activity programs to enhance youth development. In this work she has collaborated with local community, national, and international non-profit organizations.
