Skills and Tasks

Appropriate for Middle

and Late Adolescence
 Learning Objective

 To identify, define and discuss

the different skills and tasks for
middle and late adolescents

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Key Understanding
 Have enough knowledge of different
developmental tasks and skills every
Filipino adolescent should acquire

Key Question
 What do Filipino adolescents need to learn in
terms of developmental tasks and skills in
order for them to grow into well-rounded young
adults?

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 10 developmental tasks every adolescent in
America should develop

1. Adjust to sexually maturing bodies and

feelings
2. Develop and apply abstract thinking skills
3. Develop and apply a new perspective on
human relationships
4. Develop and apply new coping skills in
areas such as decision-making, problem
solving, and conflict resolution

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 10 developmental tasks every adolescent in
America should develop

5. Identify meaningful moral standards,

values, and belief systems

6. Understand and express more complex

emotional experiences

7. Form friendships that are mutually close

and supportive

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 10 developmental tasks every adolescent in
America should develop

8. Establish key aspects of identity

9. Meet the demands of increasingly mature

roles and responsibilities

10. Renegotiate relationships with adults in

parenting roles

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 Developmental tasks every Filipino
adolescent needs to learn

1. Developing occupational skills

2. Self-reliance
3. Ability to manage their finances
4. Social responsibility
5. Mature work orientation
6. Personal responsibility
7. Positive attitude toward work

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Developing occupational skills
Self-reliance
Ability to manage finances
Social responsibility
 Mature work orientation

• Speak up in meetings
• Don’t be afraid to ask questions/help
• Keep your work relationships in check
• Try Not To Stroll In Late
Personal responsibility
Personal responsibility
 Personal responsibility

• By having a sense of personal

responsibility, you can reflect on the
outcomes of your work and develop a
strategy to avoid making future mistakes.
Additionally, taking personal responsibility
gives you an opportunity to build
relationships that are based on trust.
 Positive attitude toward work

• Create a positive environment

• Reduce stress
• Increase productivity levels
• Produce more energy
 Positive attitude toward work

• Demonstrate leadership capabilities

• Improve decision-making
• Motivate others
Additional developmental tasks and skills a
Filipino adolescent should acquire

1. Being courageous in standing up and

being different from your friends
2. Developing self-esteem
3. Being true to yourself and avoiding the
tendency to please others
4. Learning how media and advertising are
trying to influence your thinking and
feelings

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Additional developmental tasks and skills a
Filipino adolescent should acquire

5. Becoming aware, critical, and being

involved with social issues

6. Embracing a healthy lifestyle

7. Developing your spirituality

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 Reflection

Which of these skills and tasks have you

acquired? What other developmental
tasks and skills do you think you need to
develop and learn? Feel free to add on to
the lists given above.

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