# LSP

### At-a-glance

##### Tool name
Life Skills Progression™

##### Use to evaluate
Parent skills in in key categories (relationships with family and friends; relationships with children; physical health care; basic needs; education and employment; mental health and substance abuse) and infant/toddler development and temperament

##### Age range
Birth to 5 years

##### Completed by
Home visitors, parent educators, social workers, public health nurses

##### Time commitment
10 minutes

How can home visiting programs measure outcomes for families at risk?

The **Life Skills Progression™, Second Edition (LSP)** is the most efficient, reliable way to evaluate a parent’s life skills: the abilities, behaviors, and attitudes they need to achieve a healthy and satisfying family life. For use with at-risk, low-income pregnant and parenting individuals with children from birth to 5 years of age, the LSP is a field-tested, validated, and reliable tool that generates a broad, accurate portrait of the life skills of parents, caregivers, and young children.

Recommended by [**Parents as Teachers**](https://parentsasteachers.org/), the LSP meets the affiliate requirements for family-centered assessment and goal setting.

### Benefits

- establish baseline client profiles
- identify strengths and needs
- plan interventions
- monitor outcomes to show that interventions are working

### Developers

- [Linda Wollesen M.A., RN, LMFT](http://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=3861&Name=Linda+Wollesen+M.A.%2c+RN%2c+LMFT)
- [Brad Richardson, Ph.D.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=215470&Name=Brad+Richardson,Ph.D)

## What You'll Need

### Life Skills Progression™

[View in Store](https://products.brookespublishing.com/Life-Skills-Progression-P1560.aspx)

#### Includes

Manual

Get training on [Implementing Life Skills Progression™ (LSP™).](/content/seminar/implementing-life-skills-progression-lsp/index.html)

**Introducing the Updated Life Skills Progression Coffee Chat**

In this recorded webinar, learn how you can use the updated LSP—the most efficient, reliable way to evaluate a parent’s life skills: the abilities, behaviors, and attitudes they need to a healthy and satisfying family life.

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