The curriculum outlines elements of social behavior (task and behavior analysis), individual and group teaching techniques, skill-based treatment interventions for difficult youth problems, and the Boys Town social skills curriculum. The emphasis is on viewing social skills training as a pervasive intervention strategy that can be used to address serious youth issues, including suicide, aggressive acting out, depression, delinquency, and school-related problems. The curriculum defines positive alternatives to many maladaptive and self-defeating behavior patterns in which young people may engage. 2 appendixes and 30 references