Life Orientation in the Senior and Further Education and Training phases (called Life Skills in the Intermediate Phase) is a compulsory school subject, the purpose of which is to empower learners to achieve their full physical, intellectual, personal, emotional and social potential. It is thus obvious that it is a crucial subject to develop and support learners to become fully functional individuals and responsible citizens of a democratic society, able to cope with life and all the challenges it presents. Life orientation for South African teachers is a comprehensive textbook on the subject of Life Orientation as stated in the curriculum policy documents. Life orientation for South African teachers provides educators with in-depth knowledge and teaching skills to deal with the wide variety of themes within the subject. There are case studies, reflective questions and activity boxes to assist with practical application of the topics covered in each chapter.