Summary: <p>Self-Esteem<br> Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes, PhD, LPC-MHSP, LMHC, NCC<br> Executive Director, AllCEUs<br> Host: Counselor Toolbox</p> <p>Continuing Education (CE) credits for addiction and mental health counselors, social workers and marriage and family therapists can be earned for this presentation at<br> <a href="https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/587/c/">https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/587/c/</a></p> <p>Objectives<br> • Define self-esteem<br> • Explore why self-esteem is important<br> • Examine ways to improve self esteem</p> <p>Why I Care/How It Impacts Recovery<br> – In order to form healthy relationships it is important to first be okay with yourself.<br> – People with strong self esteem do not need others to validate them, or tell them they are good enough.<br> – Self-esteem means recognizing your worth as a person<br> What is Self Esteem<br> – Self-esteem is the way you feel about yourself.<br> – It is your evaluation of your real-self compared with your ideal-self.<br> – Your ideal self is who you believe you should be.<br> – Your real-self is who you are with all of your inherent strengths and imperfections.<br> Where Does Self-Esteem Come From<br> – Children form their concept of the ideal-self at an early age based upon conditions of worth<br> – When they do something right and get praise, they feel proud.<br> – Too often we forget to praise children for who they are, and not just what they do.<br> – Due to children's immature reasoning, many things are overgeneralized and made into global, stable and internal attributions, creating an unrealistic ideal-self.<br> – Often, parents use the term “bad boy/girl” which says to the child I am bad if I….</p> <p>What is Self Esteem<br> – Activity:<br> – On a sheet of paper, describe your ideal self<br> – Review the qualities<br> – Mark out any of those that are not important to you.<br> – Highlight the ones you already have.<br> – The rest are ones that you want to develop to the best of your ability<br> – Step 1: Define it.<br> – Example: “Successful” means what to you?<br> – Step 1a: Examine why it is important to you<br> – Example: What would be different if you were successful?<br> – Step 2: Make a plan<br> – Step 3: Do it</p> <p>Improving Self-Esteem<br> – To improve self-esteem, you must<br> – Change the way you feel about yourself (i.e. change your feelings about your self-evaluation)<br> – Focus on your strengths<br> – Aim for effort, not perfection<br> – Decide if some of the “ideal” characteristics are important to you<br> – Change yourself<br> – Likely there are some areas in which you want to improve<br> – Make a plan to tackle them ONE at a TIME<br> Improving Self-Esteem</p> <p>– Make a list of positive affirmations and add one new one each day<br> – When you find a fault in yourself, remind yourself of three positive qualities<br> – Do not minimize your accomplishments. Take credit where credit is due.<br> – Surround yourself with people who are positive and encouraging<br> – Instead of complaining about faults, take positive action<br> Improving Self-Esteem</p> <p>– If there is something you feel “bad” about that is impossible to change, then add a new, positive quality.<br> – Do a good deed every day<br> – Make changeable, specific attributions for negative events<br> – Patience– changes do not happen overnight<br> – Accept your fears and work with and through them. Nobody is perfect.</p> <p>Improving Self-Este</p>
