Group Exercises for Enhancing Social Skills and Self-Esteem

by Khalsa, Sirinam S.

• ISBN13: 9781568870564
• ISBN10: 1568870566
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE PRESS

Summary

Two uniquely creative collections of exercises for enhancing self-esteem utilizing proven social, emotional, and cognitive skill-building techniques.

These exercises are useful in therapeutic, psychoeducational, and recreational settings. The adaptability of the exercises makes them effective with groups of children, adolescents, and adults from diverse backgrounds with a wide variety of problems, concerns, interests, and abilities.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	iii
Foreword	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction	xi
Being a Good Listener	1	(2)
Who's a Good Listener?	3	(4)
Listening to Directions	7	(2)
Following Directions	9	(2)
Asking Questions	11	(4)
Listen Carefully---Then Draw	15	(2)
How Well Do I Follow Directions?	17	(2)
Listening Improvement Plan	19	(2)
Matching Good Listening Skills	21	(2)
Starting a Conversation	23	(2)
Striking Up a Conversation!	25	(2)
My Helpers	27	(2)
Asking for Help	29	(2)
How Do You Feel?	31	(2)
Thought or Feeling?	33	(2)
Different Feelings	35	(2)
Expressing My Feelings	37	(2)
Quicksand	39	(2)
Show and Don't Tell	41	(2)
Anger Control!	43	(2)
Stress Alert!	45	(2)
What Is a Friend?	47	(4)
Making New Friends	51	(2)
Establishing Supportive Friendships	53	(2)
Read My Body	55	(2)
Eye Contact	57	(4)
Pier Pressure	61	(2)
Dealing With Peer Pressure	63	(2)
Resisting Peer Pressure	65	(2)
What Is Self-Esteem?	67	(2)
Raising My Self-Esteem	69	(2)
How Do You Feel?	71	(2)
Who Am I?	73	(2)
The Critical Inner Voice	75	(4)
Identity Box	79	(2)
Identity Collage	81	(2)
Inhale and Relax	83	(2)
Self-Control	85	(2)
The Pursuit of Happiness	87	(2)
Learning from Others	89	(2)
Letting Go of Negative Thoughts	91	(2)
Seeds of Positive Thoughts	93	(2)
Affirming Goodness	95	(4)
Revealing Yourself	99	(2)
Knowing My Beliefs	101	(4)
Heart Transplant	105	(2)
A Narrow Escape	107	(2)
If You Don't Have a Sense of Humor---It's Not Funny	109	(2)
Creating Funny Situations	111	(2)
Lighten Up!	113	(2)
Avoiding Fights	115	(2)
Fighting Words	117	(2)
Talking on Purpose	119	(2)
Express Yourself	121	(4)
Being Successful on the Job	125	(2)
Doing Nothing	127	(2)
Registering a Complaint	129	(2)
One-Way Talking	131	(2)
Follow Your Intution	133	(2)
Our Community	135